I was always intrigued by how they worked out the firing order but now I know it makes sense (I think 😀 Clear as mud)

Stumbled across this on YouTube and vaguely remembered this thread…..enjoy! 😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hWZ40120BQ&feature=related

Now would resurrecting the ‘Technical Teaser’ thread be too much of a zombie? :rolleyes:

I wouldn’t trust myself with a Hastings as I would want to rob it of ít’s wings and turn them into a Halifax.

How similar are the wings of the Hastings and the Halifax?

I know the Elvington Halifax has Hastings wings but then there wasn’t any alternative really.

After the success last year of re-screening ‘Dambusters’ nationally for one night in selected cinemas around the UK, it would be nice to see ‘BoB’ again on the big screen.

Hear! Hear! I would love to see the ‘Battle of Britain’ on the big screen.

It may be possible to arrange it with your local (independent) cinema (or cinema club).

Years ago the Odeon cinema in Coventry used to screen ‘cult’ films on a Monday night, you had to pay a fiver I think to ‘join’ but after that it was only two or three quid for each showing.

The thing was there were often only four to ten people in the whole cinema so I can’t see how it could have been worth it unless the distributor only took a percentage of the ‘gate’ as opposed to a fixed rental fee.

Always meant to get round to arranging some ‘classic’ screenings of my own but never got round to it.

I went into a public- ‘ouse to get a pint o’ beer,

The publican ‘e up an sez, “We serve no red-coats here.”

The girls behind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die,

I outs into the street again an’ to myself sez I:

O it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy go away”;

But it’s “Thank you, Mister Atkins,” when the band begins to play-

The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,

O it’s “Thank you Mr Atkins,” when the band begins to play.

I went into a theatre as sober as could be,

They gave a drunk civilian roo, but ‘adn’t none for me;

They sent me to the gallery or round the music-‘alls,

But when it comes to fighting’, Lord! They’ll shove me in the stalls!

For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy wait outside”;

But it’s “Special train for Atkins,” when the trooper’s on the tide-

The troopship’s on the tide, my boys, the troopship’s on the tide,

O it’s “Special train for Atkins,” when the trooper’s on the tide.

Yes, makin’ mock o’ uniforms that guard you while you sleep

Is cheaper than them uniforms, an’ they’re starvation cheap;

An’ hustlin’ drunken soldiers when they’re goin’ large a bit

Is five times better business than paradin’ in full kit.

Then it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy ‘ow’s yer soul?”

But it’s “Thin red line of ‘eroes” when the drums begin to roll-

The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,

O it’s ” Thin red line of ‘eroes,” when the drums begin to roll.

We aren’t no thin red ‘eroes, nor we aren’t no blackguards too,

But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;

An’ if sometimes our conduck isn’t all your fancy paints,

Why single men in barricks don’t grow into plaster saints;

While it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy fall be’ind,”

But it’s “Please to walk in front, sir,” when there’s trouble in the wind-

There’s trouble in the wind, my boys, there’s trouble in the wind,

O it’s “Please to walk in front, sir,” when there’s trouble in the wind.

You talk o’ better food for us, an’ schools, an’ fires, an’ all:

We’ll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.

Don’t mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face

The Widow’s Uniform is not the soldier-man’s disgrace.

For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Chuck ‘im out, the brute!”

But it’s “Saviour of ‘is country” when the guns begin to shoot;

An’ it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ anything you please;

An’ Tommy ain’t a bloomin’ fool – you bet that Tommy sees!

Tommy, by Rudyard Kipling 1892

Well, I seem to have survived with no ill effects. 🙂

In answer to the various questions:

Bacon was in a sealed plastic container, kept below 5°C in the fridge only. Of the eight rashers, the end ones looked a bit ‘green’ so I threw them away, the other six looked and smelled fine. The bread was three days old but slices from the middle of the loaf were fine.

I fried the bacon for a long time, too long in fact, it was a bit crispy for my taste but best to be safe under the circumstances. Plus plenty of mustard!

Maybe it’s just me but ‘supermarket’ food seems to go off so much quicker these days. Maybe they are putting less preservatives in the food, maybe it is the distance the food has had to travel, or maybe to my cynical mind the supermarkets know that people will not eat food that has past its ‘best before’ date?

Astonishingly it seems that something like 30% – 40% of all food purchased in the UK is thrown away. Pretty shocking when you consider the distance much of it has come, the amount of packaging and the impact on the environment.

All forms of censorship should be forgotten, be it policital correctness or moderating. Having spent most of my life doing worthwhile charity work I find it beyond belief to sit at a computer deciding what everyone can and cannot be allowed to read as if they are a bunch of children.

Apologies for my earlier, flippant comment…sorry, couldn’t resist. 😮

I don’t think there is any possibility of censorship of the UE sites (unless it is self-censorship) or much to be gained by moderation here, but I do feel for those whose aircraft are featured on these sites.

I had the pleasure of meeting Ritch and Max at Bruntingthorpe one bitterly cold, windy Sunday and they were kind enough to let me sit in their Provost and took considerable time to show me round some of the other aircraft in their care. The whole experience was extremely interesting and quite moving; it was Remembrance Sunday.

I know Bruntingthorpe well so was warmly dressed but after a couple of hours I was frozen to the bone. It was all the more impressive therefore to see the small groups of people still working on their Lightnings and Buccaneers.

I can well understand how annoying it must be for these people to have anybody ‘poking around’ their aircraft without permission even if they have no intention of doing any harm.

I appreciate the posts by Gingie. It is clear that his motives and attitude are excellent and it is nice to hear from somebody from the other side of the fence. Maybe through this sort of contact some of the more ‘cavalier’ attitudes of the UE sites towards ‘abandoned aircraft’ will change.

I don’t know what advice I could possibly give to any aircraft owner. Maybe place a large sign under the cockpit canopy just stating that the aircraft is privately owned, is regularly cared for, and is not abandoned to its fate. You could maybe even date it and leave a contact number. None of this however will deter the elements that are intent on vandalism (and I’m not talking about UE types here).

The He111 crates are stacked at the back of a hangar…

…between the crates containing the Short Stirling and the Focke-Wulf Condor! 😀

Seriously, no, I don’t think there are/were any ‘crated’ He111 at Farnborough.