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  • October 27, 2015 at 7:58 pm in reply to: We've won the lottery! (Or rather Kenley has) #845492
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    Just saw this great news on Twitter, this distribution to this cause of HLF money would never have happened during the cancerous New Labour years……..unless Kenley was to be the site of a proposed LGTB hostel :highly_amused:

    October 21, 2015 at 1:54 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #848230
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    It would be nice if Airfix did a 1/48 Sea Fury. The Sea Fury is under represented in the kit world.

    October 15, 2015 at 3:27 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #852385
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    The F100 would make a nice addition to the BCWM collection, the USAFM needs to look again at its policy.
    The BCWM are without an A10 which is like a U2 tribute band being without a ‘Bono’ !

    October 15, 2015 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Flying Aces of the 2nd world war #852395
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    Kidd Hofer was downed by ground fire.

    October 14, 2015 at 11:46 pm in reply to: Heads up – Britains ultimate pilots #852653
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    The voiceover is poor, but I’m grateful the BBC have bothered to commission the series.
    It had reached the point where you had to rely on cable and satellite channels to see such programmes.

    October 10, 2015 at 6:00 pm in reply to: Battle of Britain pilot Tom "Ginger" Neil Recalls the Battle — news story #856541
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    “Neil, who lives in Norfolk, in southeastern England”
    That explains all the aborted trips I’ve had to Norfolk over the years……..I’ve been headed in the wrong direction.

    A very nice article, I have met Tom on several occasions,he is indeed a national treasure.

    October 5, 2015 at 3:51 pm in reply to: Spitfire, X4593 of 266 Rhodesian Squadron to be recovered. #860321
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    Apparently some ‘geo radar’ returns suggest possible Merlin engine?

    September 27, 2015 at 8:14 am in reply to: RIP Brian Lecomber. #381890
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    So many happy memories of watching Brian at Biggin Hill and of reading his display flying articles in the aviation mags.
    I very much enjoyed his column in Flyer magazine, in fact it was the only part of the magazine that survived the recycling bin!
    I was lucky to get hold of some dog eared copies of his brilliant books too.
    My sincere condolences to Brian’s family.

    September 24, 2015 at 8:00 am in reply to: British win at Reno #869780
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    Nice to see a vintage jet in the limelight for the right reasons .

    September 22, 2015 at 10:20 pm in reply to: RAF Debden Airfield Memorial #870641
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    Sorry for the tardiness in putting a pic up, I thought i had to have a Flickr or photo bucket account to do it but then found didn’t .
    iPhone pic only though .

    September 22, 2015 at 4:48 pm in reply to: RAF Debden Airfield Memorial #870834
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    The new memorial to the former RAF Units in the foreground with the relocated 4th FG memorial behind and the North/South runway beyond.

    September 21, 2015 at 3:59 pm in reply to: Brooklands Hurricane restoration #872021
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    Not good reading and totally avoidable.

    Hmmmm, aren’t the majority of them.

    September 21, 2015 at 12:18 am in reply to: Fabulous finale at Duxford, a perfect ending #872879
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    I was very impressed with the BBMF 6 ship formation,nice and tight and perfect.
    I do tire of the occasional stick that they get always it seems from ‘that’ forum.
    If anything,the BBMF have actually come on in leaps and bounds in the last 7 or 8 years with the more structured changes of command.

    As for the Spitfire balbo and tail chase it was fab-u-lous.
    What a way to mark the 75th anniversary.

    September 21, 2015 at 12:09 am in reply to: RAF Debden Airfield Memorial #872882
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    Sadly I couldn’t attend the unveiling but after getting out of Duxford after the show just before 1900 and spying the gridlock on the M11 I took my back up route home through Saffron Walden and took a detour to the memorial site.
    It’s very nicely done and it was very peaceful with just the birds singing when I pulled over to look.
    As mentioned it is located at the approach/threshold for the North/south runway which is seen beyond.

    September 17, 2015 at 2:57 pm in reply to: You lot like a whinge… #876896
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    A couple of programmes on Radio 2 and a few news snippets on BBC News is a poor showing from the Beeb.
    Then the illogical BoB night showing of Bomber Boys as I have already mentioned.
    I’d have been happy to watch the McGregors Fighter Boys again instead ( with occasional sound off/subtitles……see earlier post)
    Full marks to Channel 4 and Dermot did well.
    Apparently they were still editing the second episode 2 minutes before transmission and it did show a little bit, but overall I
    appreciated the whole endeavour .

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