Far from having Luddite tendencies, I actually bought a tablet, although I fear its storage capacity may struggle with the number of images required in the type of database at Ivan’s command.

Online knowledge is a huge asset, but, as Ivan says, simply cannot be a full substitute for printed matter – apart from anything else, it assumes a permanent and adequate internet connection – in the backwoods of Scotland this cannot be taken for granted, believe me !

One of the less acceptable aspects of the new information dissemination will be, I fear, the complete disappearance of newspapers – it is not far off now.
The day when the last ‘Scotsman’ is printed will be a sad one indeed…

I accept a certain amount of what Ivan is saying, and we get back to the old accusations of elitism – but this is supposed to be a bit of fun, and if a click of the mouse gives you the answer, it renders it meaningless as far as I am concerned.
In fact, an extension of this argument would result in every exam entrant having a tablet armed with Wikipedia, as by inference, acquired knowledge is irrelevant .
Sadly, it probably happens already.

Mais oui, mon brave….

Or perhaps the Béchereau 23 ? F-AKGH, maybe…..

I did a year’s parachuting there – and remember being held in a lift because a Mossie was arriving with no R/T.

We had to stooge around at 3000 ft and watch it land from above.

Those were magic days. If only I had bothered to take photographs…….

Hmmm..got me stumped. The flying-boat immediately behind it is the Macchi MC100, but I can’t find any Macchi light aircraft…..

Heavy stuff.

AA, I always make an assumption that you are intimately acquainted with everything French.

If this is not the case, my apologies.

Here is the Renaudeau. You will agree there are similarities, n’est-ce pas ?