PR9's to re-enter service?.......

Chris558 · Post by **Chris558** » 15 Feb 2007, 19:22

.......with FRA :dance:

http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard ... =1;t=27395

Post by **Garry Russell** » 15 Feb 2007, 20:09

Reminds me of the Short Belfast when it became civil and one of their biggest customers were the RAF who chartered them often

Garry

jab · Post by **jab** » 15 Feb 2007, 20:21

What are PR9's?

James

delticbob · Post by **delticbob** » 15 Feb 2007, 20:40

jab wrote:What are PR9's?

James

:shock:

In a nut shell --> http://www.spyflight.co.uk/pr9.htm

Bob

Chris558 · Post by **Chris558** » 15 Feb 2007, 20:43

Exactly Garry. To axe the other Transports in the mid '70s was justified, as overseas bases were closing down, but the Belfast was the one Transport that the RAF SHOULD NOT have been denied.

It could still have been in service up until the arrival of the C17 (or A400)

Anyway, we don't yet know exactly what FRA will use the PR9's for (if, indeed they do) but wouldn't it be ironic if it was something like..........reconaisance? :think:

Tom Everitt AFG · Post by **Tom Everitt AFG** » 15 Feb 2007, 22:21

Hmm.....wonder what they are going to train on....

Tom.

jab · Post by **jab** » 15 Feb 2007, 22:50

delticbob wrote:
jab wrote:What are PR9's?

James
:shock:

In a nut shell --> http://www.spyflight.co.uk/pr9.htm

Bob

Oh the Canberra :green: wonder if they paint it in full FRA colours

JAmes

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 15 Feb 2007, 23:23

<--passing Tonks a Brandy and some of Jettys "medication" there there my dear chap - remember your blood pressure for your next physical

I laughed so hard milk squirted out my nose

Leif