Article in the Sun newspaper says Britain is spending 30 million pounds a week for launching their attacks from bases in Italy. Crews, ground staff, fuel, ammo. But they could have used Harriers from an aircraft carrier for 40 million pounds a year, go figure.

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No. 1 787 in something Seattle has seen very little of lately - sunlight (I ~think~ that's what it's called.) The weather gods have since corrected their error, and our coldest spring in decades continues... Bob ^,,^

Full-sized photo at http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/feature-vedette/2011/02/ _images/03-25-2011_Picture1.jpg. The red "X" on the stabilizer suggests that this was taken during trials by the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment of Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake. -- Andrew Chaplin SIT MIHI...

PHOTOS: PHL - April 16, 2011 NOTE: one on the shots has been photoshop enhanced on this overcast day. Photos Link: http://phlairline.com/spotter/041611.html Cheers,