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  • in reply to: BEA colour scheme #921137
    spitfireman
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    I did some research a few years ago on this (for a piece of artwork), it was the same red as on the Union flag, which is pretty much roundel red.

    Baz

    in reply to: RAF St Mawgan – Remembered #922522
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    Not birdstrike, unrelated to each other, the question of birdstrike was asked but came back “negative” as we had a Nimrod also returning with a problem, my interest bottomed out once this one finished his roll out. I was in position to do a FOD sweep up and down the runway to make sure nothing had fallen off so as not to interfere with the (soon) arrival of our next emergency. I do recall we were on runway 31 at the time and I removed the RHAG cable off of his touchdown point as he was landing on 13.

    I think the Nimrod had a hydraulic problem, which also landed safely.

    Baz

    in reply to: RAF St Mawgan – Remembered #922569
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    Nimrod on a touch and go, rwy31 Autumn 84

    in reply to: RAF St Mawgan – Remembered #922576
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    Something a bit different

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    TR1 doing touch and go, no year but Pagen01 will know.

    in reply to: RAF St Mawgan – Remembered #922585
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    BBMF at St Mawgan for Culdrose Air Day, 83 or 84

    in reply to: RAF St Mawgan – Remembered #922591
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    Andover summer 83, flew in this one 74

    in reply to: RAF St Mawgan – Remembered #922721
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    Aurora Pan, one engine out, cracked windscreen landing 13 during 84

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    You red it then?:)

    in reply to: How the government hacks off the Falklands Islanders #1855264
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    You’re right.

    I hadn’t read the report that went with it.

    sorry

    Baz

    in reply to: Afghan pictures let the military down again #1855269
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    Falklands to present date I’ve seen plenty of bodies, body bagged most and dragged them up the cliffs at Newquay…….never felt the need to take photos of any of them, took long enough to get the images out of my head, why would I want to be reminded of someones dearly beloved, broken at the bottom of a cliff?.

    However, none of them were shooting at me, just 10 minutes earlier and trying blow up everything/everyone in sight and that for me is the difference.

    Photographs like this have been taken on the battlefield since Gettysburg, they become an important (historic) record of victor and vanquished, in 150 years time we will still be killing each other, still taking photos of the outcome and still bitching that, if you look hard enough on the internet, you could still be offended looking at the results. You have the freedom of choice, look at it, don’t look at it, this is what these lads are fighting for. Its a non-story on a slow news day to stir up emotions against our armed forces. Get over it.

    TonyT

    Doesn’t let anyone down in my eyes, sorry you send people to kill people on your behalf you have to accept those people will have there own ways of dealing with it, so he’s giving thumbs up, 10 minutes before that stiff was trying to kill him, so thumbs up to the virgins he is now enjoying and one hopes he finds they’re all ugly …

    I will go along with TonyT, nothing to see here, lock it bin it.

    Baz

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    I doubt the defensive aircraft on the Falklands would need to go to Uruguay?

    in reply to: RAF St Mawgan – Remembered #923612
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    in reply to: Jeremy Clarkson in the mire? #1855499
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    Your previous post was #162, which is the one that John Green was referencing in his post #154 – he got the number wrong.

    Dream on; I’ve not noticed any deletions and I keep all my mistakes up and on display.

    At the time of posting, John Green gave the correct post number, however, when Edgar lost the will to live and pulled out from this thread, he took some posts with him.

    This accounts for the post number discrepancy and the OP not noticing due to dreaming………….

    John Green, you need to use the quote facility, especially on a thread like this one, where posts may/will be deleted so as to avoid further confusion.

    Baz

    in reply to: Jeremy Clarkson in the mire? #1855930
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    Well, according to Wiki, the word ‘Charlie’ is a racial slur….

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs

    I scrolled down and was pretty gobsmacked at how many I didn’t know!

    Baz

    in reply to: Jeremy Clarkson in the mire? #1855996
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    Sadly, I see the voice of reason has vacated this thread……..

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