Identity crisis what Identity crisis????

the better ‘alf was in Aussie a few years back and the Customs **** insisted that she was British…despite a Republic of Ireland passport being used !!!!

the guy actually thought that Ireland was still part of the UK!!

Anyway guys…come on ye Celts…go for independence..its great crack!! 😀

Coincidentally I’ve just finished re-reading “Night Fighter” (by Rawnsley and Wright), where the use of airborne radar to counter the threat of He 111 launched V1’s is briefly mentioned.

One comment made in the book is that the controllers found life difficult when the Wellington carrying the radar had to change course mid-interception – they had to re-calculate all the course headings and instructions they gave their fighters to allow for the Wellingtons new compass bearing. Presumably in those pre-computerisation days there was no way of “fixing” the PPI (plan position indicator) display such that it was independent of the heading of the radar carrier. Thus if the Wellington changed course by 180 degrees the PPI display would swing through 180 degrees too, thus reversing all the relative bearings on the display screen.

For anyone unfamiliar with the book, “Jimmy” Rawnsley was one of the pioneer RAF AI-operators who learnt the trade as the whoel area of AI-nightfighting was developed, he crewed with John Cunningham for two tours, one on Blenheims/Beaufighters, and then a second tour on Mosquitoes. Highly recommended.

Paul F
Paul F

fantastic book must have one of the first that i read as a kid..

Gunners Moon by John Busby is another good read and gives a great insight on life as a ground crew and subsequently as a gunner .

One should mention that the moderation in the general discussion forum is far more severe than it is in the Modern Military aviation forum. The spat that occured in this thread is childs play compared to what seems to be required to get a thread locked in Modern Military Aviation.

well holy god…we actually agree on something!!! strange but true!! 😀

A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context it is used in.

only place i can get peace to read my flypast!!!

America is surely the richest nation on Earth. Why, they have bathrooms everywhere – at gas stations, in bars and even on airliners…

If I fly with a US airline, should I take my soap, towel and plastic duck?

Bri :diablo:

well if you travel by road through Germany , Switzerland or Austria you will find fantastic facilities at their motor way stops as well …showers,remarkably clean toilets (quite often with attendants present even at 3 in the morning! ) good resturants, internet access…and the crack can be unreal no matter what the hour!!

dont think you will get O’Leary’s Ryanair to install anything more than a hole in the floor …if you are lucky!!! 😉

Yep we could all learn a lot from our European & American cousins!!

Maybe it was all an illusion?

Wasnt a bad song…cant think of the groups name though…:D

surely to god they wont go ahead with this after such a passage of time..what would be the point??

Possibly cheating…

The original name for the Morris Minor was the Mosquito. 🙂

bet the wheels didnt suddenly go off at an angle by themselves on the DH version…

or the carbs didnt need some 3in1 oil to keep them working!!

did my first bit of driving in a dove grey minor round the back garden…

God rest you LGA 26E !!

too young for once………

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Nice try. However, that’s a Standard Vanguard Phase 1.

http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/1118/gallery.ehtml

Yes? too young to remember them…just !:D

reckon the Vauxhall might have been sold largely outside the UK?

http://www.observergroup.net/ob92back/stories.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/wa/stories/s938315.htm

http://www.carsurvey.org/review_24997.html

http://www.christmas-island.org/page44.html

http://www.funtrivia.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=235637&page=&vc=1

and then there are these beauts….

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DINKY-TOYS-MECCANO-VAUXHALL-VANGUARD-BLUE_W0QQitemZ110099423885QQihZ001QQcategoryZ56330QQcmdZViewItem

thanks for the link..damned usefull !