You’ve entirely got my point,i.e it’s not in the CAR because it’s in the BOOT !!

Isn’t it in both?

That’s why, within the automotive industry, the convention is that everything in a car is described from the viewpoint of the driver facing forward; if it’s further back than the reference point then it’s behind, if it’s further forward than the reference then it’s in-front.

However there are still problems…

…is the back of the CD player the bit with the controls on or the bit with the wires hanging out? :confused:

What are the rules governing the carrying and use of weapons by merchant vessels in international waters? And what about when docked in a foreign port?

I would have thought it was legal for a captain and crew to take any means necessary to protect themselves and their vessel.

I seem to remember that when merchant ships were used to carry nuclear fuel to-and-from the UK and Japan they were armed with 40mm Bofors guns to discourage any act of piracy!

If I have to reach OVER the numberplate to get to the object,then to my tiny female brain(!)the object is BEHIND the numberplate.

So where did you leave you handbag?

Is it on the back seat, or (from the female perspective), the seat behind the back seat…

…er…..the front seat? :confused:

With regard to the boot you may have a point; the ‘back’ of the boot is pretty commonly (but wrongly) accepted as towards the front of the car although I still don’t think anything can be behind the number plate and still be in the car!

…so it’s behind the number plate when the boot’s shut.

…er…..actually it’s in front of the number plate…..if it were behind the number plate it wouldn’t be in the car! 😀

Seriously, the position of everything in (or on) a car is described from the viewpoint of the driver, sitting, facing forward.

You can read more about Wally’s time in Bomber Command by visiting ‘raf-bombercommanad.co.uk’

Completing a full tour of 30 operations in one aircraft must be unusual, if not unique!

Interesting (and tragic) reading, including the first account I’ve ever read of any bomber crew dying of oxygen starvation.

P.S. You may wish to edit your link as it doesn’t work spelt that way.

The AVGAS burnt the compressor blades.

All controlled of course by the Flt Eng, no throttles for the “drivers”.

AVGAS burnt the turbine blades surely? :confused:

No throttles for the Pilots…..even the Griffons? 😮

The Liberty engine (licence built in the UK) was used in the ‘Crusader’ cruiser tanks – apparently it was thoroughly unreliable as it was unable to cope with the rigours of off road use and used to leak coolant everywhere.

Ironic that the (Nuffield built) Liberty engine should eventually see (limited) service on D-Day in Centuar tanks!

As for its unreliability it was certainly underpowered for its later usage in tanks and as you say probably not rugged enough either…..as for coolant leaks you could write a book about the number of tanks that have had cooling problems (and air filtering problems in the desert).

I’m always surprised that there aren’t more Liberty bits around given the numbers that were produced, the range of manufacturers and the length of time it was in production.

Still two previously unknown Liberty engines have just been discovered:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2504563/D-Day-tanks-found-on-seabed.html