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November 3, 2002 at 12:18 pm in reply to: Major new Lancaster website!!! #2101946

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Major new Lancaster website!!!

I see lots of people have viewed this topic already-thanks-I hope you’ve all supported the new site! Some Lanc-related chat in their message board would be cool.

Terrible news! Sqn Ldr Paul ‘Major’ Day will be retiring from the RAF at the end of next year! 🙁

It’s not too soon to start saying that he’s going to leave a huge hole in the BBMF once he’s gone, but somehow I think we’ll still see him flying Spits here and there!

October 30, 2002 at 4:03 pm in reply to: One for all you lancaster nuts on here…! #2102053

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RE: One for all you lancaster nuts on here…!

That would have been my guess too, Ashley!

October 23, 2002 at 7:38 pm in reply to: Beaufighter !! #2102549

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Beaufighter !!

Regarding the Bollingbroke ‘Blenheim’ that needs a set of perspex, surely to goodness they can buy a set/borrow the moulds or whatever from ARCO at Duxford?

October 22, 2002 at 11:53 am in reply to: Primetime 'Just Jane' Video #2102813

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Primetime ‘Just Jane’ Video

Oh, right, well, thanks for the offer of help, but as Primetime themselves never seem to know a date, I’d be surprised if Woolies (home of the badly misfiled easy listening CD) knew anything!!!

October 22, 2002 at 9:40 am in reply to: Primetime 'Just Jane' Video #2102817

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Primetime ‘Just Jane’ Video

Coincidentally, I’ve just had a leaflet from them this morning, with a picture of the cover and the yet again ammended release date of ‘November’. Hmm, we”ll see!

October 21, 2002 at 9:49 pm in reply to: Primetime 'Just Jane' Video #2102835

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Primetime ‘Just Jane’ Video

Pardon?!

October 15, 2002 at 5:50 pm in reply to: Radio Times 'Dambusters' letter… #2103762

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Radio Times ‘Dambusters’ letter…

Well, I didn’t want to be the first one to say it myself…
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October 14, 2002 at 10:14 pm in reply to: Forum Getogether? #2103918

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Forum Getogether?

Typical, centre it all on Duxford, around which the avaiation world rotates of course…

What we’re REALLY missing here is the opportunity for a whole gang of us to converge on Hendon-do you reckon if there are enough of us, we could lift the tail of the Lanc up, kick that perch out from under her arse, and gently lower her down again?!

Then we could all hit the restuarant there to have a plate of…well, something…in celebration…excuse me, I suddenly feel ill…

🙁

October 14, 2002 at 2:13 pm in reply to: Dambusters meets Star Wars, the comparison #2103987

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Dambusters meets Star Wars, the comparison

The primary source that George Lucas admits to being inspired by for the original Star Wars film is ‘The Hidden Fortress’ by Akira Kurosawa. The final battle scenes were based on all sorts of clips of original dog fights, which were actually used in the test print of the film before the final effects were finished-‘Dambusters’ has never been one of these.

October 13, 2002 at 1:19 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster R5679 (UPDATED) #2104060

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Avro Lancaster R5679

What a superb link!

October 13, 2002 at 8:11 am in reply to: Avro Lancaster R5679 (UPDATED) #2104112

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Avro Lancaster R5679

…erm, go to Denmark and take one?! 😉

October 12, 2002 at 2:23 pm in reply to: Merlin engine pics. #2104162

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Merlin engine pics.

Well, that’s the age old argument again isn’t it, ‘live’ airframes in museums that can at least run their motors, rather than sitting in the half-gloom (Yes, I’m talking about you, Hendon!!!) and collecting dust. The answer to that of course is money, money, money, with a little bit of ‘Whoops, we’ve sealed our aircraft indoors now’ added in to the mix.

I’ve often mentioned this here, but I well remember the Me410 and Fw190 running their engines on airshow mornings at St Athan-now one is at Hendon, and one is at Cosford, both dead as doornails. Why, for God’s sake? And need I mention ‘Black 6’?!

October 12, 2002 at 1:08 pm in reply to: Merlin engine pics. #2104205

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Merlin engine pics.

What a great set-up!

I guess it would be scuppered by all sorts of health and safety rules, but I’ve always thought a superb idea for shows would be to have a real- perhaps de-tuned- Merlin fitted into a good replica Spit fuselage, all on a large trailer behind decent barriers, with Joe Public being able to pay a reasonable fee to get in and start the thing up himself for a few minutes. I bet we’d all queue for tickets for that one! What do you all reckon?!

October 11, 2002 at 9:21 pm in reply to: Hendon #2104293

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Hendon

😀 Very good!

This ridiculous situation with such a fine warbird being made to look so daft has to be remedied though-and think of the costs for the museum, keeping the Lanc up on that perch-have they no idea how much seed a Lancaster can eat in a day?!

October 9, 2002 at 7:00 pm in reply to: Trenton Halifax Pictures #2104409

Bluebird Mike
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RE: Trenton Halifax Pictures

Money, of course!

But they SO need to restore that plane, even if it means it’s off show for however long-it would still be a genuine Halifax, and one that had a real history, and it should stand proud next to the Lanc and Wimpey. Then all we need to find is a Stirling somewhere, and put it in there in place of the Valiant!!!
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