Queen Elizabeth II last flight tomorrow.
Fantastic! Together with ‘dem phat rims’ on the Royal Hearse - her late Majesty was a bit of a secret pimp my ride fan I reckon. Whilst I don’t expect the royal hearse to make a defensive driving J turn into Buck House it is worth noting that as a whole the Royal Family have a rather tasteful interest in vehicles specialist or otherwise!
The U.K. has, was, is, will be always be a lot of things for good or for bad but I tell you what, the ability to have that discerning existential, subtle attention to detail, decorum and class will always be second to none. It probably won’t be found on the delayed EXS flight to the louf mind you!
I also expect to see a wealth & lifetime
of pride, skill, service, training and dedication over the coming days and the culmination of that is to be observed and to be proud of.
Personally trying to get a line side view of the Royal Train trundling down south at 40mph would of been wonderful but a private plated C17 making an unconventional flight path, around weather & other air traffic to give as much of the nation a chance to pop a salute to the sky was incredibly
well executed, fitting and an outstanding performance by all involved. Timed
to a T. Dragging a red sky at night shepherds delight sunset behind. Wow.
Sadly Nidge Fa-ridge in a cheap
black suit has just popped up on my
youtube feed so that pride in the nation has probably
just gone back to slightly above where it was prior, I do have hope
though.
Matt
The U.K. has, was, is, will be always be a lot of things for good or for bad but I tell you what, the ability to have that discerning existential, subtle attention to detail, decorum and class will always be second to none. It probably won’t be found on the delayed EXS flight to the louf mind you!
I also expect to see a wealth & lifetime
of pride, skill, service, training and dedication over the coming days and the culmination of that is to be observed and to be proud of.
Personally trying to get a line side view of the Royal Train trundling down south at 40mph would of been wonderful but a private plated C17 making an unconventional flight path, around weather & other air traffic to give as much of the nation a chance to pop a salute to the sky was incredibly
well executed, fitting and an outstanding performance by all involved. Timed
to a T. Dragging a red sky at night shepherds delight sunset behind. Wow.
Sadly Nidge Fa-ridge in a cheap
black suit has just popped up on my
youtube feed so that pride in the nation has probably
just gone back to slightly above where it was prior, I do have hope
though.
Matt
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It may have been the same airframe I was taking the crew of to the met of 903EAW when Baz Barwood died. She has seen action with loads of repat flights. Her crew did their duty.
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Well done to all involved.
There is a film somewhere of HM driving herself around in a V8 Landie, so she was clearly a petrolhead. None of that diesel nonsense for her.
RIP ma’am.
There is a film somewhere of HM driving herself around in a V8 Landie, so she was clearly a petrolhead. None of that diesel nonsense for her.
RIP ma’am.
Balmoral is way up in The Highlands, where starting of diesels in sub-zero temperatures was a longstanding issue. I believe the fire engine in Braemar, the nearby village, was the last petrol-engined fire engine in the country, wholly to assure starting in winter weather.
I'd be surprised - after all, all the C17s are *LIZZ when you turn the serial upside down. Maybe 2LIZZ would have been more appropriate!
