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Old 22nd Jul 2016, 19:48
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Sir We have put this together from the pieces of your last landings
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Old 22nd Jul 2016, 19:51
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This was donated by WI, better fly it at least once as Staish's Mother in Law is visiting and she is the head of it.
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Old 22nd Jul 2016, 20:32
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"Well, Chief, whaddya reckon ?"........"No sweat, Sir - a bit of fibreglass mat an' a lick of paint an' she'll buff up like new !"
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Old 22nd Jul 2016, 20:52
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"What happened to you ?"......."Well, Sir, Hoskins was my wingman an' I told him to tighten up a bit an'...........!"
 
Old 22nd Jul 2016, 21:09
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Well this Thunderbolt snuck up close but I swiped him with my rudder
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Old 22nd Jul 2016, 22:28
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Chief, I think the interrupter gear needs a bit of fine tuning!
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 02:56
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Well, myself & a chap in a P47 were flying low past this grassy knoll when...
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 06:15
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So I booted in a bunch of right rudder and my foot went right through it.
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 06:59
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"We won't be using that laundry again."
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 07:43
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Got you from behind did they Carruthers? Hmmm, anyway, how are you finding the transition from the FAA to the RAF?
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 08:27
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The experimental GATO system worked well, to a point until the pilot moved the rudder without warning the gunner.
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 08:37
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"We're conducting tests to determine its CF - the number of hits an aircraft can take before it's totally unflyable."
"CF?"
"Corbyn Factor."
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 08:39
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Frederick always said twin fins were better.
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 11:54
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"There was this bloody Drone..!"
 
Old 23rd Jul 2016, 16:01
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"I'm grounding you Bloggs, pending a hearing test - I yelled Shoot the bu66er....not that .!"
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 16:45
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"That Olympic discus-throwing chappie's going to have to practise a bit further away !"
 
Old 23rd Jul 2016, 17:04
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"Bloggs, when I said 'Push hard on the rudder', perhaps I should have said 'on the rudder pedal.'"
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 17:38
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The idea of a target tug was new and the concept had yet to catch on
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 18:22
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"Perhaps a little less deflection next time and you might get nearer the target than the tug , Bloggs?"
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Old 23rd Jul 2016, 18:32
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"Well, there was this eagle, you see, and she wanted a bit of fabric to line her nest for when David Attenborough next came round.........!"
 



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