Greenham Mystery

I have a different viewpoint on what this is.

Not sure what it started life as – drop tank or whatever, but surely if you are towing this behind something, you would’t want the drag of that handling ring.

No – I think this is a cobbled together training aid for the troops to pick up and run with – anyone ex British Forces / RAF out there done the ‘stretcher run’ with several full jerry cans on it, or the pine-pole run ?

I was going to make another pun. Best not.

Come on T1940 – Lesby ‘avin’ you. 😮

Moggy

It would always be a pleasure to help those of other persuasions!

Just be warned; humour tolerance here is low! 🙂

peace camp bomb look alike is a perfect theory. I knew it was worth coming to trouble you. I look forward to pestering you all some more 😉 !

Lots of people with a sense of humour failure on this forum of late, it seems.

Best ignore the sniffy comments….

MrMalaya – I am certain this is a paravane but as to how it got there, I have a strong idea that the Peace Camp ‘ladies’ had lots of looky-likey ‘bombs’ in their camp at one time. In fact, I’m certain they did. So, maybe how it got there?

I was going to make another pun. Best not. It will invoke another round of hissy fits!

PS – as MoggyC pointed out, I did identify what it was quite early on. Churlish of me to do so in a flippant manner. Suitably chastened. Note to self; be serious at all times.

‘fathom’…I like it. 🙂

Aye thank yew!

Napoleon, (and Merlin Pete)Hi
Agree your comments in post #18. Well said!
Resmoroh

Given it’s shape and location it could, (ironically, given some of the comments,) be someone’s idea of a joke….

If you took the trouble to read before you posted your diatribe (Fourth contribution in all the ‘great deal of time’ ) you will notice that Tangmere had a little fun and then answered the question in his next post. Levelling a charge of ‘not knowing’ therefore seems more than a little hard to fathom.

Moggy

‘fathom’…I like it. 🙂

thanks gentlemen for all your contributions.

why is a very basic paravane in a car park of a defunct nuclear strike base?

I used to spend a great deal of time on this forum and now I can see why I don’t any more. Grow up guys and try if you can to answer the mans question, I suspect the reason for the childish babble is that you dont know,

If you took the trouble to read before you posted your diatribe (Fourth contribution in all the ‘great deal of time’ ) you will notice that Tangmere had a little fun and then answered the question in his next post. Levelling a charge of ‘not knowing’ therefore seems more than a little hard to fathom.

Moggy

Ouch!:(

I sometimes wonder

I agree, why ask a constructive question if all you get back is a load of immature crap from a bunch of don’t knows, I used to spend a great deal of time on this forum and now I can see why I don’t any more. Grow up guys and try if you can to answer the mans question, I suspect the reason for the childish babble is that you dont know, which only goes to highlight your ignorance.

As above, ‘paravane’

And I am sure the OP is not miffed by the banter 🙂

Moggy

I’m pretty sure it is a nautical minesweeping torpedo (or whatever the correct term is). I believe it is towed on the end of a long line and somehow strings the line out at an angle from the ship to snag any mines in the swept area.

I am glad to have made your collective day 🙂

This is attached to the tail:

Will it be at………you know where!
Tony K

I sometimes wonder why anybody bothers to post questions on this forum.

Pete

So we can have a laugh now and again!

🙂

I sometimes wonder why anybody bothers to post questions on this forum.

Pete

Did it have a data plate…..?