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Old 26th Nov 2016, 20:03
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Old 26th Nov 2016, 21:19
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Not an entry because too close to MPN11:

Is that a pitot tube, or are you just pleased to see me?
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Old 26th Nov 2016, 21:22
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EE Awww Ee Aww Ee Aww to know better than to bend those pitot tubes
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Old 26th Nov 2016, 22:03
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"The Ground start unit was a little....horse."
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"It thought it would save going down to the Nags Head at cease flying by bringing a dray and the Nag to the aircraft."
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Old 26th Nov 2016, 23:33
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Combining the crew transport with the accommodation seemed like a good idea at the time....
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 01:08
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Celebrating 90 years of Defence procurement.
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 02:35
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Where do I use the buggywhips

that Charles R. Samson ordered for ground crew transport ?
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 08:25
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Originally Posted by jim's brother
That was so cryptic that it almost passed me by, but how about this:

I don't know if anyone else has noticed (and would be very surprised if you had!) , but if you can sort of unfocus your eyes, or view the image from the right angle, you may be able to see that the horse in the foreground is actually harnessed to a little cart, which to the untrained eye is completely invisible due to the marvelous camouflage that has been applied.
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 09:32
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Sockeye the Donkey realised he was in the wrong queue
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 11:23
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 11:39
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[Quote: I don't know if anyone else has noticed (and would be very surprised if you had!) , but if you can sort of unfocus your eyes, or view the image from the right angle, you may be able to see that the horse in the foreground is actually harnessed to a little cart, which to the untrained eye is completely invisible due to the marvelous camouflage that has been applied.]

TIEW: You are mistaken. What appears to you to be a horse and cart is actually a jet just like all the others. That camouflage is pretty damn good, no?
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 13:01
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Towing the aircraft out of dispersal before engine start was essential to protect the Base Commander's collection of ornamental heathers.
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 15:54
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"Howcome Shrek's never about when I really need him?"
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Eeyore bust a gut every time he heard the "V1, Ungulate" joke.
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 18:52
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Economy crisis bites so hard, even Santa had to downsize.
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 20:05
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Finally....there was something on Dispersal that a Jaguar could almost overtake in a race down the Runway!
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 21:08
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Originally Posted by Penny Washers
[Quote: I don't know if anyone else has noticed (and would be very surprised if you had!) , but if you can sort of unfocus your eyes, or view the image from the right angle, you may be able to see that the horse in the foreground is actually harnessed to a little cart, which to the untrained eye is completely invisible due to the marvelous camouflage that has been applied.]

TIEW: You are mistaken. What appears to you to be a horse and cart is actually a jet just like all the others. That camouflage is pretty damn good, no?
But what if it's the jets that are actually more horses and carts?? My God, what is real in this damn world!?!
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