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Old 19th May 2021, 21:56
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Landings don’t come any rougher than that Hoskins!
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Old 19th May 2021, 21:57
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Yes, but the whole idea of a Tail Gunner relies on the fact that there is actually a tail!
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Old 19th May 2021, 22:27
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Instructor: "OK, we've removed 'straight and level' from the equation. Let's see if you can fire the gun."
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Old 19th May 2021, 22:29
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Initial attempts to build an all-metal aircraft met with severe corrosion problems.
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Old 19th May 2021, 22:30
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Stress-testing the fuselage has put an enormous crack in it, just next to the pilot's.
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Wearied by endless reports of UFOs, the MoD build an unidentifiable object that can't fly.
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Old 19th May 2021, 22:38
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Movable latrine so the enemy do not catch us sitting.
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Old 19th May 2021, 23:04
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The importance of spelling: The MoD specified that the aircraft must brake after landing, not break.
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Old 19th May 2021, 23:06
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Instructor: "Now, can you see the ground?"

Student pilot: "No, Sir."

Instructor: "And when you're this low, that's the time to land."
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The prototype of the Rail Gun was less than successful - back to the drawing board.
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Despite the fact that it wasn't airworthy, it still contributed its fair share of skid marks.
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Tescos (Safeway, Woolworths, Costco, Aldi) had finally had enough of stolen shopping trolleys!
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Old 20th May 2021, 01:44
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Cholmondeley-Smythe loitered patiently up-sun, just waiting for a careless Hun to be pushed into range.
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He's one of the Airfield guards. It helps them pretend the RAF Regiment is just like the rest of the RAF.
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You've heard of a Pillbox? Well that's a Pillockbox.
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Old 20th May 2021, 02:26
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Indi had a cunning plan to win the mine fight in his up coming movie, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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Old 20th May 2021, 02:29
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Well it worked on the F111
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Old 20th May 2021, 02:33
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Cutbacks old chap, you know planes don’t grow on trees, we might make them from them, but they definitely don’t grow on them... ahem.
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Yes England, heart of oak and all that, but we never allowed for the bloody Froggies and their termites..
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I don’t know about being attacked by an Eindecker, it was more like a Black and Decker..
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