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Old 11th Jan 2020, 17:45
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Told you that pilot's watch was too damn heavy...
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Old 11th Jan 2020, 17:48
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“Is he in there? Speak to us, Hoskins!”
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“Last time I fly with an overweight Observer ... bloody nagging ballast.”
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“No problem ... the R.E.8 can take a lot of ... ouch.”
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Kiltrash thinks 'well I seem to have run out of ideas this time'
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How many pilots does it take to buff it out?
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“Sorry, old chap, I think VSTOL is somewhere in the future.”
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“OK, who stole the motor?”

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Old 11th Jan 2020, 18:04
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Take the cylinders out of my kidneys
The connecting rod out of my brain...
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Ah, I think I can see what the problem is...
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“Well, that’s buggered our 9-ship display team idea.”
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"I can tell you here and now that it was pilot error."
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Old 11th Jan 2020, 18:14
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Originally Posted by c52
"I can tell you here and now that it was pilot error."
Yeah ... blame Sam, as usual.
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"Not a laptop in sight - passengers were so much more obedient in those days."
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The cockpit voice recorder, aka Observer, said “Pull Up ... Pull Up ... eeeekkkk ... Pull UP ... aaargh. “
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Old 11th Jan 2020, 18:18
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"Look, if we can fold the plane up, we can store more of them on a carrier."
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Old 11th Jan 2020, 18:20
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"The pilot says there was an uncommanded movement of the elevator that pitched the plane earthwards."
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Old 11th Jan 2020, 18:22
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He says he had a bird strike,

Yes, but it was in a nest!
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Q.3.. If it takes 6 men to examine the wreckage in 5 minutes, how long will it take 8 fitters and riggers to repair it? Show all working.
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Unsure of how to credit this kill, the Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte gave everyone ein Punkt.
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