Belgrano
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Had to look up what G was on about. (Didn't live in the UK in those days).
Found this...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2480241.stm
Found this...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2480241.stm
More to the point the Admiral Belgrano was observed off the Fawklands going around in circles!
A certain building has been described as:
a. looking like a battleship
b. going around in circles
c. in need of sinking
not unlike the Admiral Belgrano
A certain building has been described as:
a. looking like a battleship
b. going around in circles
c. in need of sinking
not unlike the Admiral Belgrano
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Sorry to be boring, but the Belgrano was erected about the time that the Belgrano was sunk (I remember both well) and when it was clear to everyone it looked like a battleship, the Belgrano was just the battleship most in the news.
The name stuck.
It's most unfair, because the people who regulate our aviation do a much better job than would a bunch of Argentinian sailors.
I'm sure they do.
The name stuck.
It's most unfair, because the people who regulate our aviation do a much better job than would a bunch of Argentinian sailors.
I'm sure they do.
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£120 (or so) to get a little book that could have been made by a 5yr old with a printer.
Yeah they definetely are worth every penny.
By the way the CAA have a very nice, big office on Kingsway (Holborn, central London), seems very odd to me why they need so much of such expensive office space.
Yeah they definetely are worth every penny.
By the way the CAA have a very nice, big office on Kingsway (Holborn, central London), seems very odd to me why they need so much of such expensive office space.
Incidentally, if I remember correctly the Royal Navy deliberately sunk the Belgrano just when there was another big Argentinian warship alongside who would be in a position to pick up as many survivors as possible. A very British approach.
The other warship promptly cleared off as quickly as possible leaving their colleague to the South Atlantic. Not, I hope, what the Royal Navy would have done.
G
The other warship promptly cleared off as quickly as possible leaving their colleague to the South Atlantic. Not, I hope, what the Royal Navy would have done.
G
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ncidentally, if I remember correctly the Royal Navy deliberately sunk the Belgrano just when there was another big Argentinian warship alongside who would be in a position to pick up as many survivors as possible. A very British approach.
Not, I hope, what the Royal Navy would have done.
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near the Falklands
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2480241.stm
Note, I am in no way criticizing the sinking of the Belgrano. Argentina committed an act of war against the UK and the sinking was a legitimate attack against a legitimate military target. I'm just a bit disappointed the Conqueror didn't get the Belgrano's escorts as well.
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In response to Double Echo's comment regarding the "Death Star" being a more apt name for the building in question, I regret to inform you that the real "Death Star" is already in service (see the link below).
http://easa.eu.int/home/index.html
Regards
Stan
http://easa.eu.int/home/index.html
Regards
Stan
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Deaf Stan - thanks for the link, very interesting blurb about spending taxpayers money. Tried a search on "general aviation". Any one care to guess how many hits I got?................................................ yep; zero.