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Old 4th Oct 2020, 20:25
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Best be a bit early on the round-out here, Hoskins.
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Old 4th Oct 2020, 20:29
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After their kit Alouette model comes out entirely the wrong shape, Airfix make the best of a bad job.
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Old 4th Oct 2020, 20:59
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Originally Posted by treadigraph
Originally we were going to disguise them as giraffes but there was a snag...
The SEngO told us to wind our necks in!
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Old 4th Oct 2020, 21:02
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Mrs. Hoskins was proud to tell all her friends that her son was flying a jumbo.
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Old 4th Oct 2020, 21:15
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Dumbo's parents continued to look for him but ignored the circus tent behind them as a ridiculous place to hide.

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Old 4th Oct 2020, 22:59
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All went well until one heliphant, using its trunk, tried to grasp the other by the tail....

- Ed
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Old 4th Oct 2020, 23:33
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With legs longer than the undercarriage, it was very difficult to Taxyderm this Pachyderm. (sorry)
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Old 5th Oct 2020, 02:53
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Originally Posted by Kiltrash
BAE sell India a Marine One
But the deal fell through because nobody at BAE realised they'd designed it on the African Elephant.
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Old 5th Oct 2020, 02:54
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Too late, they realised that the pilots had Peanut allergies.
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Old 5th Oct 2020, 03:00
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Sadly, despite what is commonly thought about them, they'd simply forgotten where to land.
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Old 5th Oct 2020, 03:16
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"One helluva pitot tube you got there, big boy! Or are you just glad to see me?"
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Old 5th Oct 2020, 08:51
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India decides to refuse the Chinese offer of 5G stays with making Trunk Calls
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Old 5th Oct 2020, 08:52
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Pilot Hoskins screams 'Watch where you are shoving them Peanuts'
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In a Top Gear stunt Freddie refused to walk a tightrope supported by the Elephant trunks. Who do you think I am he asked David Blain?
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Colonel Blimp having been criticised for shooting Tigers from Elephants descides to move into aerial warfare. However find habits hard to break.
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The Council refuse permission for the Elephant Walk through the village due to the great steaming piles of poo. Billy Smart gets creative to get them to the circus
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At Fairford the Spotters get all excited when the rumour mill says there is to be a 'Elephant Walk'
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Old 5th Oct 2020, 11:16
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Well, it worked with geese.
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Old 5th Oct 2020, 11:24
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That's not fuel it's dumping!!!


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Did someone say mouse!
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