I respect your right to follow your religious beliefs but I’m appalled that you think that gives you the right to describe other religious beliefs in the way that you have.

I think atheism is another form of religion; though it be illegitimate; it essentially is the worship of oneself. Atheism is selfishness and shallowness.

Whether you choose to do [God’s] will or not is whether you choose the path of good or evil.

It would not be tolerated to say such things about Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists or Jews so why do you think it is acceptable to say it about Atheists?

IMAO I find Richard Dawkins to be quite hateful, selfish, shallow minded and ignorant..

I don’t really know (or care) who Richard Dawkins is or what he believes in (or not).

This is some excerpts from previous posts at other places; including some other individuals comments…

I’m afraid I didn’t read your other post, I don’t know who you are quoting (as the quotes are not credited) but it wasn’t me.

There are too many variables to ensure the safety of individual aircraft flying solo not to collide with other aircraft on the same mission…

On a ‘bad’ night two or four aircraft could be lost in collisions over Germany…

…on a ‘good’ night Bomber Command could only lose twenty bombers to enemy fighters!

And the chances of surviving getting shot down in a Lancaster?

On average only one man in every crew of seven survived…..and he would often be horribly injured or burned.

I know what I’d be worried about flying over Germany…..and it wouldn’t be collisions!

If you think of 1000 bomber raid, each one taking off individually at say 15-30 second intervals, spacing would be about 1 mile apart, which means that the bomber stream would stretch back 1000 miles, and a raid to Berlin say, would take a whole night to get all the aircraft over the target.

But the bombers would be taking off from between 60 and 80 airfields (at one minute intervals) so the whole lot would be off in 15 minutes!

As has been suggested the exact aim of the ‘Bomber Stream’ was to concentrate as many bombers as possible into the smallest space (and time) over the target to saturate the defences.

Later in the war a typical attack would last only twenty minutes. Say that over the target the bombers are advancing on a ‘front’ of 6000metres (pretty tight for the period) and are flying at between 18,000feet and 22,000feet (approximately 1200metres). The bombers will be flying at about 235mph (approximately 375kph) so in twenty minutes each bomber will cover 125km (125000metres).

Now imagine that the volume that the Bomber Stream occupies is divided up into ‘boxes’ 150metres wide, 30metres deep and 100metres long (a Lancaster is approximately 30metres wide, 6metres deep and 20metres long so there is ‘room’ in this ‘box’ for over 100 Lancasters).

Now imagine how many boxes there will be in the volume of the bomber stream; 40 boxes wide (6000metres), 40 boxes high (1200metres) and 1250 boxes long (125000metres) so in total 2,000,000 boxes!

And collision can be reduced further by ensuring that each bomber is assigned a time-over-target and a bombing-height.

There is a story, from I think the first 1000 bomber raid, that during briefing the crews were assured that scientists had worked out that only two bombers would collide in the (for the time) unusually high concentration of the bomber stream…

…the question “Do they know which two?” was heard from one of the bomber crews!

As has been said, very brave men.

Do you know what ship is this? Day?
Thanks in advance

If you post a ‘link’ those that may be offended can decide not to view the video.

The first one says that pilots Donadile and Senn saw two Sea harriers , drops their bombs and head on towrds the planes – Its also states tha a Pilot by the name of Harry Trent was hit , plane damaged but reach the carrier were ejected – Even thoe this version was gather by an Argentine and British comision , the doubts are
-Is there a Pilot by the name of Harry Trent on records
-How was it that they were able to fire in between clouds / dificult view

There was no Sea Harrier (or Harrier) pilot named ‘Harry Trent’ that flew during the conflict.

Any one any more

Try a little mental workout!

A fly is flying at 5mph due south along a road. You are travelling along the same road at 50mph due north. Unfortunately you and the fly collide and the fly ends up dead and stuck to the number-plate of your car which is still travelling north at 50mph.

The question is this; if the fly was going due south and it ended up going due north at some point it must have been stationary. Does this mean that for a brief period of time during the collision your car was stationary too?

Oh…..and I know what the last thing to go through the fly’s mind was!