Pilot shortage grounds RAF air defense Tornado squadron
One of Britain's five operational Tornado F.3 air defense squadrons, which has been on alert to protect London since Sept. 11, will be disbanded by January 2002 due to a shortage of fast-jet pilots, according to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. The MOD said other quick-response aircraft would...
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