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Old 3rd Aug 2016, 15:20
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Small scale trial of alternative methods of transporting heavy objects such as large brake drums on Spitfires.

(Sad story on ["Pilot's Brevet"], p.181 #3609 and p.182 #3629)
 
Old 3rd Aug 2016, 15:36
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A reconnaisance pigeon called Lest
Had a camera fixed to his chest
He flew over Bonn
But his lens cap was on
He thought flying on east was for best
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Old 3rd Aug 2016, 16:27
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"I no likea this Leica"
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Old 3rd Aug 2016, 17:14
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"Birdseed calling Danny Boy" ...
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Old 3rd Aug 2016, 17:44
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"No, I am not a clay pigeon and you do not have to shoot me !"
 
Old 3rd Aug 2016, 19:58
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No you fools, I said Maritime Reconnaissance! All those pies mmmm
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Old 3rd Aug 2016, 20:17
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Dannybird culling Boyseed
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Old 3rd Aug 2016, 20:18
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Be careful up there, look what happened to the Turkey fliers..
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Old 3rd Aug 2016, 20:51
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A member of the pooparazzi.
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Old 3rd Aug 2016, 21:11
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"So I have a pigeon chest ? So would you if you'd had this damned contraption strapped on you as long as I have !"
 
Old 4th Aug 2016, 09:00
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"You think this is a tad bulky? You should see the radar and bomb bay strapped to my legs!"
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 10:13
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How else do you get a birds eye view?


Perhaps I should have told the bird that all it needed to carry was the roll of film. But then, it's not my pigeon.
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 10:42
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Well, how else did you think we got those shots before Drones???
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 11:07
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"When I said fly over the target and give it a quick squirt, I meant press the camera shutter!"
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 11:11
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I don't care what it is, you're not sticking a USB port up there.
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 11:26
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In a most welcome move, the UK Government has announced today that RAF Manston will be reinstated as a fully operational airfield where the MRCP (Multi-Role Camera Pigeon) squadron of the UK Border Force will be based. "We need this capability for surveillance of the UK's 7000 miles of coastline - RAF Manston's 9000ft runway is ideally suited to the MRCP, which will be known here as the Nimrod MRA5," said UK Border Force Director Aydin Marangoz.
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 11:31
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Whatever you do DON'T look at the camera.
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 11:41
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Never mind all that, does it make my bum look big?
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 12:36
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Instead of taking pictures of enemy lines, "Speckled George" the conscripted racing pigeon went AWOL and was last spotted heading home to his loft Wakefield
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Old 4th Aug 2016, 13:00
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Oi! When I said it was digital, I didn't mean that you could use the finger!
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