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  • in reply to: Flying Officer Jack Zillwood #1000625
    AlanR
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    Thank you very much for posting that John. It makes fascinating reading.

    It certainly was a sad end for someone so young, and sad that he didn’t
    get the treatment he deserved.

    Kindest regards … Alan

    in reply to: General Discussion #258980
    AlanR
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    Until last Thursday there was no legal requirement for suppliers to publish DNA sample findings, of course, that changed after the FSA asked all beef suppliers to DNA test their products.
    About a week after the Tesco scandal, Sainsbury’s announced they were removing some beef products as a ‘precautionary measure’.

    First mention I’ve seen, ta

    in reply to: Horsemeat #1857305
    AlanR
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    Until last Thursday there was no legal requirement for suppliers to publish DNA sample findings, of course, that changed after the FSA asked all beef suppliers to DNA test their products.
    About a week after the Tesco scandal, Sainsbury’s announced they were removing some beef products as a ‘precautionary measure’.

    First mention I’ve seen, ta

    in reply to: Flying Officer Jack Zillwood #1001106
    AlanR
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    Thank you for posting John. I have often look at that headstone and wondered about
    the story behind Jack’s sad death. It’s close by a grave of my wife’s aunt.
    Thanks for filling in the gaps. Do you know anything of his flying career ?

    in reply to: General Discussion #259189
    AlanR
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    One thing I find strange about all of this is, not once have I heard Sainsburys mentioned. :confused:

    in reply to: Horsemeat #1857487
    AlanR
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    One thing I find strange about all of this is, not once have I heard Sainsburys mentioned. :confused:

    in reply to: 1982 Laker Airways goes bust #1005473
    AlanR
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    Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan: A Very Political Special Relationship

    It certainly was. She has a lot to answer for.

    in reply to: 1982 Laker Airways goes bust #1007413
    AlanR
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    No Thatcher did not have a role in coursing the collapse of Laker. .

    Your opinion is noted :rolleyes:

    in reply to: General Discussion #260604
    AlanR
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    I did think that the most riveting item was the Hon. Sec. of the Richard Third Society standing in front of an empty car bay with a relatively full car park all around her and pointing at the ground which had a large, white painted letter R on it underneath which, they found the remains ! Spooky or what !

    She was a bit of a “drama queen”.
    A reasonable programme, but I would have like to have seen more of the archaeology, and less of the talking.
    It was a 40minute programme padded out to 90 minutes.

    I don’t think anyone is going to question their conclusions, but I did find that everything fitted together rather too well.

    in reply to: Successful Archaeology! #1858897
    AlanR
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    I did think that the most riveting item was the Hon. Sec. of the Richard Third Society standing in front of an empty car bay with a relatively full car park all around her and pointing at the ground which had a large, white painted letter R on it underneath which, they found the remains ! Spooky or what !

    She was a bit of a “drama queen”.
    A reasonable programme, but I would have like to have seen more of the archaeology, and less of the talking.
    It was a 40minute programme padded out to 90 minutes.

    I don’t think anyone is going to question their conclusions, but I did find that everything fitted together rather too well.

    in reply to: 1982 Laker Airways goes bust #1009214
    AlanR
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    in reply to: 1982 Laker Airways goes bust #1009344
    AlanR
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    Apparently so. This was stated in a TV documentary a few years ago.

    in reply to: 1982 Laker Airways goes bust #1009352
    AlanR
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    Freddie Laker was the “Branson” of his day. I believe it was a combination of
    factors which brought him down.
    The problems with the DC-10, and that Thatcher got the banks to pull the rug
    from under him, so as to not hinder the privatisation of British Airways.

    in reply to: Helicopter Crash in Vauxhall #396761
    AlanR
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    I will wait until the AAIB final report before commenting further …………….

    http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/AAIB%20S1-2013%20G-CRST.pdf

    in reply to: WWI Fuse head #1010202
    AlanR
    Participant

    Thanks for the info.

    The lettering on this reads: LOI 408 1917

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