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Dave catches fire!
Topic Started: Jul 8 2014, 06:09 PM (134 Views)
Mark M
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http://news.usni.org/2014/06/23/breaking-fire-breaks-f-35-eglin-air-force-base-pilot-safe
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ive got a funny feeling we won't be seeing them at RIAT now

Hey ho, as long as the SU-22's turn up I will be happy
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shaunb
Jul 8 2014, 06:20 PM
ive got a funny feeling we won't be seeing them at RIAT now

Hey ho, as long as the SU-22's turn up I will be happy
This story is a few weeks old now Shaun.

IIRC..., RIAT have confirmed that this incident will not effect `Dave` from turning up.
Edited by tc2324, Jul 9 2014, 12:17 PM.
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
WTF???????? why 'Dave' or have I missed something.
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when it was first announced there was no name so someone called it dave and it stuck, although it seems to have gone a bit now

we had a whole thread on it here somwhere
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tc2324
Jul 9 2014, 12:17 PM
shaunb
Jul 8 2014, 06:20 PM
ive got a funny feeling we won't be seeing them at RIAT now

Hey ho, as long as the SU-22's turn up I will be happy
This story is a few weeks old now Shaun.

IIRC..., RIAT have confirmed that this incident will not effect `Dave` from turning up.
Just read that it is unlikely that the F-35's will make it Linky

But the SU-22's are there wooooo hooooooo
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Jul 9 2014, 12:52 PM
WTF???????? why 'Dave' or have I missed something.
Term was taken from the the sit com `Only Fools and Horses`. (When Trigger keeps calling Rodney Dave)

This was when the name of the F-35 had not been confirmed and someone suggested Dave and it stuck.
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shaunb
Jul 9 2014, 02:27 PM
tc2324
Jul 9 2014, 12:17 PM
shaunb
Jul 8 2014, 06:20 PM
ive got a funny feeling we won't be seeing them at RIAT now

Hey ho, as long as the SU-22's turn up I will be happy
This story is a few weeks old now Shaun.

IIRC..., RIAT have confirmed that this incident will not effect `Dave` from turning up.
Just read that it is unlikely that the F-35's will make it Linky

But the SU-22's are there wooooo hooooooo
There`s talk of the Marines flying in their F-35`s if the RAF examples can`t make it.

Of course this all depends if they get the paperwork cleared with UK authorities to display.
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
:cool That explains all, I always thought you were a strange bunch, nice but strange. :sofa
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Latest from Reuters...

"Lockheed‘s F-35 program manager Lorraine Martin told reporters that the planes would miss the first day of the Royal International Air Tattoo air show, but could still arrive in time to fly at the event, which continues through July 12. She said Lockheed had spare parts on hand at the air field in case they were needed."

Still not `confirmed`, but sounds a little more promising.


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Theres now an official announcement from RIAT saying they won't be there.

Doesn't really bother me,

Although it does start the vulcan moaners off again saying 'a space has opened up so why can't the vulcan take it'.

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