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22nd May 2013, 22:06

~Alan~ replied to a thread Grumman Avenger with two highball bombs in Historic Aviation

In one of the old films of the testing of dropping the "bouncing bomb" they showed the result of dropping it too low. Where the bomb bounced up and...

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22nd May 2013, 14:09

~Alan~ replied to a thread Cockpit collection, Rayleigh in Essex in Historic Aviation

That's a rather sad tale, and the subject of an old thread. I belonged to 1476 Rayleigh Squadron when we first received the Lightning cockpit, it...

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22nd May 2013, 08:43

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread U.S.A Second Amendment re-think in General Discussion

Even if she did Rick, the gunman had the jump on both of them, and she wouldn't have had time to get it. Yet another tradgerdy. As the Commander of...

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20th May 2013, 16:29

~Alan~ replied to a thread Spotted 2013 in Historic Aviation

Yes, sounds about right.

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20th May 2013, 15:27

~Alan~ replied to a thread Spotted 2013 in Historic Aviation

Something sounding old and slow, twin engined maybe ? Flew over heading north over Rayleigh at 16:21. in cloud though

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20th May 2013, 09:22

~Alan~ replied to a thread Amazing Weapons Loads - Tornado in Modern Military Aviation

Would they ever carry a load like that, other than to move ordnance to a different airfield ?

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20th May 2013, 09:17

~Alan~ replied to a thread Fawley Hill in Airshow Photos

Nice pictures. Although I've never seen a camel's hump with an ear before :)

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20th May 2013, 09:14

~Alan~ replied to a thread It used to be big but now no one cares? in General Discussion

Another thing I find amazing, is that (apparently :) ) the majority of the performers choose to sing in English. They did bring out a rule in the...

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20th May 2013, 09:06

~Alan~ replied to a thread From the 'Eurovision" thread. TV viewing habits. in General Discussion

With my wife being retired and me being semi-retired, we do watch a fair bit of TV. We still have a CRT TV in the lounge (why chuck it out if it...

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19th May 2013, 21:29

~Alan~ replied to a thread It used to be big but now no one cares? in General Discussion

I haven't watched it for ages (what ever happened to Katie Boyle ? :) ) In more recent years (although I can't stand the bloke), I would just turn...

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19th May 2013, 20:55

~Alan~ replied to a thread It used to be big but now no one cares? in General Discussion

Who won it, and where did the UK come ?

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19th May 2013, 15:10

~Alan~ replied to a thread Spotted 2013 in Historic Aviation

Don't know about that one, but we were at Audley End today (Sun), and there was a Hurricane flying around at 12:05pm.

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18th May 2013, 07:49

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread The Aussies are coming!!!!FAST. in General Discussion

Thanks Chas for that bit of info. (Better make sure we are both still alive and kicking to see it all take place :D ) Jim. Lincoln .7

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17th May 2013, 21:51

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread The Aussies are coming!!!!FAST. in General Discussion

Chas, Any idea as to what the New Zealand projects called? It may well be the dark horse in this race. Jim. Lincoln .7

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17th May 2013, 21:41

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread The Aussies are coming!!!!FAST. in General Discussion

EEL. Me too, however, the one thing you can rely on, is that one cannot rely on the Beeb these days, they have lost a lot of street cred in my...

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17th May 2013, 20:08

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread The Aussies are coming!!!!FAST. in General Discussion

Have the Americans got anything in the melting pot?.They used to be the ones to beat, but all seems quiet, on the Western Front these days. Jim....

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17th May 2013, 12:49

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread The Aussies are coming!!!!FAST. in General Discussion

JEEZ Chas, 30yrs?, seems like it was only yesterday, Guess time flies as one gets to a certain age.(Or an old git like me :D ) Jim. Lincoln .7

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17th May 2013, 11:47

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread The Aussies are coming!!!!FAST. in General Discussion

Last Lightning. Many thanks for that input. I was unaware of our project, and will follow it's progress. Can't wait to see US winning the record...

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17th May 2013, 11:34

Lincoln 7 started a thread The Aussies are coming!!!!FAST. in General Discussion

The Aussies are not far off trying to get a new World Land speed record, with their new MISSILE named Aussie Invader 5R. They are going to attempt...

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17th May 2013, 08:16

~Alan~ replied to a thread Could 617 destroy the Dams today? in Modern Military Aviation

That's what I was thinking. Imagine Cameron talking his way out of that one. He'd have to get some advice from Blair.:)

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17th May 2013, 08:11

Lincoln 7 started a thread Shocking U Tube Video in General Discussion

I hardly go onto the above, however my wife does, and last night she showed me the following, titled, "Muslim Invasion of Britain," this was of a...

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16th May 2013, 22:21

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread U.S.A Second Amendment re-think in General Discussion

RpR, I understand, the larger they are, the least likely their sting will kill you. It's the little bugge*s that will. Jim. Lincoln .7

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16th May 2013, 18:14

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread U.S.A Second Amendment re-think in General Discussion

Rick, Somewhere,, I have a photo of a sign outside some public toilets between L.A. and Vegas, whilst crossing the majave desert. It stated words to...

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16th May 2013, 17:17

~Alan~ replied to a thread A policemans life is worth more in General Discussion

It's easy to propose legislation, quite another to get it adopted. Then there are the European courts to contend with.

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16th May 2013, 10:55

Lincoln 7 replied to a thread U.S.A Second Amendment re-think in General Discussion

I.M.H.O. WE are to blame for wild animals attacking humans and pets, simply because one way or the other, mankind is destroying their natural...

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