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Edgar Brooks

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  • in reply to: Modified Mustang? If so, why? #880112
    Edgar Brooks
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    When Danny Morris was researching the 8th., for his “Aces & Wingmen” books, he found that the leading-edge markings were for dive-bombing, and were painted by the squadron, after VE-day, in anticipation of being sent to the Pacific.

    in reply to: Spitfire 22/24 Drawings #880419
    Edgar Brooks
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    If you want scale drawings, Arthur Bentley is working towards a full set on all Spitfire Marks, but I’ve no idea how far he’s got. Model Aeronautical Press (MAP) did a set, under reference no. 3006, and their drawings are still available (under the same catalogue numbers) from My Hobby Store.
    Without looking at it, it’s difficult to be certain, but file AIR 10/3490, in the National Archives, is listed as “Schedule of spare parts 1st. edition” on the 21 & 22, with AIR 10/4892 and AIR 10/4899 shown as addendums (addenda?)

    in reply to: AIR files at the National Archive #884025
    Edgar Brooks
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    Reader’s Card renewals can now be done in an office on the top floor, but be sure to take your two forms of I.D. The photo, typical of a passport type (if you look like it, you need the holiday) is taken at the same time, so no need to supply one. The microfilms are still on the first floor, but hidden round the back of the enquiry desks, roughly at 2 o’clock (not the one directly in front of you) as you pass through the (open) swing door, no longer in the main body. If you turn sharp right, you’ll see a row of tables, on your right, and the lever-arch files, containing the file references, are on the other side of the tables.

    in reply to: One law for the rich and another….. #1844512
    Edgar Brooks
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    Quite frankly, I’m surprised that this thread hasn’t turned green thanks to the rampant envy and jealousy on display. The talk is of “the millionaire” Andrew Flintoff, conveniently forgetting that he was treated as a hero when he was knocking seven bells out of the opposition; now we find that he has committed the unpardonable sin, not just of making money while wrecking his body at his chosen sport, but (oh, the horror of it) actually keeping some of it for himself and his family.
    We also have a site moderator, who broke the law, didn’t lie in court, but had the temerity to borrow some money and use it in a gamble to employ an advocate to plead his case (it’s what they’re there for.) It worked, in a fashion, and he got a reduced sentence (but “got away with it” sounds so much better, even if blatantly untrue.) We are, of course, then treated to “what-ifs” of various scenarios/accidents (which didn’t happen,) even with drunks weaving down the road asking to be hit (on a brightly-lit motorway at 2a.m?)
    In the link, so thoughtfully provided by CD, it mentions that magistrates (and judges) have the ability to use their discretion, and that’s what they did in these two cases; however much you might hate the idea, it happens, and not just to people with money (try attending courts, and see real life in action, but without using green-coated eyeballs.)

    Edgar Brooks
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    Tens of Thousands of children learn to fire and fire firearms in this country every year.
    So what is your point.

    That (maybe) they’d be better served if they were taught how to get on with others, rather than kill them?

    in reply to: Lancaster Histories did any of these reach squadron service #890409
    Edgar Brooks
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    NX639 sold to France in 1953; NX642 SS (sold for scrap?) 10-54; NX644 SS (CC) 12-54; NX674 617 Squadron, crashed Waddington 15-12-45; NX675 held in 32 & 15MUs SS 12-54; NX696 Near East 2-46, 9MU, CFS scrap 3-50; NX701 Middle East 1946/7, 22MU, SS 9-54; NX783 617 Squadron (KC-G) 12-45 20MU 4-46 SS (BA) 2-58; NX785 617 Squadron 12-45 20MU 5-46 SS(JD) 12-49; PA414 MOD.FE 35 Squadron (TL-Q) 2-46, 7 Squadron (MG-G) 10-46, scrap 10-48; RT670 Swinderby 2-46, 22MU 3-46, SOC 6-52; RT671 ME 17-2-46 ret 11-47 sold for scrap; RT673 39, 5 MUs sold to France 4-53 FCL-04; RT677 held at Swinderby & Pershore SS 10-54; TW870 35 Squadron (TL-R) crashed at Gander 29-8-46.
    All taken from Harry Holmes’s “Avro Lancaster The Definitive Record.”

