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17th Sep 2018, 17:25
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Posted By friartuck

This has been a very informative set of posts -...

This has been a very informative set of posts - thanks everyone

It does seem to have been a useful aircraft with decent performance - good job the French hadn't perfected (as they did later) their...
17th Sep 2018, 17:17
Replies: 23
Views: 5,835
Posted By friartuck

One volunteer is worth 10 pressed...

One volunteer is worth 10 pressed men...................
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/300x168/dads_army_9175a9d851f9e157b0a12426eb2ec7551650b6a8.jpg
17th Sep 2018, 16:24
Replies: 459
Views: 113,007
Posted By friartuck

sorry I was responding to a post by t43562 ...

sorry

I was responding to a post by t43562 who was quoting a post by you which I took to refer to the Commonwealth /Empire

Apologies if I got the wrong end of the stick
17th Sep 2018, 16:21
Replies: 148
Views: 25,038
Posted By friartuck

well at one point War the US was able to build...

well at one point War the US was able to build Liberty ships in 42 days on average - from 18 shipyards - I expect the issue was crews as well as hulls...................
17th Sep 2018, 14:11
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Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

An old picture of Abbeyshire??

An old picture of Abbeyshire??
17th Sep 2018, 14:03
Replies: 148
Views: 25,038
Posted By friartuck

And where did all those Tigers and King Tigers...

And where did all those Tigers and King Tigers get them? At the end of the day the Allies could deploy more kit, more men and , in general, better kit than the opposition - the Me 262 was a...
17th Sep 2018, 11:33
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Posted By friartuck

Is it some scratty corner of the British Isles? ...

Is it some scratty corner of the British Isles? hard to tell what the vegetation is but I can think of some odd corners that look that disheveled
17th Sep 2018, 11:27
Replies: 148
Views: 25,038
Posted By friartuck

My old history teacher - who had been in WW2 -...

My old history teacher - who had been in WW2 - summed it up well IMHO

The British brought TIME - from 1940 to late 1941 - no-one else was in the game - by start '42 two of the biggest players...
16th Sep 2018, 18:08
Replies: 6
Views: 1,541
Posted By friartuck

sounds good....... I knew an American guy who...

sounds good....... I knew an American guy who used to collect neon bar signs - some he "liberated" others he bought off the bar man late at night....................

They were all AWFUL
16th Sep 2018, 18:06
Replies: 459
Views: 113,007
Posted By friartuck

Yes and Pakistan has been in and out like a...

Yes and Pakistan has been in and out like a yo-yo. S Africa left and returned and I think places like Fiji may have also come and gone
16th Sep 2018, 18:04
Replies: 148
Views: 25,038
Posted By friartuck

" so there is a school of thought that it...

" so there is a school of thought that it wouldn't have mattered that much if we lost it anyway. "

never heard that before

Quotations /references please........................
16th Sep 2018, 09:38
Replies: 6
Views: 1,541
Posted By friartuck

Obviously not a major transit for PPruners! ...

Obviously not a major transit for PPruners! Thanks 5711
16th Sep 2018, 09:37
Replies: 7
Views: 1,855
Posted By friartuck

Thanks guys - that's exactly what I needed!!

Thanks guys - that's exactly what I needed!!
15th Sep 2018, 09:55
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

well done shackman!!!! Dr. Luis María Argaña...

well done shackman!!!!

Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport is an airport that serves the small city of Mariscal Estigarribia, in the Boquerón Department of Paraguay. The airport is named...
15th Sep 2018, 08:37
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Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

Ola!! but that's a biggggg place To...

Ola!! but that's a biggggg place

To assist this place is a long way from the sea-side.................
15th Sep 2018, 07:43
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

No, neither........ tho Imperial Valley is...

No, neither........ tho Imperial Valley is closer......... and they speak Spanish as well..............
...
14th Sep 2018, 15:37
Replies: 7
Views: 1,855
Posted By friartuck

Is it done in transit or do we have to enter the...

