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  • November 9, 2004 at 10:13 pm in reply to: Chridens's Book featuring Lightnings #1434383
    John C
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    I remember that on Jackanory! And I grew up under Coltishall’s Lightnings… And the Machine Gunners was read at Junior school (recommended by Mr Osbourne, an ex Lancaster Navigator). From such miriad influences, obsessions may grow 🙂

    JC
    Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be…

    November 9, 2004 at 4:20 pm in reply to: Why do.. #1435017
    John C
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    Thank you all! I’m a happy camper now 🙂

    JC

    November 9, 2004 at 4:01 pm in reply to: Why do.. #1435086
    John C
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    So, in the case of a fault or combat damage, the doors could drop in flight? Can’t be good…

    JC

    November 9, 2004 at 3:51 pm in reply to: Heritage Lottery Fund – 10 Years On #1435093
    John C
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    More dosh to the “living” museums – from taxiable to flying (Shuttleworth, Cold War Jets, Wellsbourne etc) and a funding level to the smaller collections (the Cearnafon [sp?] Museum for instance could do with funding to tidy it up, as it’s not getting the revenue to cover the basics)

    Finally, funding for more education of the Wartime Sacrifices over the past 90 years and our Aviation Heritage.

    Oh and getting Concorde flying [ducks and runs] 🙂

    JC

    November 9, 2004 at 10:53 am in reply to: Vulcan windows #1435341
    John C
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    The view from the pilot’s seat isn’t that bad – and the windows aren’t as small as they appear (It is a large aircraft). One can, however touch most of the flight deck glazing from the pilot/co pilot seats so it’s rather cramped up there. The rear crew on the other hand really were in a dungeon like gloom! Although I guess there wasn’t much time to look out of the windows……

    JC

    November 8, 2004 at 12:47 pm in reply to: General Discussion #416394
    John C
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    Deeply saddened – an engineer’s engineer. RIP Fred (although the Pearly Gates are probably being renovated as I type).

    JC

    November 8, 2004 at 10:00 am in reply to: Homing Split Pics #434776
    John C
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    Split pins have a thankless life – they spend all their time doing a valuable job stopping your nuts falling off at inopportune times, only to be butchered and thrown away at the drop of a hat.

    And you wonder why they have a grudge? Always apologise to split pins before you remove them, and thank them for the good job that they’ve done. That way they might get recycled into something of lasting value, and the god of plit pins will smile upon you.

    🙂

    JC
    Free of split pin injuries

    November 8, 2004 at 9:49 am in reply to: German combat claims #1435848
    John C
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    Of course Western Front fighter pilots had the disadvantage (with daylight raids) of thinking that they’d knocked down a B17 or whatever and it limping along to be finished off by another fighter, or alternatively simultaneous attacks on the same bomber.

    JC

    November 5, 2004 at 12:09 pm in reply to: General Discussion #417902
    John C
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    To answer an earlier query, salad cream is basically mayonaise and mustard.

    No-one has mentioned tripes, pork brawn (or cheese dependant on your locale), pigs fry (Norfolk delicacy that one) or even pork and stuffing batches (a Midland dish).

    Sausage and Mash – best with good bangers (as previously mentioned), mash made with cream,garlic and herbs and a redwine and onion gravy. Serve with fresh garden peas (dressed with mint and butter). Mmmmmm……..

    JC

    November 3, 2004 at 7:40 pm in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1438468
    John C
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    Down to £10,200 – and 5 bids with just over 2 days to go.

    Publicity stunt? Quite effective if that was the intention I guess.

    JC

    November 3, 2004 at 11:25 am in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1438623
    John C
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    Looks like they’ve had a bit of a sort out! Back down to £13,700 (which is still stupid, but there you go)

    JC

    November 2, 2004 at 10:13 am in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1351584
    John C
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    FFS! £2,001,101.00 Someone is in for a shock (whether it’s the buyer or the seller is yet to be ascertained…).

    Something tells me that there are stolen Ebay ID’s at work here.

    JC

    November 2, 2004 at 8:57 am in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1351766
    John C
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    Currently at £1,500,400.. EEEK! Got to be hoax bidding, surely no-one (not even Sun readers) can be that stupid?

    Will there now be a run of derelict aircraft on Ebay? What will this mean for the preservation scene? Will there be a black market in Vulcan smuggling? Reports of rotten airframes being stolen around the country – I can see the headlines!!! 😀

    JC

    JC

    November 1, 2004 at 3:18 pm in reply to: Vulcan Bomber on Ebay #1352869
    John C
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    £13,000 – blimey!

    JC

    November 1, 2004 at 9:21 am in reply to: General Discussion #422504
    John C
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    Can I invoke Canon Dunterville’s interpretation and go for Hammersmith?

    JC

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