Yes ! yes! yes! – and with the “Hells Angels” sequence from “Aviator” plus the airship attack sequence from “Zeppelin” poached for good measure.

I have this argument over on ‘The Aerodrome’.
There a certain individual is so convinced that I’m going to enjoy this film that he’s offered to reimburse the cinema entry costs if I really hate it.

I’ve yet to see anything that I’d find good about it.
A.

My memory suggests a body harness.

Of course we do know somebody who helped him fit his legs.

Moggy

It was only a matter of time before we arrived at that point….. 🙂 😉 🙂

I’d like to ask Andy Saunders a sensible (well for me anyway) question.
If Bader’s leg was found in a field not a million miles away from where it was estimated that he departed the aircraft, does he therefore think that the leg was broken off by the perhaps the jerk of the parachute opening, rather than the more ‘authorised’ version of it being left in the aircraft?
I ask this because over and over again one reads about items of clothing and equipment being lost by both aircrew bailing out and even parachute troops when the large initial ‘jerk’ in the rate of descant takes place.
Any thoughts?
Andy

I have edited and corrected my post to read – Does NOT indicate a common posting point.

Mark12

Yes Mark12 some of us still remember the S. Vaspic incident.

Let us not forget as well that these men were born and raised in a different age with different attitudes and a very different class “system”. Their attitude to others, especially those of a perceived lower class, would have been the norm.PC was an unknown and to some unneeded idea at that time.

Rudeness and arrogance doesnt go down too well with the film watching public though !!!

Strangely though Hurrifan, good manners were always considered important back then.
At least that’s what we’re told.
My dear departed Grandmother always told me that they cost nothing and gained one much.

Something that apparently passed Bader by.

I don’t know if this makes him an ‘ace’ (horrible word) or not but Lieutenant Robert Gray ( RCNVR ) of 841 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm won the Victoria Cross while flying a Corsair.

Having seen seen the programme, and on a separate note, i will say it is interesting to hear Mr Saunders saying about past digs , and i quote ” It wasn’t so much a search for bits of metal, or bits of aircraft, it was the human interest and the story of the pilots and eyewitnesses that interested me”. For someone not interested in bits of metal he seems to have a lucrative career selling these ‘bits’ on Ebay, although i must point out he is not the only so called ‘ historian’ doing this, i wonder what these pilots, some of whomb were killed in the crashes would make of this? And i wonder if any of the proceeds are given to a relavent charity.
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This post plumbs the absolute depths of ignorance and spite, and may well be defamatory. Sadly, it is typical of much of the history of the Flypast forums.

Whatever minute amount of rise in standards may have been gained, so slowly, in recent months is now being eaten away by fresh outbreaks of inflammatory, immoderate, potentially actionable yet unmoderated remarks: such as in this thread, an earlier Tangmere thread, and in the current Vulcan thread.

Key Publishing is simply going to have to take moderation of the Forums in serious hand. Without firm, consistent and sustained remedial action, sooner rather than later, one or more serious posters with a sound, hard-won record and otherwise unblemished reputation will have to resort to legal action in their own defence.

The current situation is a disgrace and indefensible.

Go elsewhere then.
I have no clue as to why you insist on running a one man campaign to clean this place up.
Your last effort died.
Go elsewhere and try.

For someone who’s been supposedly involved in aviation for such a long time, you don’t seem to have learned much.
I’d have thought that keeping an aircraft in the air when it needed fairly substantial reworking was preferable to spending available money on painting an aircraft that may not be to everyone’s taste but is still perfectly servicable.
When the Gladiator reaches the point of needing substantial maintenance, then it’ll go through the same process.

I think you might find that the SE5A is next in line–or would you rather see that grounded for a bit longer so available funds can be spent splashing a bit of paint about?

Or do think that all old aircraft involve are pretty paint schemes?

A.

PS Yak 11 Fan–you kit the post key slightly ahead of me.