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Old 28th Oct 2018, 04:56
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Join the Air Corp. they said, you'll have a ball they said, no strings attached they said...
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Old 28th Oct 2018, 07:48
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Do I log 20 minutes?
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Old 28th Oct 2018, 14:49
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Wasn't late on the round-out this time, Hoskins landed ON it....

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Old 28th Oct 2018, 19:37
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Came in on a song and a prayer
Our one motor home
Still carried on
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Old 28th Oct 2018, 19:50
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Bertie mused on the concept of a flying machine that could land vertically ... in a controlled manner.
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Old 28th Oct 2018, 20:10
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"No wheels on my wagon, so I'm not rolling along..."
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 00:36
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"Well you know how it goes Sir, I was showing the wife around the old gal and she said you have a loose thread here and pulled it.... the rest is history"
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 03:34
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Bertie sat with the aircraft while Ginger went looking for the Warranty papers.
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 10:04
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Yes, I could get used to this 'cushy' flying life. Much more relaxed than being on the battlefield.
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 10:19
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No wonder it crashed- look at the state of it.
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 10:20
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Last call for captions - judging tonight!!
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 11:01
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What do you mean 'it'll buff out'? I have never heard of that.
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 11:04
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Who left this bloody hangar here?
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 11:06
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Well Sir, I was sweeping the roof like what you told me when Bader, that daft buggar, hit me with his wing. Knocked me senseless but at least I am not legless.
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 11:20
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A proposal to fit all hangar roofs with arrestor cables was rejected by the Treasury.
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 12:37
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If only we'd made it a flat top...
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 12:41
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If i'd had the wife's secateurs i could have solved my fly by wire problem
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 16:27
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Dear Sarge, remember when you told me I was an idiot to transfer to the RFC? Well, you was right....
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 17:43
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Lt Smythe thought that buying shares in Cortaulds could be a good move.
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Old 29th Oct 2018, 17:45
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Using his time-warp device and a pocket calculator, he determined an E-3 would never emulate his feat.
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