Equipped from remaining weapons stocks, occupiers make last stand in Balaclava(s).

Thank god we got these new helmets, Father Boris the company Padre, says that with these on God will protect us from any Ukrainian bullets !

It's called maskirovka, Comrade

Thanks for all the contributions - such a good standard that it's been hard to choose, but here's what tickled me:

Honourable mentions to

622: Wow ...you're a bee keeper too!!

NutLoose: They say we’re the last defence line protecting Croydon, my question is why bother? (Many a true word...)

3rd place goes to Chu Chu: Temporarily assigned to local defense, flight officer candidates still manage to get in some time under the hood.

2nd place goes to treadigraph: Well my boy, this is going to be one hell of a shotgun wedding...

And the winner is...

Wensleydale: I feel such a burka wearing this...

So congrats and over to you Wensleydale to start the week off!

Thanks FBW.

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Early carrier trials find that 38 wires are too many, and will try again with maybe 6.

I think there has been some confusion here Hoskins, when I said fly by wire........

"Obviously a Hoskins effort, I see his fingerprints all over it."

"Send the base a telegram to say there's been an accident!"
"Sorry, sir, the wires are down..."

The pilot didn’t stick around. But Hoskins’ fingerprints are all over this.

After a successful proof of concept, it only remained to work the kinks out of mechanized wire rope manufacture.

You a Blondie fan, Hoskins?

Who's that tangled in the lines, man?

He's from Wichita. Errr, a Lieutenant Campbell, Sir...

Did you or didn't you say you wanted it out on the line smartish?

Well we could shift the blame onto the electricians and put the crash down to a wiring fault.

Well I tried a 90 degrees bank, but I failed to allow for the other bank..

Bravo Hoskins, bravely staying with the aircraft to avoid whatever that box thingy down there is.

"This is a real wind-up - isn't it?"