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hobie
20th Feb 2005, 20:50
Pad's interesting thread on the Vulcan incident at LHR led me to look up Sir Harry Broadhursts RAF Career details .......
its worth reading,
http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Broadhurst.htm
:ok:
Pontius Navigator
20th Feb 2005, 21:01
Nice link, shame about the unnecessary apostrophe in
"its undercarriage"
The aircraft might have survived and bee able to make an emergency landing elsewhere except, I understand, that the crash switches operated preventing the pilots from flying the aircraft.
hobie
20th Feb 2005, 21:25
PN, I started the thread to illustrate the guys spectacular RAF Career rather than the Vulcan incident ..... but I do agree on your point re the apostrophe .... how well you spotted it :p
hobie - great link, thank you. A wealth of info in there!
Ex Douglas Driver
21st Feb 2005, 07:14
Maybe it's the missing apostrophe from the post title....."how to live till you're 90":E
Good read tho!
hobie
21st Feb 2005, 09:46
....."how to live till you're 90"
yep!!!! :p
I remember years ago being "Castigated" by a Lady English teacher for using "your" ..... :{
6foottanker
21st Feb 2005, 22:24
Hobie - Wot Apostrophe:- 'The guys spectacular RAF career'..? Belonging....to the guy....Your English teacher would be turning in her comfy armchair in the staff room!
hobie
22nd Feb 2005, 09:24
tanker..... I'm getting lost now with all this discussion about the use of an "Apostrophe ...... :(
ps. My English Teachers (all eleven of them:eek: ) emailed me this web link .....
http://www.answers.com/topic/apostrophe-mark?hl=use&hl=apostrophe
Bless them ..... :{