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  • in reply to: Last 'Great Escape' Survivor Dies #1123851
    Al
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    RIP Jack Harrison!
    Bet he’s with his old mates planning another tunnel…

    in reply to: General Discussion #292078
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    No amount of legislation would stop these sad people settling alleged grievances using any means available to them at the time.
    I can’t help thinking though that Cameron’s no “knee jerk” reaction statement was to placate worried firearm owners, rather than the general public…

    in reply to: Cumbria shootings #1884354
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    No amount of legislation would stop these sad people settling alleged grievances using any means available to them at the time.
    I can’t help thinking though that Cameron’s no “knee jerk” reaction statement was to placate worried firearm owners, rather than the general public…

    in reply to: Turkey vs Israel #2382940
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    I’ve worked with the Turkish military, and I’d put my money on Israel any day of the week. It will always amaze me why the EU invited the Turks to become a member – I personally found them to be absolutely corrupt, from shoe cleaners to military generals.
    On a one-to-one basis, nobody in the world can match the Israelis for logistical planning and its application!

    in reply to: General Discussion #293113
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    Just goes to show that the race is never over until the finishing line is crossed in Formula 1.
    I was amazed at Webber’s coolness in the interviews afterwards though – he should have made apfelstrudel out of Vettel…

    in reply to: sebastian vettel today #1885414
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    Just goes to show that the race is never over until the finishing line is crossed in Formula 1.
    I was amazed at Webber’s coolness in the interviews afterwards though – he should have made apfelstrudel out of Vettel…

    in reply to: Wars end photo recce pictures #1132369
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    Historic photos – many thanks!
    Nice one of a Ju88 carrying a FW190 piggy-back at #30…

    in reply to: General Discussion #293116
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    How about Gerry Anderson’s ‘Supercar’, then ‘Fireball XL5’?
    Anybody else remember William Hartnell as Dr Who, with the Zarbies and Menoptera, or Mickey Dolenz as Circus Boy?

    in reply to: does anyone remember ?? #1885417
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    How about Gerry Anderson’s ‘Supercar’, then ‘Fireball XL5’?
    Anybody else remember William Hartnell as Dr Who, with the Zarbies and Menoptera, or Mickey Dolenz as Circus Boy?

    in reply to: Seahawk Photos from Lossiemouth circa 1954 #1132606
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    Fantastic images – I wonder how many more are out there?!

    in reply to: Seahawk Photos from Lossiemouth circa 1954 #1132971
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    Al, is the area shown with the aircraft awaiting scrapping the same part of the airfield as used for all disposals/scrapping that took place during the 1950’s?

    Yes, even 46 MU used this same area for scrapping Lancasters, as you can see in this 1946 photo. The dispersal is in the bottom left of this 1946 photo.
    http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm14/handshifterAl/RAFLossiemouth1946.jpg?t=1275325118
    StuartH and I used to visit this dispersal frequently in the late 1960s/early 1970s, when the airfield was still HMS Fulmar, and the Navy used it as a fire dump. I can remember an all-gray Buccaneer sitting on its belly, and possibly a Hunter T8.
    See also thread #30 of this post!
    http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=99389&highlight=east+fortune

    in reply to: Seahawk Photos from Lossiemouth circa 1954 #1133453
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    Extremely interesting historic images of my local airfield – many thanks for posting!
    The first photo is of the five aircraft flying over RAF Banff (Boyndie) airfield – I scoured the large image for scrapped Mossies, but to no avail!
    The third photo is of them inverted over Lossie, and between the centre two aircraft you can actually see aircraft awaiting disposal, possibly Sea Furys. A lot of them were only SOC and scrapped around 1963…
    http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm14/handshifterAl/Seahawk1954.jpg?t=1275290762

    in reply to: Colour spitfire photo 1941 (?) #1134657
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    Amazing how fresh and bright these images are when processed just a little in Photoshop…
    http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm14/handshifterAl/Spit1941.jpg?t=1275170362

    in reply to: General Discussion #293462
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    I feel like an old friend has gone. So many great movies, but my favourite must be his creepy villain in ‘Blue Velvet’…
    RIP Billy
    http://www.reelscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-velvet.jpg

    in reply to: Dennis Hopper …RIP #1885737
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    I feel like an old friend has gone. So many great movies, but my favourite must be his creepy villain in ‘Blue Velvet’…
    RIP Billy
    http://www.reelscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-velvet.jpg

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