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Well that's just fine so long as you aren't tempted-ever- to pass your superior experience/ knowledge onto any other of the PPrune forums.

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Might be a good thing-given your attitude-if military aircraft were scrapped-think of the savings.

It won't be called nogger, nagger, nugger or negger, though, will it?

A we now supposed to PM all submissions to HF along with a potted history of our careers for his approval before posting????

No, but it will jump into the back of Sqn Ldr Canfields car on demand.

Not to forget this incident...!! (From the BBC Radio 4 Website)http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif



The Rooftop Dakota


On 19th December 1946, a Dakota plane crashed onto the roof of a house in Angus Drive, near Northholt Aerodrome in Middlesex...
Over the past three weeks, Home Truths has followed the story of the rooftop Dakota. First Irene Zigmund, whose house it was, told us of the incredible escape of herself and her 4-month old-son David, who was asleep in his cot upstairs when the plane landed on the house. Next, the air hostess, Bobby Pilbrow, and the son of one of the passengers on the plane, John Livingstone, got in touch with us, to tell us their bit of the story.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometrut...kotaonroof.jpg Railway Air Services Dakota G-AGZA

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometrut...dakotanose.jpg
The Dakota - nose first

And to round things off nicely, this week, Audrey Hawkridge emailed us to tell us how she and two of her friends stood transfixed as the Dakota appeared to be flying straight for the window in the upstairs office where they worked at the British European Airways headquarters. "But," said Audrey, "the Dakota gave a nerve-racking little wobble upward, and scooped itself in a painful sort of limp over our roof..." It crashed a few hundred yards away. Incredibly no-one was hurt. Our thanks to Maurice Wickstead, from Newton Abbot, who told us about the existence of the dramatic photographs of the Dakota after it had ploughed its way into the rooftop of 46 Angus Drive. The house, by the way, is called 'Dakota's Rest'.

Now what's the chance of a Hurricane and Spitfire, turning up on the final day of the exercise? Go on BBMF/MoD, you know it makes sense! Please

To the Typhoon pilots, from a local, don't spare the re-heat, please!

To all the mil personnel taking part in the exercise, great to see and hear you, and of course, take care.

...Irvin.... scarf..... and if I may be so un-PC.... a pipe?

This is from the BBC news page.............

So, I'm just wondering..... which Fighter Jets were based at Northolt during the second world war?

Meteors?

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Meteors............erm....nope. Not according to the official RAF Northolt web site.

Well that's the BBC shot down in flames again then, unless some non-operational jet paid a visit.

According to The Sun, this is the first time the "Fighter Jets" have been based at Northolt since the Second World War! It would appear that there is still a lot of stuff about WWII which has yet to come to light.:ok:
Warplanes over London for Olympic exercise | The Sun |News
FB:)

So.......... did the Sun get it from the BBC or did the BBC get it from the Sun?


Making mistakes is bad enough, but to copy someone else's mistake is worse!

What are the odds of them ever being given the order to shoot?

Any one know what size of shrapnel Sidewinders fragments into? And where I can order armour plating for the roof?:ouch:

During Obama's recent visit (under 23hrs in OZ I think) to Canberra the RAAF provided a CAP above Canberra from RAAF Williamtown during his entire stay.

The RAAF provided the same service when Bush II visited during his second term.

Google Earth tells me its just over 200 nm as the crow fly's one way from RAAF Williamtown to Canberra.

I'm sure the RAF could mount a CAP with the Typhoon if the RAAF can do it with 'Classic' Hornets.

23 hours isn't really comparable in terms of manpower, costs, fatigue etc than a period of well over 2 weeks though.

I wouldn't be worrying about sidewinders...

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Section Officer Harvey?

That has put me off my stroke stroke stroke suspenders thigh white flesh.

Off to make a healthy cup of strong tea.

Suggest we all do the same.