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  • in reply to: A few thoughts about IWM Duxford #1416919
    EN830
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    I’m an architect and so’s my wife. 😉

    Release Bwyan

    in reply to: A few thoughts about IWM Duxford #1417516
    EN830
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    Dx is a great place, personally to me, the aircraft are second to the ghosts of airmen past that wander the airfield. I certainly wouldn’t call any of the airfields/museums a Mecca, I think that would be too narrow minded. Each has a different quality, and a different set of ghosts.

    in reply to: "The Few" Movie and other new air movies #1417639
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    You’ve obviously seen the new Italian Job, so you must shoulder some of the blame 😉 Moggy

    If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t be able to comment. I however didn’t pay for the privilege it was lent by a colleague.

    Very little original stuff comes out of the movie world today, you’ve only got to look at the latest trend of re-hashing 1970’s US TV programmes, Starsky & Hutch, Charlies Angels and now the Dukes of Hazard.

    The Few has the possibility of being a great film, though there will be the inevitable artistic licence. Snapper has had some contact with the producers, and has commented in the past that he believes the film will be true to the story, and we should not knock it until it is released. So I guess the jury will remain out until then.

    As for remaking the Dam Busters, for what reason???? They already mess around with the original for PC reasons. A remake in this PC infested world, would take it further away from the real events.

    in reply to: "The Few" Movie and other new air movies #1417710
    EN830
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    EXACTlY thats why a remake using vga would be great…………….

    I’d prefer to see and hear 12 Mosquito’s flying rather than computer generated graphics.

    Why remake films, especially classics, look at what happened to the Italian Job, god awful. It just shows a lack of ideas in the motion film industry when they have to remake an old film.

    EN830
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    A few out takes from the weekend in St Moritz.

    First is of Cliff Spinks and Alexander Triebold from Spitfire Luxury prior to the display.

    The others are fairly self explanatory.

    EN830
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    EN830

    That’ll be the local ‘Sagalouts’ in their high performance Japanese ‘sporting’ saloons. 😉

    Mark

    Burberry incontipants eh ???????

    EN830
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    Our room in Chur 81km north of St Moritz had a view of the Railway station, and we slept to the sound of the local Chav’s racing around the streets. In St Moritz it was 5 star luxury, dressing gowns, slippers, mini bar and a large bubble bath, with a mountain view, it was CHF150 more for the lake side. We still had to suffer the local Chavs racing around the Streets at 5am. Probably a different class of Chav though.

    EN830
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    Bev!

    Kev!

    Kev!

    Bev!

    Funny as we were racing through Switzerland we kept on seeing the word Zimmer, no idea what it means in German, but I immediately thought of you 😉

    EN830
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    Well whatever you think, the present Mrs EN830 and I had a super time in St Mortiz, met some really nice people (Vanora McIndoe really made my evening, a lovely lady) and woke up feeling very fragile on Sunday morning.

    The downside was the 1,600 mile round trip that we endured to be there and the 6 tanks of petrol. However this was eased a bit on our return to St Malo, while waiting for the boat, a chap in an Espace alongside us was boasting to his mate that they had covered over 650 miles in the weekend. The present MRS EN830 took great pleasure by remarking that we once had a car like that, slow, and that we had covered 780 miles on Friday alone.

    in reply to: If you had one pilot which one would you choose? #1420015
    EN830
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    Sqd Ldr Geoff Warnes DFC, C.O of 263 Sqn.

    Why, because everyone I know who flew with him would have followed him anywhere and into any thing. Which was born out when the engine of his Typhoon cut out and he was forced to bail out over the channel, his wingman P/O Robert Tuff bailed out to help his CO, both men were lost.

    Warnes wasn’t an Ace, but was a leader of men.

    in reply to: "riting" and getting paid for it… #1420053
    EN830
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    Embellish as much as you can, stay away from fact, fiction works much better, oh and wherever possible add just a little bit of sex. But being a journalist you’d know that 😀

    in reply to: Thanks from Steve Young's ex and son #1420081
    EN830
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    Just bumping to keep this at the top of the pile, now that it’s unstuck !!!

    Is the get together on the Saturday now ?

    EN830
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    I am getting the feeling that this gentleman in Switzerland may have been very perceptive and registered the name ‘Spitfire’ in a number of territories, other than the UK. Mark

    TD248 is owned by a structure called Spitfire Ltd here in Jersey, so I won’t be looking to register that name here. There goes my pension plan 🙂

    EN830
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    Where will it stop?

    Lancaster Bath Soap?
    B-17 Room Fragrance?
    Wellington Boots? (sorry)

    I find this rather distastefull and not a proper tribute to those who died in these machines.DS

    Before anyone starts to knock they should look at the bigger picture. After the main event at the airfield a gala presentation is being held at a hotel in St Moritz, with all proceeds going to the Blonde McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead.

    If using Spitifre as a brand helps to raise awareness to a new generation I’m all for it. I bet when Triumph first produced the Spitfire back in the 1960’s they did it because of a marketing idea, not because of the people who had died 25 years previously.

    I’m leaving for St Moritz this evening, and all being well will be there tomorrow night. Hope to have a few photos on the forum by Tuesday at the latest.

    in reply to: BmiBaby Cardiff – Jersey – Cardiff #419525
    EN830
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    flybe from gatwick which will be good

    Don’t you count on it, here in Jersey they carry the name FlyMayBe. You can virtually guarantee a delay, and I can guarantee you won’t be getting a sun tan at Christmas.

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