All I really know is that when we were on a family holiday in Gt Yarmouth in the early-mid Sixties, my father took me out to the local airfield for a pleasure flight. Don’t know which airfield (Seething?) or even what a/c type although Dad always called it an “Oster” (Auster). I’d love to know, if anyone can help. :confused: First airliner flight was a Cambrian Viscount, Manchester (or Ringway as it was then better known) to the Isle of Man in 1965.

I had a Lion bar once.

It tasted of chocolate and crispy stuff. It was OK, but not as nice as venison.

Moggy

I’ve consumed many a Tiger.

Better get a bucket…

I think the issue here is that whilst the vast majority of gun owners may be responsible people, the minority who are not can cause tremendous and disproportionate suffering to both humans and animals. Where a society like America allows such widespread ownership of guns, it must surely increase the likelihood of those weapons falling into the hands of the unbalanced or disaffected, with the tragic results we see all too often. Sadly, and to the bewilderment of much of the rest of the World, the US seems to regard that as a price worth paying. :confused:

Personally I’m not too fond of the idea of hunting animals purely for sport, but I have to agree 100% with Moggy’s posting.

Bit of a one-sided “sport” surely, where one party can never lose and the other is lucky to escape with its life?

You and me both, Mike. Only way around it is to email the link to yourself, and watch at home. Easy way to clog up your inbox though.

Some damn fine fliers (and fine human beings, for that matter) mentioned here, but I still think that in terms of all round flying ability Hanna Reitsch can’t be beaten. Can’t help wondering if some of us here are paying too much attention to the glamour factor. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Supermarine Scimitar. Drawn out development (straight wings, butterfly tail, etc) and all for a production run of only 76, roughly half of which were lost in accidents. Designed as a fighter but used mainly for ground attack, where it seemed to be a big powerful aircraft with very little punch. Nice looking plane though.