"William Black" wrote in message
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"T.L. Davis" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:37:42 -0700 (PDT), Mike
wrote:

Britain Buys Lockheed Jets
Britain bought three Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft as it
considers purchasing the F-35 planes from Lockheed Martin to replace
Harrier jets. "By purchasing three aircraft for testing, we will
secure access to the development of the program," British Defense
Secretary John Hutton said. Britain may agree to buy F-35s for two
Royal Navy aircraft carriers scheduled to enter service in 2014 and
2016.


Taking bets that the RAF pilots will still prefer the Harrier, though
the F-35 be forced on them regardless.

What Harriers?

They've sold all the Sea Harriers...

--
William Black

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.


Yes the Sea Harriers are gone but Joint Force Harriers (formerly exclusively
land based models operated by the RAF) are flown by both RN and RAF pilots.
The RAF never had any Sea Harriers anyway.