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Old 4th Jul 2020, 15:30
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Having crash landed in Calais the crew tried to bluff they were Germans in a captured Allied bomber
All went well till Hoskins challenged them to a football match. It was at that point the Jerry's realised the crew were English
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 15:35
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Duxford were only too glad to obtain the last air worthy Hampden* were dissapointed to find Hoskins had offered to fly it in.
* yes agreed Hampden
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 15:39
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Captain Eric Brown regretted trying for one more type in the log booK. We shall gloss over this one he said and immediately retired.
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 15:53
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Following the incident, the AAIB recommended building longer runways.
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 16:46
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Advanced trials of the fitment of tricycle type undercarriage to the Hampden were so advanced that they had overtaken the actual fitting of the nose leg.
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Hampden Dive Bomber simulator. !00% accuracy so far!
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 17:17
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Hoskins, if you'd just use your over-stuffed wallet to buy a round in the mess every now and then, these little accidents wouldn't keep happening...
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 19:11
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Hoskins is proud to show the well thumbed photo of his Grandads ONLY successfull landing...
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 19:15
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Oh I don't know, bomb bay doors, flaps, throttle, rinse, wash, wipe, call attendant and gear levers are soo similar and close together you know...
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 19:22
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Oi ! enough of that "look ma no hands" stuff !
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 19:25
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Pilot: I don't understand I had no problem landing here yesterday

Sqn CO: Well maybe the fact the wind was blowing from the opposite direction yesterday might have something to do with you running off the end of the runway today .....
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 19:28
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Oh goody, that's the last of those bloody useless Hampdens, now we can get real aeroplanes !
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 20:44
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There’s that bloody goat again..
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Old 4th Jul 2020, 20:45
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Err it’s not what I meant when I said keep your nose to the ground, jerries about.
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Old 5th Jul 2020, 00:28
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Top Neddie: You know when I said "keep your nose to the grindstone..."

Bottom Neddie: Yes sire?

Top Neddie: I didn't mean the bloody aeroplanes, knave!

(Uncle Roger memorial entry)
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Handley Page realises very quickly that it was a bad idea to make an aeroplane that could fill it’s own water tanks, but not tell the pilots about it.
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Old 5th Jul 2020, 08:36
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"Are there any live munitions aboard?"

"Nah, just bombs."

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Old 5th Jul 2020, 11:29
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Hoskins Anti Aircraft battery claim another He 111 kill. However later discover they should have gone to Specs avers
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Old 5th Jul 2020, 11:31
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You really couldn't expect me to know the Czech for "touch and go." But I guess saying that the aircraft should graze the runway may have been a mistake.
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While attempting a emergency landing at RAF Waterbeach the crew find too late the field had been turned over to be more suitable for the Army
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