Could have taken the words right out of my mouth, Jim.

Just finished “Troubles” by J.G.Farrell,set against the Irish War of Independence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubles_(novel)

Well, that will keep us going to the end of the year! I am sure we could add a few of our own recommendations. Just ordered ‘Sidewall’ from the Big River, so have that to look forward to!!

Just ordered “Down to a sunless sea” Looking forward to it.

Just finished “Trust Me” a collection of John Updike short stories, and starting “The Great Stink of London” about how Sir Joseph Bazalgette transformed the city and the health of it’s people by building the sewerage system still in use today (as well as many other achievements. One of the unsung heroes of Victorian Britain.

In 2010 I visited the RTAF museum at Don Mueng, and there were 7 or 8 Fantrainers on display! Some of them weren’ t even finished…. So there must be some issues with them…

I think the RTAF were a bit unhappy with them,and didn’t keep them in service very long? Not sure.

Shame about the choice of music at the time.

Don’t have time to watch this all the way through at the mo, but I remember a story about a Buccaneer at Red Flag hitting a telegraph pole with its wingtip, and when they examined it they found it had been flying upwards/climbing when it did so. Vastly under-rated a/c IMHO. Can’t help wondering if the RAF somehow resented it, because it was almost forced onto them in the wake of TSR-2.

From western Australia I guess they’ll be going westabout…

Will BA have to follow suit?