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Britain forced to borrow U.S. jets to fly from our NEW aircraft carriers as cutbacks bite
Daily Mail ^ | Aug. 25, 2010

Posted on 08/26/2010 4:42:34 PM PDT by nuconvert

Britain will be forced to borrow U.S. warplanes to fly from the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers because of defence cuts, the Daily Mail can reveal.

The Navy's Harrier Jump Jets - the aircraft that won renown in the Falklands conflict - are to be retired early leaving the two new carriers with no aircraft when they come into service.

Under the plans, the U.S. Marines would be invited to fly from the British carriers in joint operations and the Navy is also examining the prospect of leasing aircraft from the Americans

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: britain; navair; royalnavymarines; uk; ungland
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To: manc

Thank you for your service, and a big USAF salute to you.


21 posted on 08/26/2010 5:59:00 PM PDT by alarm rider (The left will always tell you who they fear the most. What are they telling you now?)
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To: alarm rider

back at you,
thank you


22 posted on 08/26/2010 6:24:45 PM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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To: nuconvert

Who do we borrow Jets from?


23 posted on 08/26/2010 6:40:34 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: nuconvert
OK, here's the keys, don't stay out late and fly safely.
24 posted on 08/26/2010 7:00:57 PM PDT by JPG (How much taxpayer $ did Mookie blow today?)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...

Thanks nuconvert.


25 posted on 08/26/2010 7:23:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)
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To: manc

England has been sold to Saudia Arabia and Islam. Thank Blair helped by Rupert Murdoch (Fox) and the BBC plus PC.

The same garage sale for Islam is occuring in the USA with The Imam and Saudi/Middle Eastern owners of most of the TV networks. Every network which owns every channel is 100% The Imam, ISlam and the Victory Mosque.

The idiots watching Tv and supporting this through their cable and sat TV bills have no clue.

Our supposed conservative “saviors” helped elect The Imam’s close friend MCCain the other day.


26 posted on 08/26/2010 7:43:47 PM PDT by Frantzie (Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
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To: Finalapproach29er

They look like Spitfie Mark IX fighters. 4 bladed props,bubble canopies and VHF radio antennae instead of short wave.They also are armed with cannon, which means thay are a ground support squadron. The air intercept squadrons had .303 Browning Machine guns, 4 to each wing.


27 posted on 08/26/2010 7:52:56 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Soothesayer9

The USA is far more insolvement than the UK by the way. England’s one saving grace is they did not elect a muslim to run their country. Blair was close enough.


28 posted on 08/26/2010 7:53:21 PM PDT by Frantzie (Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
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To: Deagle

Holland. Dutch F-16’s through air cover over the NE post 9/11. There was not an Air Force base near NYC or even one F-16 parked in NY or NJ.

The nice thing about Holland is Gerrt Wilders may become thei leader and they did not elect a Muslim to run their country.


29 posted on 08/26/2010 7:57:10 PM PDT by Frantzie (Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
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To: nuconvert

How EMBARRASING for Britain!


30 posted on 08/26/2010 8:02:00 PM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: nuconvert

The Brits would have $$$ if they cut their welfare payments


31 posted on 08/26/2010 8:06:19 PM PDT by misterrob (Thug Life....now showing at a White House near you....)
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To: Finalapproach29er

Spitfires.


32 posted on 08/26/2010 8:16:43 PM PDT by Mariner (USS Tarawa, VQ3, USS Benjamin Stoddert, NAVCAMS WestPac, 7th Fleet, Navcommsta Puget Sound)
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To: Frantzie

Actually, the UK is more insolvent than Greece.

Of course, it’s like three drunken sailors can’t believe their luck. Out of money, they print up fancy IOUs, and taverns and slatterns take them! Except Congress is mostly sober, now that Edward M. is gone.


33 posted on 08/26/2010 8:18:12 PM PDT by bIlluminati (Don't just hope for change, work for change in 2010.)
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To: manc

Really, it’s all pointless if the average Anglo Saxons and Celts aren’t reproducing. Demographics is destiny.


34 posted on 08/26/2010 9:07:24 PM PDT by MSF BU (++)
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To: MSF BU
Demographics is destiny.

It sure is...

35 posted on 08/26/2010 9:14:30 PM PDT by Screaming_Gerbil (...he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one... Luke 22:36)
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To: Candor7

Thanks.
What a neat aircraft.


36 posted on 08/26/2010 10:11:29 PM PDT by Finalapproach29er (Obama will sink as fast as he rose. (False) Idolatry will not succeed. Be patient, folks...)
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To: al baby

And this is the most capable allied Navy we have. Heaven help us if Obama tells Gates to gut our own Navy, because we have no backup plan.


37 posted on 08/27/2010 1:20:27 AM PDT by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: Finalapproach29er

My fav.I always had a thing for them ever since our family friend told us stories about his escapades flying them in France, when we were 8 year old kids.

Absolutely gorgeous aircraft,they even smelled good.A mix of oil , cosmoline, fuel, canvas, rubber and cordite.MAny from my family’s neck of the woods flew in the Battle of Britain or served as ground crew.

They were young,foolish at times, and used to do wicked things not reported in the history books, like emptying their ammo trays and filling them with lobster to fly back to their mess halls.


38 posted on 08/27/2010 1:41:31 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: DeusExMachina05
"Britannia rules the.............social programs?"

Shuffle board tournaments anyone? ;-)

39 posted on 08/27/2010 3:39:59 AM PDT by stumptalker
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To: Soothesayer9
"Seems to me that you can have one or the other: a big military, or a big national healthcare system. NOT BOTH!"

Don't pick on us or we'll impose our healthcare system on you! ;-)

40 posted on 08/27/2010 3:43:50 AM PDT by stumptalker
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