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Old 24th Sep 2021, 09:02
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He, Alf, come and look at this guy, I don't know if he is trying to get in or is reanacting the battle of Midway.
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Old 24th Sep 2021, 09:29
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Aw, shoot, I've dropped the keys down a drain...
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Is this a Goodyear?

Good year? We've been at war for three years you silly bastard...
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No. You were right. Kiwi's can't fly!
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Oh...sorry. Was that wing straight before I stepped on it?
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Okay, on the volunteer form, I specifically ticked Corsair. So why the hell am I getting in a plane & not a ship?
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Old 24th Sep 2021, 10:13
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That's one small step for Neil Armstrong and one giant leap for Pete Conrad...

(Thanks to Pete Conrad!)
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Sorry you are going to have to move it, this patch of real estate has been aquired by Milo Enterprises for the production of palm oil.
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"Bloody Hell, you would think a decent Air Force would provide some steps, or a ladder."
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"It was Boeing's idea, sir. They call it the Man Climbing Assistance Surface. They just put it in the wrong place."
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Old 24th Sep 2021, 10:48
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With this last step, I fully understand why they called him 'Pappy', but I think 'Nappy" might been more useful!!!!
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Old 24th Sep 2021, 11:36
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I've heard of trying to get a quart into a pint pot but never of t'other way about until now
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Old 24th Sep 2021, 12:04
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Ground crew sniggering after relocating the black strip further outboard.
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Old 24th Sep 2021, 12:25
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If you can make that step without your eyes watering, your parachute straps aren't tight enough.
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If you slip, pull your rip-cord!

Will my chute open in time?

No, but it'll keep you occupied until you hit the ground.
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Old 24th Sep 2021, 12:41
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Hoskins took the orders to scramble literally.
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Old 24th Sep 2021, 13:10
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Well, I did tell you to connect your oxygen first...
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Sir Edmund Hillary really missed his old climbing partner, Sherpa Tenzing...
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Shall we tell him the open door is on the other side....?
Na ..more fun this way...
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Pilot...They expect me to kick start this? ?. Wish they would invent the Starter, Mr Coffman...
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