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"And you can get rid of that skid if you fit a maxaret unit like we did"
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"OK, Captains, today's mission is the Mach Loop not above 500 ft, and last one home buys the beers."
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"It might be small and economical, but let me see you mount a giant rotating Smartie up on the roof"
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The Annual Blues Brothers convention prepare to fly to Las Vegas
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me"
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me"
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Thank you for some very good entries.
Without further ado, in 3rd place, Buster, with "Qantas' answer to the noise abatement issue at SYD!"
In second place, SASless, with "Hyphen~Smyth with his aerobatic Avro was shattered to learn of Tex Johnson rolling the 707 over Seattle."
and the clear winner, Wensleydale, clean bowled the opposition with "Algy complained that his AVRO was taking too long to repair because sandpaper was now a restricted substance in Australia!!"
Well done, Wensleydale, I'm just polishing the CST before bowling it to you.
For those interested, the photo was taken on Qantas' 45th anniversary in 1965. The airframe was the original Avro 504K, Qantas' first aircraft, and the engine was a Gnome rotary similar to the original. When it was found in disrepair, the aircraft was fitted with a different engine.
The aircraft was taxied past the international terminal by Sir Hudson Fysh, one of the Qantas founders and original pilots of the aircraft.
Without further ado, in 3rd place, Buster, with "Qantas' answer to the noise abatement issue at SYD!"
In second place, SASless, with "Hyphen~Smyth with his aerobatic Avro was shattered to learn of Tex Johnson rolling the 707 over Seattle."
and the clear winner, Wensleydale, clean bowled the opposition with "Algy complained that his AVRO was taking too long to repair because sandpaper was now a restricted substance in Australia!!"
Well done, Wensleydale, I'm just polishing the CST before bowling it to you.
For those interested, the photo was taken on Qantas' 45th anniversary in 1965. The airframe was the original Avro 504K, Qantas' first aircraft, and the engine was a Gnome rotary similar to the original. When it was found in disrepair, the aircraft was fitted with a different engine.
The aircraft was taxied past the international terminal by Sir Hudson Fysh, one of the Qantas founders and original pilots of the aircraft.
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Hey, it's my lucky day, I've found a penny!
Not a caption, but a comment:
My mother was Hudson Fysh's private secretary, and she also paid 2 pounds for a joyride with Kingsford Smith.
Brush with fame.
Now for a caption:
"Wooden deck.
Wooden fly.
Wooden tit rot your socks!"
or else:
"The CO told me to sit here until he got back with the firing squad!"
The aircraft was taxied past the international terminal by Sir Hudson Fysh, one of the Qantas founders and original pilots of the aircraft.
Brush with fame.
Now for a caption:
"Wooden deck.
Wooden fly.
Wooden tit rot your socks!"
or else:
"The CO told me to sit here until he got back with the firing squad!"