In 2009 we had to get a taxi from the airport and had previously booked a taxi.The service was excellant, reasonably priced and the driver very informative and helpfull.
This isnt an advert just advising of an excellant service, have sent you a pm with the details.
could it be part of a vehicle audible warning device ie a Horn ?
could it be part of a vehicle audible warning device ie a Horn ?
Sad news to hear of his passing. May he rest in peace.
What a fantastic tread! Well done to all involved and for those who remember to bump it every so often.
A great tribute to some great men.
Now that would be a nice place to spend a rainy sunday afternoon ! Are the Jet engines along the wall from the Jaguar?
Did you see the Avatar type video from one of the posters of the guy on the blue bike going into the back of the film car?
Damned good work by all involved !
And well done to Gerry and Andy for the family details .
Thanks Moggy, its a very fitting tribute to some brave men.
According to this article they fell victim to Luftwaffe Ace Helmut Lent;
Picked up a print of the original painting at an Ulster Airshow back in the early 90’s !
Have had a look at his website and cant see a copy there. Maybe someone here can locate a copy online but i cant !
If you dont have any luck let me know and i will see if i can get some sort of digital photo thingy !
Police chopper goes down at site of previous crash;
Ant,
I wonder would this be a case for the War graves commision? Dont or Didnt they provide headstones for civilian war casualties?
I edited my initial post as I had ‘Londonderry’ and ‘City of Derry’ mixed up.
Should’nt that be ” Stroke City ” ??? 😀
Keep us in the loop as regards the models, I presume you have seen P7823 Down coded F-TM shown in “Eglinton Eagles” by Mark Postlethwaite ?
Richie, thanks for the insight into a great man. Its great to hear these personal anecdotes about that greatest generation. Its remarkable in this age of Celebrities to remember the “old”way of doing things, dont boast about what you do or did, just get it done and dont go looking for glory. There are plenty who could learn from that.
Denis, couldnt agree more , far too often people forget what we owe these great people and never show them the respect that is due to them. Thanks for your kind words, I sometimes wonder if it isnt too depressing to post these obituaries but then i think we need to honour them.
Unbeleivable, just looking at that mid-upper turret gave me a squint !
What wouldnt i give to have the skill, patience and time to do stuff like this !!
…..15 times between now and next tuesday ! :diablo:
Thanks for the heads up !Do you know the name of the film ?