GMK Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Looks like R08’s deck is getting a little crowded: RN Pic 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Eazy Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I'm sure that once she goes into full operation status, she will have all aircraft with British markings on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertone139 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 How many B did the Royal Navy get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Robertone139 said: How many B did the Royal Navy get? UK Forces, the RAF and Royal Navy currently have 21 F-35B on strength: 18 based at RAF Marham in Norfolk operated by the RAF's 617 (Dambusters) and Fleet Air Arm's 207 Squadrons; 617 Squadron is the forst frontline unit and 207 Squadron is the Operational Conversion Unit. The remaining 3 airframes are still based in the United States and are operated by 17 (Reserve) Squadron in the trials and development role. The aircraft are operated in a "Joint Forces" role so both UK based squadrons will deploy from the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carriers. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertone139 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 3/21/2021 at 4:30 PM, Richard E said: UK Forces, the RAF and Royal Navy currently have 21 F-35B on strength: 18 based at RAF Marham in Norfolk operated by the RAF's 617 (Dambusters) and Fleet Air Arm's 207 Squadrons; 617 Squadron is the forst frontline unit and 207 Squadron is the Operational Conversion Unit. The remaining 3 airframes are still based in the United States and are operated by 17 (Reserve) Squadron in the trials and development role. The aircraft are operated in a "Joint Forces" role so both UK based squadrons will deploy from the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carriers. HTH Yeah..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 3/21/2021 at 8:30 PM, Richard E said: UK Forces, the RAF and Royal Navy currently have 21 F-35B on strength: 18 based at RAF Marham in Norfolk operated by the RAF's 617 (Dambusters) and Fleet Air Arm's 207 Squadrons; 617 Squadron is the forst frontline unit and 207 Squadron is the Operational Conversion Unit. The remaining 3 airframes are still based in the United States and are operated by 17 (Reserve) Squadron in the trials and development role. The aircraft are operated in a "Joint Forces" role so both UK based squadrons will deploy from the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carriers. HTH 207 is not a Royal Navy FAA squadron, it is RAF. The next UK squadron to form on the F-35B will however be FAA and was previously announced to be 809. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwenS Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 207 squadron does however have a naval heritage. It was originally formed in 1916 as 7 squadron Royal Naval Air Service, becoming 207 squadron RAF on its formation on 1 April 1918. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) On 3/23/2021 at 12:07 AM, Robertone139 said: Yeah..... Yeah what? Not a particularly useful statement Edited March 24, 2021 by junglierating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 The photo GMK provided in the first post is replicated in the Daily Telegraph today, but it isn't as cropped as the one in GMK's post and shows 14 aircraft on the flight deck; https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/03/23/warship-u-turn-set-boost-british-shipbuilding/ You might fall foul of the paywall, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 6 hours ago, Whofan said: The photo GMK provided in the first post is replicated in the Daily Telegraph today, but it isn't as cropped as the one in GMK's post and shows 14 aircraft on the flight deck; https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/03/23/warship-u-turn-set-boost-british-shipbuilding/ You might fall foul of the paywall, though You are correct paywall ....im a Guardian ready anyway 🤪 I will guarantee out of those 14 most will be USMC ....its all open source on line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Yes, there is a workarund to the paywall, which involves clicking on the link you want, then hitting the refresh button to stop it loading as soon as you see the article you want on screen. Oh, they will be mostly USMC, even though the Telegraph doesn't make that clear. I look at the Guardian website, but occasionally look to see what the Telegraph and Mail say, to try and get a balanced viewpoint Edited March 24, 2021 by Whofan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Looks like they’re banging it in live this go around: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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