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Old 7th Oct 2020, 10:58
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"Dad, what on earth is THAT?"

"They are camels designed by a committee at the MoD"

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Old 7th Oct 2020, 12:13
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Amazingly, someone, somewhere, at sometime, thought this was a good idea.
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Old 7th Oct 2020, 12:37
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The outbreak of elephantiasis among the rotary wing fleet was becoming a serious readiness issue.
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Old 7th Oct 2020, 14:07
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Observer to Ground
' I need a location check but I can see Death from up here'
'Ah thanks that means you are over Wigan Town Centre'
Drunkard leaving Weatherspoons
'Time to give up drink' ...
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Llama's, Cheetah's, Elephants? FFS make your minds up!


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After the commercial failure of the A380, Airbus trials a smaller Jumbo.
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French class would have been so much more fun if I'd known what an Alouette looks like after you pluck the feathers.
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The MoD finds a cost-effective way to choose the name of the next helicopter after Puma, Gazelle, Wasp etc. The competition is held on the plains of an exotic country because hotels are cheaper there.
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Old 7th Oct 2020, 20:52
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Non! It has an Astazou engine, it's not at the zoo...
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The government wanted a heavy lift helicopter and this is what we came up with. The Sec of State for Defence was very impressed.
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We tried landing but found we hadn’t got a leg to stand on.
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I don’t want to worry you, but I think they’re doing a mating dance.
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Old 7th Oct 2020, 23:11
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The Tuskagee Airmen...
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Old 7th Oct 2020, 23:55
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The original design was going to be a Giraffe, but it ended in tragedy as soon as they fired it up.
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Well the American Apache can hide in the trees, pop up, and blast the enemy tanks. We can hide in plain sight....
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HRH Fergie gets yet another half brained idea for Budgie's next adventure
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MASH 4077 decorate their choppers so the seriously wounded troops can have a laugh when picked up
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Old 8th Oct 2020, 14:12
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Oh what Larks.
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Oh My Ganesh,I can't remember some of the earlier captions!!!
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Do you come here often?
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