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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Britain forced to BORROW spy plane from U.S. after Government scraps Nimrod jets

P-3C OrionBritain has been forced to 'borrow' a spy plane from the U.S. to protect Royal Navy warships fighting in Libya.

Humiliated defence chiefs had to ask the Americans for help because the Government ditched the RAF's Nimrod MRA4 surveillance aircraft to save cash.

It means UK vessels taking part in the conflict - Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool, minesweeper HMS Brocklesby and hunter-killer nuclear submarine HMS Tireless, are being protected by a P-3 Orion maritime patrol aeroplane.

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