I’m just a down and out in London and Paris.

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Dave B: Is this the same DP with whom I am aquainted?

On another note, the label by the fuel cap actually says “77001” and is the BS reference … isn’t it?

As my learned formation friend above says — it is indeed the very same Mr P with whom you are acquainted… I could tell many a story about his derring-do’s over the years as he could quite well tell about me, suffice to say I will leave it at that for the time being!!

Interesting – your deduction of the 77001 cap, I take it you have read the (true) story of the Lady that went to the garage asking for a replacement 710 cap, the confused mechanic asked her to draw what she was trying to describe — once she had completed her diagram the mechanic turned it upside down and all became clear………..

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Now that is frightening, although the only time I’ve seen Mr DP in a field was when he blew up a diesel car and fell in a stinging nettle filled ditch as he was legging it! Or there was the Gemma jail bait incident of course……..

Yet more spring to mind…… the incident with matey near Hethel’s wife and the camp bed that wouldn’t take the weight of three!!

Then there was the firework incident at Felthorpe when he and Stu the Screw were firing rockets at the pedo cameraman who claimed he was a Tornado pilot…

To top it all was the infamous evening in the Downstairs at Dereham with the culmination of roaring round Swanton Morley in an unroadworthy Mini with an equally unroadworthy driver!!

Next time you see him ask him about the Air Sea Rescue Helicopter that dropped into Swanton one evening and upset the local beer festival by hovering over the pub garden whilst looking for a SARBE which someone had inadvertently set off………

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

As often as I can – usually a few times a week…….

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Ebay is the place – delivered to your door too……..

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Tatenhill or Derby might be able to furnish you with some info and/or piccies if you ask nicely….

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The article also suggests that the V1’s were “faster than any aircraft at that time” ; so presumably none were ever intercepted by Spitfires, Typhoons , or Meteors etc

To intercept them in level flight, the Meteor may have been fast enough, better in a dive tho, more speed to play with.

Spitfires and Typhoons would certainly have to dive to get a satisfactory closure rate. It’s ok to have,say, a 20kt speed advantage but it would have taken ages to catch one up, better to have height and speed on your side. It would save the engine and fuel too – not having to run at max power for ages..

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