Moving the black dog’s grave?
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Really Pr00ne? Most camps the RAF tended to shut often had significant amounts of dosh spent on them before they closed... Look at St Athan for one.
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ergo... Marham will be on a list. Not near the top I grant you, but it will be on it.
How many times have we seen massive investment in a base brushed aside as it gets closed for being "too expensive to maintain".
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It may seem nonsense to you pr00ne, but no one seems to know the thought processes of our "leaders" these days. Anyone at the HO who was tasked to survey potential sites will have failed in their duty if they had not considered ALL options.
ergo... Marham will be on a list. Not near the top I grant you, but it will be on it.
How many times have we seen massive investment in a base brushed aside as it gets closed for being "too expensive to maintain".
ergo... Marham will be on a list. Not near the top I grant you, but it will be on it.
How many times have we seen massive investment in a base brushed aside as it gets closed for being "too expensive to maintain".
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It’s the only UK Lightning airfield, it’s not going to close, despite what occasionally happened over 50 years ago!
Is it on the electoral patch of a leading politician, if not it's fair game
You don't need to go back that far. Linton had a runway refurb and a brand new tower, it was the only BFJT training base we had but it closed and tasking moved.
Read my post again. I have not said Marham will close. I said Marham WILL be on a list of potential sites for consideration.
At the moment there are more favourable options, there are cheaper options but we only know this because someone, somewhere will be doing the sums.
If and when the cost of housing asylum seekers exceeds the cost to move the UK Lightning fleet from Marham then it will be on cards.
Read my post again. I have not said Marham will close. I said Marham WILL be on a list of potential sites for consideration.
At the moment there are more favourable options, there are cheaper options but we only know this because someone, somewhere will be doing the sums.
If and when the cost of housing asylum seekers exceeds the cost to move the UK Lightning fleet from Marham then it will be on cards.
Wrong grave site
I have no idea if Nigger is actually buried in the grave site, so many theories. I do know that the site being used now is a fake site. I worked as a civilian at RAF Scampton in the 70's and was taken to see Nigger's Grave which was right outside Gibson's window not as far away from the building now shown in photo's. It also had a small single white chain link around it, I remember it clearly. I saw the original plaque too. Then a few years ago I donated some of my Uncle's memorabilia from his time in Bomber command to RAF Scampton museum and heritage centre which has now closed down. It was at this time I saw Nigger's "new" gravesite put there for the sake of the visitors with the new plaque on. I was appalled at this plaque change and also the lie about where Nigger's grave actually is. Why do we need to do this to appeal to a minority? The majority are no longer listened to.
By the way, if anyone knows where the memorabilia from RAF Scampton's museum and heritage centre has been moved to, I would be most grateful to know. My Uncle's stuff was precious to me and I let Scampton Museum have it as I thought it would be looked after and cared for when I wasn't around. Emails and phone calls...no response.
By the way, if anyone knows where the memorabilia from RAF Scampton's museum and heritage centre has been moved to, I would be most grateful to know. My Uncle's stuff was precious to me and I let Scampton Museum have it as I thought it would be looked after and cared for when I wasn't around. Emails and phone calls...no response.
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we're way off topic I think.......
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Apologies if it is on the incorrect thread, I'm new here. There is mention of the dog a few messages up which gave me the impression I was on the correct site. Also the title of the postings were called, "Moving the black dogs grave" which made me think it was relevant.
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Why not? We are all posting on what was was initially conceived as an anonymous forum for all sorts of stuff, much of it being politically incorrect pilot banter, some twenty eight years ago. I was there at the time. The forum rules have changed, but none of them state that posts have to be made under one’s real name.
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Four times, I've just counted. If it was done in any sort of hate or derogatory way then I would understand but it wasn't. It was an innocent post giving what bit of info I know and asking for info and yes, using the the dogs correct name.. Why are we airbrushing history? I was reading this site before I posted, it is not an abusive site from what I saw, if it was, I would not have posted. History is not abuse and I refuse to change history. I apologise of you felt my use of the name was offensive or excessive but I refuse to use a made up name. The use of the name is not directed at any person, merely the name of a dog in the passage of time.
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