Shotgun/firearms certificates used to be renewable every 3 years, that was changed to every 5 years, I would suggest as a cost cutting exercise; a lot can happen in 5 years, maybe more regular contact, and a requirement for a GP to notify change in personal circumstances, and or prescription of anti depressants (during the course of the license)

Interesting point regarding home possession of amunition, agreed farmers need to keep a supply for vermin control, but those who shoot clay pigeons or static targets perhaps do not, afterall most clay shoots that I have been to sell amunition, and even if they didn’t they could.

Maybe the way forward is to regulate more carefully, shooting grounds (some of which are very informal) and move some responsibility towards them, if you own a gun and do not use it regularily, do you really need to own a gun?

Sometimes its best not to be a too knowledgeable; as such I could enjoy the programme for what it was, without worrying about colour schemes, or uniforms, or roundles etc etc.

In the the explosion pic..is that right hand SE5 dog fighting an F.117? Bit unfair I would have thought!!

Yeah, too right, the F117 could never turn that tight…

The Dambusters was more Cricklewood than Hollywood…
Rule no1, no pooftas (obviously) rule no2, never meet your heros.

And also on the same page Lt Cdr Bobby Lawson, who attacked the Bismark, for which he was mentioned in dispatches, and subsequently sank 3 ships for only 4 torpedoes; Brave men.

I know three of those in the photograph – I was approached as well, and was told they were going to ‘get back to me’ about dates…. still haven’t heard anything!

Join the club!

😀 Same here, thought it was going to be an interesting thead, but oh no, just buried ‘Spitfire treasure’ again!

Now they’ve changed the thread title, it makes us look like a couple of thickies, thinking it was about a buried aircraft trailer, just because it said “buried aircraft trailer” in the thread title…..

“the very knowlegable journalist made the assumption “

Next you’ll be accusing me of selective quotation……