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As 'Maverick' in the film Top Gun, fighter pilot Tom Cruise would race around between missions on his 249mph Kawasaki Ninja motorbike.
Now RAF pilots have been given their own two-wheeled transport, but in a rather more sedate form, after being issued with a fleet of e-scooters - with a top speed of 15.5mph.
Personnel at RAF Marham in Norfolk use the e-scooters to make the three-mile journey from their living quarters to work at the base.
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Military chiefs bought 90 of the machines as part of Operation Astra, an initiative to encourage greener travel.
Officials say the move has reduced use of a shuttle bus that ferries staff between three locations, and led to plans for a £500,000 new car park being scrapped.
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Marham station commander Group Captain Jim Beck said: 'We have introduced e-scooters for our personnel to reduce carbon vehicle use.
This has enabled greener and more flexible transport with the added bonus of saving money.'
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Even the local tractors on the surrounding Norfolk roads travel comfortably faster than the e-scooters, while the supersonic aircraft based at Marham - the F-35B Lightning, the RAF's most advanced fighter jet - can fly at 1,200mph.
It has a range of 1,367 miles, while the e-scooter's battery lasts for 30 miles. Each jet costs £190 million, while the scooters were £500 apiece.
Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the original 1986 blockbuster movie, is scheduled for release in November but will unfortunately not see Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, again played by Cruise, riding an e-scooter.
He gets another supercharged Kawasaki.
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