Talking of Fly-Pasts

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by antonye, Jul 4, 2008.

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    antonye Guest

    Was just out in the garden when I heard a droning sound.
    The missus is at work, so I knew it wasn't her.

    Looked up and there was a *huge* US WW2 bomber flew
    overhead accompanied by a smaller fighter. I've just
    had a quick Google and it looks like it was a B17.

    I did wonder why, but then realised what the date was!
     
    antonye, Jul 4, 2008
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    muddy cat Guest


    Mind the 'friendly fire'.
     
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    antonye Guest

    Luckily I was hanging the washing out so I waved a pair
    of the wife's white knickers just to be on the safe side.
     
    antonye, Jul 4, 2008
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    Slower Than You Guest

    That'll be "Sally B" then, as I think it's the only airworthy B17 in
    Europe. http://www.sallyb.org.uk/
     
    Slower Than You, Jul 4, 2008
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    osvif Guest

    Operation units in EU:

    B-17G at Orly
    B-17G at Duxford (Sally-B)
     
    osvif, Jul 4, 2008
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    Grimly Curmudgeon Guest

    Lucky you didn't have a queue of GIs at the door.
    --
    Dave
    GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

    "It's a moron working with power tools.
    How much more suspenseful can you get?"
    - House
     
    Grimly Curmudgeon, Jul 4, 2008
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    Champ Guest

    White knickers? And I thought she lived in Essex?
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    ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
    My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
    To email me, neal at my domain should work.
     
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    Beav Guest

    We were reminded of todays date by a new radio staton oop 'ere in
    Manchester. "Classic Rock" it's called and apart from having no boybands or
    slush music, just GREAT music they have a great line in adverts for the
    stations.

    Today it was...

    "It's the 4th of July today, the anniversary of the Independence of America
    and we're celebrating by doing........


    SOD all".

    You just KNEW he wanted to say "**** all" and he meant it too.


    --
    Beav

    VN 750
    Zed 1000
    OMF# 19
     
    Beav, Jul 4, 2008
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    AW Guest

    Sally B is U/S with engine problems and it's not the FrogFort neither.

    It's Liberty Belle, a US based B17 over here for a commerorative tour.

     
    AW, Jul 4, 2008
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    antonye Guest

    Well, the elastic was very loose.
     
    antonye, Jul 4, 2008
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    antonye Guest

    That looks and sounds like it.
     
    antonye, Jul 4, 2008
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    Snowleopard Guest

    It's just started here
     
    Snowleopard, Jul 4, 2008
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    platypus Guest

    O rly?
     
    platypus, Jul 5, 2008
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    Colin Irvine Guest

    You Orelly men?
     
    Colin Irvine, Jul 5, 2008
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    Sean_Q_ Guest

    I wonder if the Jerries are maintaining the last operational Heinkel 111
    somewhere in Hunland. What would happen if they sent it over Blighty
    just for a lark -- prolly give some WW2 vets quite a turn.

    SQ
     
    Sean_Q_, Jul 5, 2008
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    Dave Emerson Guest

    I was on a Fordair[1] flight to Cologne on the anniversary of the D-Day
    landings, and suggested to the Captain that they should have painted
    black-n-white stripes under the wings "For old times sake".

    After a short delay, the penny dropped and he started laughing so hard I
    thought he was going to have a heart-attack.

    As we come in on finals to the airport, rather than the usual bland spiel
    over the tannoy, he put on a very Biggles voice and said "Captain to crew,
    tally-ho, I have the target in my sights..."

    [1] Ford runs it's own scheduled airline service between the UK, Germany
    and Spain. In those days it was with One 11's, since with MD87's and now
    RJ100's.
     
    Dave Emerson, Jul 5, 2008
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    antonye Guest

    antonye, Jul 9, 2008
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