Is it done in transit or do we have to enter the Republic and go through US Immigration there?
14th Sep 2018, 14:52
Replies: 459
Views: 113,007
Posted By friartuck

this sounds like Jet Blast not an article on the...

this sounds like Jet Blast not an article on the European Army :ugh:
14th Sep 2018, 14:50
Replies: 46
Views: 26,094
Posted By friartuck

and you only see lights about 1 hour out of...

and you only see lights about 1 hour out of Calgary..........................
14th Sep 2018, 14:17
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

A long way from E Europe.................. ...

A long way from E Europe.................. actually quite a long way from anywhere civilised (for a given value of civilisation)

the screen shot doesn't show that there is actually quite a bit...
14th Sep 2018, 13:20
Replies: 7
Views: 1,855
Posted By friartuck

Dublin - Miami Aer Lingus

We're thinking of making the trip in spring next year

I guess you can still use the US Immigration pre-clearance facility if you're in transit from the UK?
14th Sep 2018, 13:03
Replies: 7,427
Views: 2,379,617
Posted By friartuck

One of the stated uses of the QE's is "disaster...

One of the stated uses of the QE's is "disaster relief" - all part of the service .................
14th Sep 2018, 13:02
Replies: 47
Views: 20,124
Posted By friartuck

blowing up the picture you can see the two items...

blowing up the picture you can see the two items to the right of the Goalkeeper (or whatever) look like TV camera's - so the Great God PR probably wanted a nice railing-less shot of the ship cleaving...
14th Sep 2018, 07:34
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

Phew!!! That was lucky shot!! OK try this...

Phew!!! That was lucky shot!! OK try this one...... a long way from Yalta - and I don't think ANYONE important ever went here.................
...
14th Sep 2018, 07:27
Replies: 47
Views: 20,124
Posted By friartuck

Good point Ken - I guess "don't ask a barber if...

Good point Ken - I guess "don't ask a barber if you need a haircut" applies...
13th Sep 2018, 16:45
Replies: 47
Views: 20,124
Posted By friartuck

If Korean Matelots are anything like the Korean...

If Korean Matelots are anything like the Korean businessmen I deal with they won't need any training from the RN for their first visit to Jacksonville Beach.......
13th Sep 2018, 15:23
Replies: 28
Views: 14,682
Posted By friartuck

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/900x289/calvin_bridges_40801610e687736f653215b7a7641d6febfca777.gif
13th Sep 2018, 15:17
Replies: 1,258
Views: 576,621
Posted By friartuck

It's the guff spouted by their VP that grates TBH...

It's the guff spouted by their VP that grates TBH - a little humility would be better IMHO given the delays and cost overruns
13th Sep 2018, 15:05
Replies: 47
Views: 20,124
Posted By friartuck

Seems an odd buy for S Korea.... the NK forces...

Seems an odd buy for S Korea.... the NK forces are right outside Seoul - not half way across the Pacific. They have no colonies or even ex-Colonies ..... what benefit do they bring?

Japan I...
13th Sep 2018, 14:58
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

Churchill used both a York and eventually a...

Churchill used both a York and eventually a C-54.............
13th Sep 2018, 13:02
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

British and US flags flying - a meeting between...

British and US flags flying - a meeting between the UK Prime Minister and a US President??? Possible a USSR flag as well - so we're maybe talking Yalta Feb 1945 - the coats would suggest a wintery...
13th Sep 2018, 11:28
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,167,387
Posted By friartuck

Nigeria? looks bad enough maybe not - most...

Nigeria? looks bad enough

maybe not - most Nigerian strips have decent distance markings these days.........
12th Sep 2018, 17:58
Replies: 1,258
Views: 576,621
Posted By friartuck

Ken they have no choice......

Ken

they have no choice......
11th Sep 2018, 18:20
Replies: 7,427
Views: 2,379,617
Posted By friartuck

I think kenv is right... you let the N cat out of...

I think kenv is right... you let the N cat out of the bag and all bets are off

nuke maybe 8000 people and god knows how many zillion dollars worth of kit..... no political system anywhere could...
11th Sep 2018, 15:30
Replies: 38
Views: 7,298
Posted By friartuck

IIRC quite a few late 40's early 50's designs...

IIRC quite a few late 40's early 50's designs went for main undercarriage in the fuselage - both the B-47 and the U-2 depended on outriggers and a few of the Russians went the same way
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