Making a Harrier F.5/7, could use a little input.

[Rheged]

I was thinking it might be interesting in a country that uses them as a secondary deterrent in more troubled regions of the world - you might be able to hit the airbases, but you can't destroy all the highways so to speak - a Swedish style approach.

The Harrier  could land and (if necessary)take off from a tennis court.  True, you can't destroy all of the highways.  Taking out every tennis club in the country is even more unlikely.    RAF Wimbledon, anyone?

[Sauragnmon]

now That just fuels a very interesting idea... considering how heavily built most stadiums are, in the world, you could, in theory, hide a squadron base under a footy stadium, with some hidden elevators to move them up to ground level.  A lot of stadiums like to be placed near highways, so they can be rapidly accessed by the masses, so you have an airstrip, a hangar facility, and an emergency landing position just in case somebody craters the highway.  Footy stadium, doubles as military base and emergency shelter...

[Captain Canada]

Cool idea !

[Steel Penguin]

sounds very Gerry Anderson ( and equaly good) to me!

[NARSES2]

now That just fuels a very interesting idea... considering how heavily built most stadiums are, in the world, you could, in theory, hide a squadron base under a footy stadium, with some hidden elevators to move them up to ground level.  A lot of stadiums like to be placed near highways, so they can be rapidly accessed by the masses, so you have an airstrip, a hangar facility, and an emergency landing position just in case somebody craters the highway.  Footy stadium, doubles as military base and emergency shelter...

Over here in the UK that might make for some "interesting" graffiti on bombs and other expendables 

[Rheged]

now That just fuels a very interesting idea... considering how heavily built most stadiums are, in the world, you could, in theory, hide a squadron base under a footy stadium, with some hidden elevators to move them up to ground level.  A lot of stadiums like to be placed near highways, so they can be rapidly accessed by the masses, so you have an airstrip, a hangar facility, and an emergency landing position just in case somebody craters the highway.  Footy stadium, doubles as military base and emergency shelter...

Over here in the UK that might make for some "interesting" graffiti on bombs and other expendables 

.....and squadron markings in team colours?

[PR19_Kit]

now That just fuels a very interesting idea... considering how heavily built most stadiums are, in the world, you could, in theory, hide a squadron base under a footy stadium, with some hidden elevators to move them up to ground level.  A lot of stadiums like to be placed near highways, so they can be rapidly accessed by the masses, so you have an airstrip, a hangar facility, and an emergency landing position just in case somebody craters the highway.  Footy stadium, doubles as military base and emergency shelter...

Over here in the UK that might make for some "interesting" graffiti on bombs and other expendables 

.....and squadron markings in team colours?

Perish the thought! 

We had some silliness like that in motor racing a year or so ago and that didn't work too well either!

[Rheged]

On mature reflection, I think that I have to agree with you.  (Bring back British Racing Green)    But I do have a slightly surreal image in my mind of a Harrier being wheeled out onto Wimbledon Centre Court!

[NARSES2]

On mature reflection, I think that I have to agree with you.  (Bring back British Racing Green)    But I do have a slightly surreal image in my mind of a Harrier being wheeled out onto Wimbledon Centre Court!

Can you imagine the uproar in the Times etc - the damage it would do to the grass 

[Rheged]

On mature reflection, I think that I have to agree with you.  (Bring back British Racing Green)    But I do have a slightly surreal image in my mind of a Harrier being wheeled out onto Wimbledon Centre Court!

Can you imagine the uproar in the Times etc - the damage it would do to the grass 

,,,,,or Rear Admiral Mildly-Bonkers (retired) of Tunbridge Wells, writing to the Telegraph  about some RAF wallah ruining his game of bowls       Dash it all, Sir, what would Drake have said??

[Father Ennis]

You Limeies are funny ... !!!!!!     

[Martin H]

You Limeies are funny ... !!!!!!     

We aim to please.

[Rheged]

You Limeies are funny ... !!!!!!     

Several centuries practice, laughing at ourselves!

[Sauragnmon]

Squadron 617 "Manchester United" RAF?

[Rheged]

Squadron 617 "Manchester United" RAF?

Quite possibly............but what about Milwall?  What aircraft do  we station there?