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  • in reply to: The next generation… #1215692
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    apologies for telling the story yet again….

    at Legends a few years ago, Spits taxied up after their display and we were next to the enclosure by the TFC tent – little man on my shoulders so he can see, usual standard display, superb – my nipper says “You can teach, monkies to fly better than that” hence the footer below

    I love telling that story…..:diablo:

    in reply to: General Discussion #307092
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    Iron man….

    with BSG Junior – mindless entertainment, leave your brain in a jar and let your eyes have a good time:D

    in reply to: The Last Film You Saw….. 3D!!!! #1892964
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    Iron man….

    with BSG Junior – mindless entertainment, leave your brain in a jar and let your eyes have a good time:D

    in reply to: General Discussion #307094
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    Does about half a movie count ?

    Michael Clayton….ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    Oh did I mention the ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ?

    Dreadful, slow, inane, dull, meaningless……

    in reply to: The Last Film You Saw….. 3D!!!! #1892965
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    Does about half a movie count ?

    Michael Clayton….ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    Oh did I mention the ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ?

    Dreadful, slow, inane, dull, meaningless……

    in reply to: Give me a big truck and a time machine #1216223
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    can’t help with the truck but…

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Traveller-Mission-Travel-Reality/dp/0385612435/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227199032&sr=1-2

    I just read this – the theoretical physics gave me a headache but he is a man with a plan that just may help you!

    actually, its heart breaking in places, his father was a TV repair engineer in the 50’s who died when the writer was 11. Poor kid tried making a time machine out of tubes and valves from the fathers tool kit.

    anyhow – these airfields captured in Germany, simple (?) question, were these airframes (bar a few taken to UK, USSR, GB etc) scrapped, burned, buried ?

    in reply to: RAFM Jaguar? #1216365
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    “As covered elsewhere the Jags have very little airframe life left and even less wing FI. Unlikely that they’ll be sold on, sad to say the best use for them is as GIA, and when you think of how many JPs, Hunters etc have survived for that very reason, we can only be grateful for the future.”

    shame, maybe I just wanted one to fly – thanks for the correction – would love to see as many saved as Hunters etc – lovely aircraft the Jaguar….

    in reply to: General Discussion #307116
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    I wouldn’t mind so much but there are countless “works of art” in storage, in Royal buildings and government buildings that Joe public can’t get at – art ’em all I say, make them all accessable then a few like this one can slip away and spend the 10 million on something else.

    in reply to: £10 million donation to fund…. #1892976
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    I wouldn’t mind so much but there are countless “works of art” in storage, in Royal buildings and government buildings that Joe public can’t get at – art ’em all I say, make them all accessable then a few like this one can slip away and spend the 10 million on something else.

    in reply to: The next generation… #1216402
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    My son is now 9, has a Mk V Spit chasing an Me-109 on his bedrrom ceiling, being chased in turn by a He-162 “salamander” – he also has a few of my books piled on his floor. We did the cub scout airmanship badge at Duxford a few weeks back, and he has a B-25 Mitchell and P-47 to add to the bedroom ceiling air war. Time to start with my daughter who did like watching “dogfights”…… a start.

    I try and add in some of the history as well – very important to me and that seems to be of interest as well. For a Dad/enthusiast places like Cosford with the educational element are fantastic.

    Past year we have done Hendon, Yeovilton, Cosford, Coventry and IWM in London.

    Then again we have a 3 hour ballet show saturday evening with my daughter – 😮

    in reply to: RAFM Jaguar? #1216406
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    I read elsewhere that they may be sold onto an existing Jaguar user – not India as the process takes too long, but Equador (still in use?) Oman etc.

    maybe for the speed merchants on the modern forum rather than here, but surely the Jags would be a better option for Afghanistan than Tornado’s?

    But yes please, lets have a few preserved:)

    in reply to: General Discussion #307294
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    ah, why were Spitfire Pilot & Steve Rowell sleeping with their mothers-in-law:confused:?

    :eek::eek::eek::D

    in reply to: Assisted suicide – where do you stand? #1893113
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    ah, why were Spitfire Pilot & Steve Rowell sleeping with their mothers-in-law:confused:?

    :eek::eek::eek::D

    in reply to: Unusual Uses For Engines #1218729
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    a friend used to have a couple of old Rover turbines that were shipboard firefighting pumps or something IIRC – we took one to Bruntingthorpe in a rig and fired it up.

    In truth, I was happier sitting in one of the Lightning cockpits wondering why it was so small – I’m 5ft 8 and in jeans and a jacket I struggled 😮

    in reply to: Hurricane Kills #1219880
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    The Soviets received approx 3,000 Lend-Lease Hurricanes plus approx 1,328 Spitfires (Mk Vb & Mk IX).

    Ke

    Not sure if they loved either one? Many of the Spits were old, reworked Mark V’s – add in “that knock kneed undercart” (Piece of Cake quote?) and a typical Russian airstrip. Hurricanes were old and slow by then, well used but not overly rated? Am not 100% sure of this so happy to be corrected. ammended etc

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