Discuss Slingsby takes off again in The NAAFI Bar on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by meridian
Replace it with one that is a proper colour :D
Or, even better ......
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Or, even better ...
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Is that a hat
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Yes. Originally Posted by Spanish_Dave
A 40-year hat, actually.
Get some in!!
First worn on my graduation parade in 1965, worn on my last day of Service, and then worn at Bisley [occasionally] for another 10 years.
I was first told to stop wearing it in about 1970, and later by a 4-star in the late 80s.
WTF, I love that hat
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I have a spare black one as it happens. Originally Posted by meridian 
Coaching done, training done - now she's just got to go out and do it. Brighton Marathon off you go.
Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts.
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I also have a spare black one. It looks ever so lovely with a fouled anchor on it too!
I could probably do some alterations to the berets for Horsa and Hotspur. I'd need their head measurements and a couple of berets.
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Horsa's head is 14 inches diameter if measured below the ears. Hotspur is on his way to MDN for 'pre-op preparations. I'm sure MDN has a retractable tape measure amongst his wide range of equipment!
And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
Henry Reed
Proving that nothing has changed since World War Two
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1. Horsa's beret is certainly a nightmare. A major project for 2009, I think! Originally Posted by Grownup_Rafbrat
2. Horsa is staying with RAFB for the time being. Nothing heard from AliGee, and thus the prospects for the trip to Chile are diminishing by the day.
3. Waiting to hear from a couple of the Team in reply to my email on the medal ribbon.
CU later,
BMG
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Oh no! Have you seen the amount of honey that bear consumes?
And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
Henry Reed
Proving that nothing has changed since World War Two
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Re: Slingsby takes off again
UPDATES
1.
New images from YIM uploaded and ready
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02FD32 Trip to Los Angeles with Cpl Horsa in online
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New images uploaded for Horsa RnR and Hostspur MKII (I have combined the stories)
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Map pins for YIM Germany trip uploaded
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Somme trip coordinates uploaded
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Old site retired and redirected to the new one but if you have any links to the .com address please change them to .org
Big thanks to BS for doing the prep work for the imagesThe ARRSE Online Filth Masterclass http://www.arrse.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic/t=112587.html
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M ... can you give me quick call by landline, please?
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