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Old 1st Apr 2011, 07:38
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"Say, Chuck, shouldn't we have tied the airplane to the block the other way round if you was wantin' to check the afterburner?"

or:

The acceptance test for the new accelerometer installation was quite demanding.
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 07:48
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OK, one more time. I said, "...and when I hit the top of the dashboard like THIS, I'd like you to stop the vehicle as quickly and safely as possible...".
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 08:52
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The kamikazi training course contained a fundamental flaw.
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 11:26
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"Dad, why can't we just hit it with a mallet to try and win a prize like everyone else?"
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 13:23
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Remember Marty, you have to reach 88mph
85mph.....86 mph..... 87 mph........ Ohhhh Sh*t Dooocccccccccccc
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 13:36
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US Military accountants aim to prove you can squeeze another 10 Phantoms onto a carrier.
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 13:43
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The ultimate effort to determine if a fighter pilot's head being hard as concrete was micro-seconds from completion.....when the Standby Helicopter crew was heard saying...."Before you go Bloggs....can I have your car?"
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 14:50
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"Chiefy was getting a bit bored with winding in the cable of the RHAG, sir. Just his little joke."
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 16:58
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"Hey, it doesn't look much like a cardboard box to me."
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 17:18
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The missile release rail needs a little more grease Chief !
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 18:52
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It's OK Nav. Look at the date, it's just the lineys having a laugh at our expense.
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 23:23
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"Page 1, Chapter 1. Operation manual for Martin-Baker Eje...."
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 23:42
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"No this isn't quite what I meant when I said get as close to the target as possible before firing!"
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Old 2nd Apr 2011, 03:10
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Billy-Bob's homemade IFF was accurate to 2 metres only.
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Old 2nd Apr 2011, 07:28
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Next, we have the airbag test.....













.........Fail
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Old 2nd Apr 2011, 08:48
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'Watch very closely, I'm going to show you just the once'


or (for older readers)


It was a little late for the actor playing Steve Zodiac, who was halfway down the Fireball XL5 take off ramp when Gerry Anderson realised that using puppets was a better plan.
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Old 2nd Apr 2011, 10:04
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Sqn Leader Ivor PPrune to the Staish:

"So far the mission is running on rails, Sir."
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Old 2nd Apr 2011, 10:12
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Someones going to get a mighty cross over this!!
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Old 2nd Apr 2011, 10:16
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Following the disbandment of the F3 force, early redundant Blue Circle radars were put to a good use.
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Old 2nd Apr 2011, 12:00
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I say Nav...."When the CO said it was the odd coloured one....you reckon it was the one with Green Camo?"
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