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Old 11th Dec 2012, 09:17
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Agreed. That's why I thought it a 'first'.

First of April more like.
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 09:42
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What tie will he get?
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 11:06
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They have some interesting stories at Global Edition. Here is one....

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (The Global Edition) — Due to a lack of funding by major terrorist organizations, a shadowy militant group attempted to take down a U.S. drone by firing out one of its suicide bombers from an actual cannon directly at it, near the capital of Pakistan earlier this week, sources say.

The attempt of a group calling itself the Al-Poorah Front resulted in a complete failure as the marksmen missed the drone and blasted 18-year-old Ashur Abu-Khalid into a nearby building, causing serious injuries to the young Pakistani and a minor damage to the building.

The group issued a statement recorded on a VHS tape and then uploaded via dial-up to their Livejournal page: “This was a message to all the big terrorist organizations out there so they can see our willingness and dedication to fight the infidels,” read a distorted voice, with black text scrolling across a white screen and Islamic chanting playing in the background.

The distorted voice also said that the “terrorist game isn’t really easy for poor countries who don’t have any special outside funding, but they are looking and willing to talk with foreign investors so they can organize proper terrorist attacks like plane takeovers with bomb wired vests, so they don’t have to waste any more valuable men by firing them out of old cannons at silly drones.”

The Al-Poorah Front has claimed past attacks through statements posted on militant websites, taking credits for such acts as “throwing a rock through a window at a NATO base”, “Letting the air out of tires of U.S. soldiers’ vehicles, then scratching them with keys” and most notorious of all “burning an American flag in a dark and deserted alley”.
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 11:29
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Maybe a commemorative thong could be created for Drone Pilot "ejectees" - in matching colours for their 1000+ hours patches*...




* It's only a matter of time!
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 17:02
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Question

Who do we petition to get LM reinstated?
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 17:38
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They have some interesting stories at Global Edition. Here is one....
The more you look at that site, the more you realise that, for them, every day is April 1...
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 17:53
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Agree PFR, free the Bournemouth one, assuming that he still lives down that way?
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 18:00
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Kluseau

Some of them are actually quite good.

Including the ejection one.
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 20:51
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Another bona jet prang

Mine was another for the sim.. gen fail..div to yeovilton then the engine failed on short finals..(nothing to do with the gen fail).. 0.6 sec in the 'chute. Almost expected to hear dear old Chick K on the intercom with a debrief.. The RN were not impressed.. apparently I took out all their brand new runway lights..
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Old 12th Dec 2012, 01:31
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1986, Hum?
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Old 12th Dec 2012, 11:33
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Just heard LM should be back by the weekend!!

Please be nice to him
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Old 12th Dec 2012, 18:33
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Thumbs up

Out with the bunting
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Old 12th Dec 2012, 18:52
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Yep 17 jun, Wxly & I got engaged the day before (not to each other ) sadly he was killed 10 days later during a display - sad time..

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Old 12th Dec 2012, 20:27
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Hi Hum!!

You learn something every day - I did not know that you and Wex were engaged!!

Or have I misunderstood your post??

But you are right - a sad day when Wex went down.
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