How many hours will you whine in February?
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How many hours will you whine in February?
Before you do, have a read of this:
Squadron Leader Keith Thiele - obituary - Telegraph
Doesn't strike me as the kind of chap who would be chiming in on the thread.
Seriously, do you think any subsequent generation or mongrelised society has produced anyone capable of this kind of stuff? It's humiliating and worrying in equal degree.
Squadron Leader Keith Thiele - obituary - Telegraph
Doesn't strike me as the kind of chap who would be chiming in on the thread.
Seriously, do you think any subsequent generation or mongrelised society has produced anyone capable of this kind of stuff? It's humiliating and worrying in equal degree.
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Thanks Dropp... What a flier!
From that era a great read is 'First Light' by Geoff Wellum - an 18 year old Spitfire pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain!
From that era a great read is 'First Light' by Geoff Wellum - an 18 year old Spitfire pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain!
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Doesn't strike me as the kind of chap who would be chiming in on the thread.
In other news, comparisons are usually more effective when you compare like for like.
Slightly odd thread title. However, what a guy! I also recently watched a documentary on Bob Hoover, test and airshow pilot extraordinaire. His expertise was noted during training when he flew 4 point rolls better than his instructor. Highlights of his amazing career included escaping from POW camp and stealing an FW190 from a local airfield, flying north west to now liberated Holland and rejoining the air force. During test flying he landed an F86 sabre on the lake bed by Edwards @ 300 kts taking 11 miles to slow down! He also flew the Bell X1 with Chuck. They threw away the mould with these chaps...
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