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Old 3rd Feb 2021, 16:24
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treadigraph
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I was re-reading Ken FitzRoy's "No Time on the Ground" a few days ago in which he described getting airborne from March AFB in a KC-97 whist on exchange there circa 1960 - I experienced an overwhelming desire to live in an era when the piston was King and multi-row radials ruled the roost. Ah me...

When we are not locked down I do frequently hear Biggin's Spitfires which never ceases to be a treat...

Fatlass passed overhead me an hour ago, distinctive sound but not attractive.
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