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29-03-12, 01:43
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Spied on US I-20 Today....
Well, travelling the roads of the USA always reveals some interesting traffic. Today, heading East between Midland TX and Ft Worth TX, was no exception. Quite a number of civilian semi-trailers hauling US military equipment of all types: Humvees, 8x8 HMMTS(?), semi trailers, semi-tractors, USMC containers, etc.
But the really curious sight was the FIVE British Harrier jets: one Harrier fuselage per semi-trailer, and one wing-section per semi trailer, heading west. Still with grey/green camouflage and British roundels. At 75mph, I didn't get the chance to see any Brit reg numbers, but someone must know the 'what, why, and to who' of this rather curious group of aeroplanes now 'gone west' and resident in the USA.... Any thoughts on this, anyone? Mike C 
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29-03-12, 02:06
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Marine Harriers
May have been spares for the US Marine Harriers . The British may have sold some old surplus stock to the Yanks , for parts or a rebuild ?
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29-03-12, 03:10
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Everyone always needs a good target...lol
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29-03-12, 03:52
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here is your answer Mike C .. I was correct
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...rier-jets.html
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29-03-12, 04:41
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Well done Mike! Thanks.
Mike C
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29-03-12, 07:01
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Is the acquisition of these "one careful owner" aircraft a sign of confidence the USMC have in the programme which should deliver its intended replacement?
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29-03-12, 13:00
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harrier fleet
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And if they have mothballed Ark Royal too does that leave them without any carriers? Sounds like they are counting CMPs as a new second line of defence. 
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29-03-12, 14:14
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Ark royal for sale
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Yep mate the Ark Royal is up for sale. Looks like the last of the Aircraft Carriers are no longer required. See below.  Cheers Tony  Telegraph.co.uk Thursday 29 March 2012 HOME»NEWS»UK NEWS»DEFENCE HMS Ark Royal put up for sale on 'military eBay' The Royal Navy's former flagship HMS Ark Royal has been put up for sale on the Ministry of Defence's auction website. HMS Ark Royal Photo: PA 12:44PM BST 28 Mar 2011 Just two weeks after the aircraft carrier was decommissioned at its home port of Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, the Ark Royal has been advertised on the edisposals.com website. The sale follows that of its sister ship HMS Invincible, which was towed away last week to a scrapyard in Turkey after being sold on the same internet site. Although the Ark Royal could also be sold for its scrap metal, other proposals for it include a commercial heliport in London as well as a base for special forces to provide security at next year's Olympic Games. And a move could be made to turn it into a nightclub and school in China. Bidders have until 10am on June 13 to put their tenders forward for the ship. No minimum price is given. RELATED ARTICLES HMS Ark Royal: Their final mission 24 Nov 2010 Strategic Defence Review: HMS Ark Royal to be scrapped 19 Oct 2010 The website edisposals.com is run by the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) arm of the MoD which has a budget of £14 billion to equip the UK's armed forces. Also on sale on the site are three Type-42 destroyers HMS Exeter, HMS Southampton and HMS Nottingham.
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