air-sea rescue
cold war
cold war ii
electronic warfare
elint
great britain
nuclear battlefield
post-cold war
post-world war ii
raf air support command
raf bomber command
rafgermanyraf search and rescue force
raf strike command
raf transport command
royal air force
royal air force marine branch
sigint
strategic reconnaissance
world war ii
In the late 60s the Germans were looking
for a replacement for its ground attack
Fiat G 91s.
As an offset against costs for BAOR and
RAF Germany the UK succeeds in selling
Harriers to the Bundeswehr and getting
Dornier involved in its production and
a joint trainer which becomes the Hawk.
HS and...
alternate history
baor
bundeswehr
civil aviation
close air support
cold war
dornier
dornier flugzeugwerke
federal republic of germany
great britain
hawker siddeley aviation ltd
luftwaffe
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
rafgermany
v/stol aircraft
vtol
west germany
I know that this is a well trodden subject but I thought that it would be interesting to compare the plans with what happened in reality.
Ground Attack/Recce Squadrons
It was planned to replace the Hunter with the 1154 Harrier in 8 squadrons: 2 in the UK, 2 in Germany, 2 in the Gulf and 2 in...
air defence
cold war
great britain
late 1960s
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
raf bomber command
raf fighter command
rafgermanyraf strike command
royal air force
strategic bomber
v/stol aircraft
vtol
west germany
220 Tornado IDS; replacing 7 Squadrons (6 from 1981) of Vulcan B.2 (56 in total), 5 squadrons of Jaguar and 2 squadrons of RAF Germany Buccaneers: 11 squadrons planned as of 1985 of which 2 were to be recce. there was ultimately a try-national training unit and the TWCU.
165 Tornado ADV...
1990s
alternate history
cold war
great britain
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
rafgermanyraf strike command
raf support command
royal air force
tactical nuke
uk air defence region
wall not fallen
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