RIP Nimrod

[Mayfly]

Very sad day

Thanks Nimrod for the lives you've save & the crews who crewed them & those who also lost their lives in doing so!!



Who will take over the search & rescue now? Especially in the short term

[Sploosher]

Tis a sad day indeed, but what I dont understand is why they are getting rid, when we dont have a replacement yet.

we will have to rely on some other `old bird` to keep us going now.......

[MadNaddy]

And they spent soooo much time and money on it in the past few years too.......

Such a beautiful aeroplane too.

[Stigish]

What is this I'm hearing????????? Have I missed something rather big here?

There was a Nimrod doing circuits over my house for a few hours on Weds, getting lower for every pass

[Mayfly]

They are retiring them today

There is no new a/c ready to take over yet, although the MOD have said other a/c will step in to the breech tbh there are very few a/c spare to take on the role, so there is a great worry lives will be lost on the search & recuse side

[Molerat]

Very quiet round here today. Woken up at 0630 the other morning by one at full power directly overhead, quite an unusual flight path.

[Dan4th]

Sounds like a Great Aircraft flying to ME!



Someone needs to put this under some
vids of the Nimrod in the AIR!

Danf.

[Gaz]

It's not ALL bad news

[Delhud]

Tis a sad day indeed, but what I dont understand is why they are getting rid, when we dont have a replacement yet.

we will have to rely on some other `old bird` to keep us going now.......

Talking of which ?

Delhud

[Mayfly]

It's not ALL bad news

Sorry Gaz but it is - on more than one count!!!

[MadNaddy]

Even when we can see them up close and personal it's just such a waste to the Armed Forces

[Gully]

Are the R1s coming out of service today, or just the MR2s?

Gully

[Mayfly]

I think it's only the MR2s

[Ducati Boy]

Yep, fairwell to the old Nimrod in with the new?

http://www.aviationnews.eu/2010/03/12/r ... -to-train/

[Tom.com]

Am I right in saying that they are binging in some new ones in a few years time, the one that was at RIAT last year?

[Gully]

Am I right in saying that they are binging in some new ones in a few years time, the one that was at RIAT last year?

Yes - the MRA4. Currently taking shape in the hangars at Woodford. Think the order is down to around 9 now. First production model flew last year and is undergoing trials. There were 3 prototypes, one of which has appeared at RIAT on a couple of occasions.

Good article here regarding the retirement of the MR2s: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/30/339943/saying-goodbye-to-the-mighty-hunter.html

Here's the latest on the MRA4: http://www.aviationnews.eu/2010/03/12/raf-nimrod-mra4-declared-ready-to-train/

Cheers,

Gully