Caption competition

[pasta]

Typical glider pilot. First sign of a problem, they just stick it down in the nearest open space...

[Buster Hyman]

Honest mate, I found it in a crate that was buried near all that Nazi loot....I shouldn't have said that...

[Hempy]

Note pinned to the canopy:

"Dear the Donald,

Dasvidaniya! I am hearing that when you lose you will start Revolution in your country.

Pleass accept gift from me to helping you with your cause.

Vlad"

[MPN11]

"Black Flag ... low cloud base, first Wave cancelled."

[Danny42C]

"Can't see the Plimsoll Line - it's not lake-worthy !"

[Wander00]

Sorry, you are Thunderbird what?

[andytug]

OK...the beers, sorry - the votes are in, and..

Honourable mentions to:

Nutloose for "While I agree your idea of operating them off an ice runway was a good idea, don't you think we are a bit bloody early?"

and JAVELINBOY for "The barrage was necessary to contain the combined bowel movements of the crew and pilot at launch time."

I had thought of one " See what happens if you let one skipper claim salvage?" (ref:Harrier emergency landing......) but I can't enter, so....

..... the new winner of the Coffman Starter Trophy is:

jim's brother, for "It uses the new Swiss arrestor system: hooks on the tyres and loops on the deck - don't forget, we invented Velcro."

[jim's brother]

Many thanks, Andy - most unexpected. Comes to mind that I should have patented my arrestor system before posting it here!

I'm out at the moment, spending the product-placement fee, but I'll start a new competition as soon as I'm back at the Mac.

[jim's brother]

Home now, Coffman Starter trophy on the mantelpiece.

Here's the brief for your next sortie:



Good luck!

[Traffic_Is_Er_Was]

Every Air Jeep supplied to the US Army came complete with a regular jeep ambulance for the crew, and a truck to carry the pieces back to base.

[Arm out the window]

"I tell you, Bob, I always triple-check my harness since Daryl went through the lift fan that day - can't use the blender at home either."

[Hempy]

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need any roads!

[Hempy]

I say Frank, those MP's have been following us for the last 5 miles. Are you sure you weren't speeding?

[JAVELINBOY]

Sir Clive Sinclair tests out his latest C6 model

[c52]

The suspension on this thing is awful: i swear we're leaving the ground after some of these potholes.

[andytug]

"It just shows how long the F35-B testing has been going on! "

[Arm out the window]

'Biggles Flies Without Visible Means of Support'

[Penny Washers]

The vehicle was found to be impracticable because the crew could not consume their baked beans fast enough to keep airborne.

[andytug]

"All just because the General won't drive on a wet road in case it splashes on his cravat!"

[c52]

Despite the rear-facing crew seating, the aircraft took off without hitting the ground vehicles.