But are they going to change the name of Douglas Bader’s dog? :p

Yes, they’re going to name it Tin-Tin after his legs 🙂

From what I have been told by people who have had many first hand encounters with him, I don’t think a “cheap shot” from Yeager towards another pilot is a rare thing ….. sadly.

Indeed, I wouldn’t put stock in ANYTHING that guy says.

As for the XB70: you can still find parts of it out in the desert North of here & my kid attends Joe walker School.

& this thing is parked outside my bank next to Lockheeds main gate:

Badger1968

I think Jon Petersen thinks Kuwait is like the Mojave desert which of course anybody who has lived there all year round would know otherwise.

I like living in the Mojave, while we do have dust storms, & dust devils (looks like a small tornado of sand), rain is somewhat absent, 10in a year where I am & that usually falls in 3 or 4 days spread over Winter. 15 miles away closer to the mountains they have flash floods when it rains.
The phrase “drier than a popcorn fart” describes this area quite well. I have some old Kawasaki (bike, not aircraft) steel engine mount plates sat on a shelf in my garage that I beadblasted at least 14 years ago, they look like I did them yesterday.

What’s with all the yellow vests? Are film personnel known for walking into props?

In Sir Stanley Hookers book (Not Much Of An Engineer) (a very good read)

There are parts of that book that had me in hysterics… “Well rowed Balliol!” :D:D

Any ideas…? seller isn’t sure what it is..?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120785606409?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649