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Old 7th Apr 2021, 09:54
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Great captions so far. I'll judge later today.
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[ with thanks to Chu Chu so not a genuine entry ]

"There were no yellow lines when I parked it."
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RAF attempts to convert the Phantom to Lightning decoys was doomed from the start.
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It took a while, but they finally got the bloody air conditioning to work properly.
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After years of catching the RHAG, the Phantom finally goes out of service captured by the CHAG
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Standard RTB of long range version.
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WTF...was that a Italian Starfighter...
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The test bed for the Tornado F2 radar is delivered to the contractor...
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Weather Radar says slightly moist, Mission scrubbed.
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Old 7th Apr 2021, 11:59
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At Warton they found a spare Nimrod AEW3 nose to graft on. It could not fly better but it could sniff out the Taliban.
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Old 7th Apr 2021, 12:10
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We're still awaiting the Radar from Cottesmore, they say it comes in bags, we mix it with water, a little sand and then let it set.
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Old 7th Apr 2021, 12:14
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We collecting all the scrap metal we can to build Spitfires for the war effort...
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Old 7th Apr 2021, 15:41
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Why the tiger stripes? Well, we started the landing trials with a Jaguar, but it couldn't keep up with the truck.
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We saw the Thunderbirds do it to land a damaged aircraft on...

The team?

Noo.. The series.
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Old 7th Apr 2021, 16:26
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No no no we're collecting scrap metal to make into saucepans and garden railings
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Old 7th Apr 2021, 16:31
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Sneaky sister: "MUM! Sebastian has been on eBay with your credit card again!"

Mummykins: "Oh dear, not another Airfix model..."
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Well we're delivering it to SAC Nutloose, so he can carry on working from home during the Pandemic
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Old 7th Apr 2021, 16:39
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So that's the mounting sorted bung on the Hydrogen powered piston engine at Cranwell and SBAC here we come
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Old 7th Apr 2021, 18:26
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87mph in a 45mph zone? No wonder it's been returned on the back of a lorry....
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Runway braking action ...poor...

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