not very clever of them to reveal king kongs appearance in the trailer (particularly when it looks so horridly done). Despite the film being rubbish, the Godzilla trailer at least built up some suspense. As did the early Jurassic Park teasers.

silver? even the glazing 🙂

Just to let you all know whats happening.

The forum itself has so far donated around £1200 between members. Some more has been given or is being given by family and friends, and Steve’s employer is also sending some as well.

So a great big ‘Thank You’ goes out to you all.

So far the only money that has gone out has been to pay for the Chipmunk flypast, and the paypal fees of course were taken out for those who paid that way.

The beneficiaries of the fund are to be as follows:

1. A memorial bench.

2. A donation to the Radiography Department at Addenbrookes.

3. A donation to the Battle of Britain Monument.

4. A donation to the Grace Spitfire.

Three places I’m sure Steve would have approved of the money benefitting.

If anyone still wants to make a donation, you are welcome to of course. Details on this thread: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=45992&highlight=paypal

Snapper, thanks for collecting the money. Where will the bench be? Old Warden, Duxford or somewhere else perhaps?

Imagine if the same effort put into this thread went into actual threads of historic content, will someone please just lock the thread and let it disappear.

Caen would have been a better example John, Paris was hardly touched by allied bombing.

I met Paul Tibbets in March, he is not in anyway sorry for dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, why should he be, anymore than the guys who bombed other civilian targets. He was given a job to do and did it to the best of his abilities.

It’s always easy for people to criticise with the luxury of hindsight.

I agree completely Ian with the sentiment regards Paul Tibbets and his crew.

I’m not sure it’s always easy for people to criticise with the luxury of hindsight. Many historians in criticism of the use of the bomb often make a very good and well thought out case. Then again so do those for the use of the bomb. In my opinion that is, because im really not sure. Then are the ‘historians’ who know what will stir interest in a book. Takes all sorts.

A question for any mod who wishes to answer,

If someone attends an airshow / event / museum and posts lots of images on historic but hoping to stimulate a discussion, will it be moved tot he photographics section or is at the posters discretion as to where it should go?

Same goes for a thread in the airshow section that generates more words than pictures, will that be moved to the historic side?

Best regards, Steve

The Japanese civilians killed in the raids didn’t “deserve’ to die any more than the English families killed during the blitz on London, the French in Paris, or the Americans in Honolulu.

Yes obviously. Thats perfectly true. A life is a life. English, French, German whatever.

Goodnight,