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Old 6th Oct 2020, 06:03
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"Nellie Nellie. This is Head of the Herd. Over"
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 10:22
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Not-so-Little Nellie and friend.
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 10:32
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You're right -- they do look less ridiculous without the arctic camouflage. But I'm afraid they'll always be white elephants.
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 11:38
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"Broadtrunks calling Dum-boy...Broadtrunks calling Dum-boy..."
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Poachers thinks
'Boy look at the tusks on them. Make a fortune '
or
Gonna need a bigger gun

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Old 6th Oct 2020, 14:27
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The Rangers look to flush the Poachers out with a tasty offering. ...By fitting a Gatling Gun in the nose
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 14:29
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"Dad, what on earth is THAT?"

"It's just a nellicopter"
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....and this model has a built in step ladder to help clean the Windscreen with washer jets
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 14:31
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Knew i should have given up drinking
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 14:34
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Upgraded version of a Elephant on a tightrope in the Circus gets a first airing

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Old 6th Oct 2020, 14:34
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"Rhubarb tree in your four o'clock."
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 15:15
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Did you hear Bertie bought it last week./
No what happened
Well there he was pottering about and BANG, some boundah mistook his roundel for a target and the rest was history.
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 15:16
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Originally Posted by Penny Washers
"Rhubarb tree in your four o'clock."

Well I put custard on mine...
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 16:05
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We'll show Wing Commander Wallis and his little Nellie, what big boys fly.
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Early filming of "You Only Live Twice" showed the original Little Nellie concept was flawed when they were laughed at.
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 16:34
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Old Man Martinsyde was horrified to see what history had done to his original concept.
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Old 6th Oct 2020, 17:41
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As Honda pull out of engines, Aston Martin have to provide Bond with alternative transport
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Old 7th Oct 2020, 01:27
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New Russian Helicopter spotted. NATO codename; Herd.
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Need to get closer for Herd Immunity that Boris talks about.....
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Having proven that the flexible refuelling probe didn't fall off, Dumbo flight head off in search of a C130J to practice their radio telephony.
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