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12th Apr 2006, 16:45

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Hi guys i was in fleckney in leicestershire monday afternoon and a hercules came in very low and fast any one know why was it training or was there an airshow nearby
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12th Apr 2006, 17:09

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...a hercules came in very low and fast

Isn't there an oxymoron in there...?

I suppose fast is relative...

12th Apr 2006, 17:22

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Isn't there an oxymoron in there...?

I suppose fast is relative...

No it isnt an oxymoron as an oxymoron is a rhetorical figure in which an epigrammatic effect is created by the conjunction of incongruous or contradictory terms.

12th Apr 2006, 18:14

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you must have some low ranking Labour MPs living nearby, maybe one was getting a lift home

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it was fast for 200ft over built up area doing 60 degree turns

13th Apr 2006, 13:20

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ALARM...... 200' and fast over a built up area.... You sure it wasn't chasing horses?

Careful fella, you'll have the fun police onto you.

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Did it fly directly over Fleckney village or around the outskirts? Do you have your eyes calibrated regularly so that you can judge heights accuratley?