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  • in reply to: GBU-43/B MOAB v Grand Slam #839170
    D1566
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    A sort of modern v. historic question.

    The BBC are saying that the 21,600lb MOAB munition is the largest non nuclear bomb used in action, but surely Grand Slam, at 22,000lb holds that record. Any ideas?

    The weight of explosive filling in the Grand Slam was about half its total weight? The MOAB is being quoted as having an explosive weight of 11 tons.

    in reply to: RAF wartime terminology "B/R damage" #839590
    D1566
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    Blast Radius?

    in reply to: 20mm Cannon Help #774260
    D1566
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    Looks quite like one from a Meteor?

    in reply to: Ridley Scott To Helm New "Battle Of Britain" Film?? #774271
    D1566
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    Anyone recall a movie called Dark Blue World?

    Moggy

    Likewise ‘First Light’.

    in reply to: Churchill's Lancaster #775063
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    I have a picture somewhere, that I was given, of a Lancaster kept at Blackbushe airport. I was told it was for the evacuation of Churchill and other important people in case of invasion. Could this be true?

    By the time that the Lancaster was available the threat of invasion must have been greatly diminished?

    in reply to: Churchill's Lancaster #775246
    D1566
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    Would the specially modified Lancaster have been the Avro York (LV633 Ascalon)?

    in reply to: Friday fun – recognition test #776911
    D1566
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    Two wrong too.

    in reply to: Another one bites the dust #778685
    D1566
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    What is so extraordinary about Dyson’s rise to magnificence is that everyone you speak to who has experience of his vac’s seems to think that they are overpriced rubbish!

    I have used them for years; they work well as long as you clean/change the filters now and then.

    in reply to: Restoration of Spitfire NH341 #780574
    D1566
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    There was once a thread on NH341, which was cherished by some on here, but when you looked at it closely, it was not really in very good shape, and it eventually became static. Some time later, a lot of new material was added, and purists might argue that it had very little in common with the original thread, but it was nevertheless very impressive to behold.

    Thankfully, the original parts of the thread were not put in a skip at Key Publishing, for fear that they might end up with the very same title on UK Aviation Review.

    I don’t think that there was enough of NH341 in that thread to make it a genuine thread, it was more of a replica.

    in reply to: One found in rescue helicopter hunt #473183
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    The fact that it is a war-grave wouldn’t put-off illegal commercial scrap salvors…

    …a whole sunken Dutch cruiser war-grave has mysteriously ‘disappeared’ in the region in recent years!

    Likewise HMS Exeter.

    in reply to: Gloster Javelin Sightings #785131
    D1566
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    List of survivors below;
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Javelin
    I have only seen the Cosford one in recent years.

    in reply to: Aerospace Bristol merged with Bristol Freighter for UK #785837
    D1566
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    Great news, didn’t expect this to be happening so soon. Shame this aircraft saw no civil use and would love to see it in a civil NZ scheme, of course a nice Silver City scheme would be the best IMHO.
    Rob

    A nice RNZAF scheme would be good too, especially given the assistance they are providing? 🙂

    in reply to: Restoration of Spitfire NH341 #787233
    D1566
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    It only ever seems to be Spitfires that are called replicas or data plate restorations. There were certainly no barbed comments on the P2902 thread.

    Seems to be something of a Pavlovian reaction amongst some members of the forum.

    in reply to: Restoration of Spitfire NH341 #787359
    D1566
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    Oh the irony to suggest that we are in some way superior to rail enthusiasts! It took me 5 minutes to wipe the tears of laughter from my eyes before typing this response. Well done sir!

    🙂 Even better I can now feel superior to myself 🙂

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