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  • December 30, 2013 at 6:02 pm in reply to: God,Allah,Buddha,whatever you want to call it doesn't exist #1835498
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    My invisible friend is better than your invisible friend, and my invisible friend says i should kill you (horribly) if you say anything different.

    Sounds reasonable to me.

    Personally, I believe in the magic pixie who lives in the volcano. You may not believe in him, but I demand that you respect my mental delusions.

    Then again, we could move from the stone-age into the 21st century, admit that thunder is not God being angry, and dump the whole nonsensical, toxic, controlling, contradictory claptrap in the bin.

    December 25, 2013 at 7:43 pm in reply to: Martin B-26 cockpit wreck found at Watson Lake, Canada #937689
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    See here.

    http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?91456-Lost-bomber

    December 24, 2013 at 4:28 pm in reply to: The Merry Christmas thread – with added Historic content… #938159
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    A rural scene.

    December 24, 2013 at 12:54 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #938390
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    [QUOTE=Mark12;2099096]Merry Christmas.

    Ahh, a very welcome contribution.

    Pull up a sandbag, and have some Egg Nog !

    December 24, 2013 at 11:39 am in reply to: Queensland Tiger Moth crash report. #938558
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    That company has operated since 1978.

    I am not aware of the number of different aircraft that have been in service, but given the prevailing good weather, and the likelihood of many people wanting the aerobatic experience, the chance are any single airframe could accumulate very high aerobatic hours, more than in the UK (duff weather) and more even than when in military service, where they would most probably have various bashes and bangs, thus never getting the chance to serve for years and years.

    As the saying goes, wait for the report.

    December 24, 2013 at 9:58 am in reply to: Queensland Tiger Moth crash report. #938590
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    Dreadful, and unusual. As the report intimates, Tiger Moth break-ups are hardly known.

    Poor ‘Jim’ Rae never had a chance.

    December 23, 2013 at 1:53 pm in reply to: Year in five #466420
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    My five

    No idea why they all look soft ( originals are sharp) I see other peoples thumbnails are much sharper (?)

    December 22, 2013 at 7:56 pm in reply to: G-APTS Chipmunk #939551
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    If you have dug around at all, you will presumably already have seen various google images.

    It is now in Australia as VH-ZIZ

    ”The aircraft was built in Chester, England, for the RAF and entered service in June 1952 with service number WP 791.

    It saw military service in a number of RAF locations including Hornchurch and Castle Bromwich. In 1959 it was converted to civilian use and was initially based at Croydon Airport where it was the last aircraft to fly out of this famous airport before its closure. It then spent a number of years at the Surrey and Kent Flying Club, and in 1966 it won the Kings Cup air race.

    The aircraft was shipped to Australia in 1993, and repainted in its original RAF colour scheme in 2007.”

    http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD::pc=PC_90141

    December 22, 2013 at 7:40 pm in reply to: G-APTS Chipmunk #939557
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    Chipmunk Folks:

    Good day!

    Do anyone has more details, (poss place or date)/other angles of the Chipmunk pic included G-APTS & close -ups of the little blue-white-blue flag at the tail? Photo via Wieesso. Tks

    http://imageshack.us/a/img31/2594/a7g2.jpg

    That looks like Denham, infact I will put money on it !

    maybe 1970’s, before they started parking aeroplanes on the far side.

    December 19, 2013 at 10:01 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #941592
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    Mk 12’s updated flyer survey will be of interest I imagine.

    From WIX

    ”With two more restored Spitfires airworthy these past two weeks it is easy to assume the number is stretching well past 50…but is it?

    Some 80 Spitfires and Seafires have flown since the Battle of Britain Film of 1969 but it seems as new ones take the air others drop away to keep it broadly in balance.

    If a Spitfire hasn’t flown for more than a year I drop it down to ‘airworthy resting’ status before it drops even further to museum static or private storage category as the paperwork runs out.

    So who then in the US can please advise the last time the following took to the air.

    AR614 Seattle. BL628 Texas. MK959 Millville. ML417 Texas. PL344 Maryland.

    I was up tp 52 then down to 50 with the knowledge that Seafires VP441 and PR503 have not flown since 2010 and are firmly in the ‘airworthy resting’ category.

    PeterA ”

    http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=51657&sid=f80a44662f351ff16406ef5ec254133a

    December 18, 2013 at 9:55 am in reply to: G-ANJK, Tiger Moth. #942970
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    See here — Long Mountain Flying Group

    http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/255999-long-mountain-tiger-group.html

    December 18, 2013 at 9:50 am in reply to: Wright Bros 110th Anniversary #943080
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    3 hours?? what in?

    SR 71..??

    December 17, 2013 at 6:55 pm in reply to: This Year's Favourite Christmas Card! #943458
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    Fantastic, timeless shot. Very nice.

    Not sure about the tractor tracks, but I would not want to be called Mr Picky! :rolleyes:

    December 17, 2013 at 3:19 pm in reply to: Wright Bros 110th Anniversary #943775
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    An amalgamation of other people’s ideas and ultimately an evolutionary dead end. I’d alos be more impressed if they’d managed to achieve flight without a catapult launch system.

    Boy, a tough audiance in tonight ! Mr Nut is NOT impressed.

    Maybe the first fight of the DC-3 is more impressive, also Dec 17th. And my birthday..:rolleyes:

    December 16, 2013 at 10:10 pm in reply to: Liberator part #944299
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    1960 was still almost still in the shadow of the war, too soon for many people to think much about preservation.

    In 1960 they were still scrapping Lancs, and Mosquitos would still be destroyed into the mid 1960’s.

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