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Old 06-01-11, 11:47 AM   #158
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Originally Posted by Vendor View Post

Side view of a SK 37 Viggen two-seat trainer showing its second canopy for the instructor.In the early eighties I had the opportunity to ride with a couple of times in the Viggen....and it was an experience,
I'd have had my hand cuffed to the ejector seat handle

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Dishforth.

Boscombe Down is now run by QinetiQ, a private company from the embers of the public DERA. Huge profits were made by some . The airfield is still controlled by RAF personnel, there is (was) a few small RAF sections - Harrier and Tornado software teams, Fast Jet Test Sqn, Heavy Aircraft Test Sqn, Rotary Wing Test Sqn, and obviously ETPS (very few Brit students, all Indian and beyond!). Obviously the Harrier software teams now going to be non-existant!

My office was just to the right of this wonderful scene... (if hotlinking works from here)
I've a QinetiQ Hawk on order funnily enough, they're on special offer @Modelzone for £19.99.
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