Discuss Whats this, any plane spotters in? in Aviation on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by petetheplane
I got all the aircraft, but couldn't work out the link. Ever. Too much lateral thinking required. But the bomb ? In a very British way, obviously. Concrete-filled ?
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Ahh the bomb. if it was filled with concrete it would not have worked in the 'Garden shed' method of operation (You will like this, promise)
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I think the redo one is a Miles Magister?
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And it was real, and it was dropped in anger. Originally Posted by SUU23
- 02-11-2011, 01:53 #30134
Dunno what the bomb is but the Gypsy-engined thing could be a Proctor. Connection? All an absolute cnut to get out of in a hurry?
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- 02-11-2011, 08:03 #30135
OK, the missing aircraft is neither a Miles nor a Percival and the link is only vaguely connected with the oggin.
Here're a few more to help with the link...
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Fairey firefly, Saunders roe?, Fairey delta
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Southampton or Hampshire seems a tenuous link
- 02-11-2011, 08:18 #30138Fairey firefly, correct... Originally Posted by SUU23
Fairey firefly
...which is Fairey Delta?
As you said, Southampton or Hampshire as a tenuous link.What your average soldier wants -- really, really wants -- is no-one shooting back at him. (Sir Terry Pratchett)
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Fairey FD1 and FD2 Originally Posted by SUU23
- 02-11-2011, 08:20 #30140Indeed. Originally Posted by SUU23
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