    Edgar Brooks
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    I can’t give you any idea of its value, but facsimile copies are readily available from Crecy Publications, at £5.95.

    in reply to: UK terror threat level raised to 'severe' #1845201
    Edgar Brooks
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    Oh, come on – surely you know they believe that battered wives also deserve to be beaten, for burning the dinner or looking at them funnily…

    And who, precisely, are “they”? I hope you do not mean the members of this forum, since I speak as someone who, for a time, worked for a firm of private investigators, and, more than once, had to get between an angry husband and terrified wife. When you’ve seen a woman shaking with fear, simply for having to speak with a man (any man,) or had a five-year-old child throw her arms around you, pleading to “keep daddy away from me,” you (I hope, though I can’t be absolutely sure, since you appear to thrive on being objectionable) might find yourself reacting with anger at someone making the sort of crass, insensitive accusations you seem to love making.

    (Of course in the real world they’d run away from the incident with the ‘nasty’ man beating up the other ‘nasty’ man…)

    Easy to accuse someone (anyone) of cowardice, while carefully concealing your identity behind a pseudonym; other, less charitable, types might consider that an act of cowardice.

    in reply to: Green/brown to Green/grey. #894034
    Edgar Brooks
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    10, 11 & 12 Groups were to do the changeover with immediate effect, with the following Groups, in this order, as stocks of paint came available: 13 – 14 – 9 – 82 & 81
    The order for the new design roundels was issued on 30-4-42.

    in reply to: Green/brown to Green/grey. #894199
    Edgar Brooks
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    The order was to take effect from 15-8-41, but wasn’t sent out until the 21st. The yellow leading edge stripe was introduced by the same order.

    Edgar Brooks
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    I dare say there will be a deputation along shortly

    No, there won’t, but, in your usual overweening arrogant way, you haven’t noticed that the vast majority, on this site, no longer have the slightest interest in your everlasting tirades.

    you get the picture?

    Precisely; the only person on this forum, who incessantly comes out with these “offensive” words, is you, but, of course, you’re only being demonstrative, so it couldn’t possibly mean that it’s you who are the offensive one, could it?

    in reply to: Spitfire Mk.I query #896290
    Edgar Brooks
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    The changeover to two “identification discs,” as the Air Ministry quaintly referred to them, specifically on camouflaged mainplanes, was made in early 1937; on February 9th., the A.M. informed Farnborough that any illustrations should include this feature, from then on.

    Edgar Brooks
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    It would be more appropriate to move the Burma thread here to non-aviation surely?

    You just can’t give it a rest, can you?

    in reply to: Cameron warns of IS threat to UK #1846505
    Edgar Brooks
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    I’m sure all the “Trident Subs, Nukes, Typhoons, Tanks and lots of nasty savage soldiers with everything from Laser Designators to sharp sticks.” were a great comfort to Lee Rigby’s family.

    in reply to: Sun front page – severed head alert #1846572
    Edgar Brooks
    Participant

    Ah, Edgar. You have children? Would you have been happy for them to have seen that picture when they were in junior school, or younger?…

    As usual, you twist and turn, trying to get away from the fact that you attach more importance to the existence of the photo than you have regard for the child’s wellbeing.

    There is little anyone can do about the boy in Syria

    So just sit back, and make no comment on it.

    Just a thought but several years ago I was given a job with the possibility of going into a morgue

    Well, good for you; about 25 years ago, I was asked to take photos of a stillborn child, in his coffin, or the mother, due to the hospital’s complete disinterest, would have had nothing by which to remember him, which I did, so keep your lectures to yourself.

    Do you think any preparation was done for that images appearance on the Sun’s front page, about whether everyone was ready to view it?

    I would expect that it had to pass inspection by the newspaper’s legal team.

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