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Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:41 pm
by Wscad
Good question. Right now .... I don’t know the answer. I will attend a very senior COBRA meeting and get back to you when circumstances allow
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:17 am
by David
Potter wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:01 am
My sister works in an office not on the Isle of Wight, she's got a blue car and a brown dog.
I went to the Isle of Wight on a short holiday once, it was shit.
My sailing mate comes from there and he's got a sister, but I wouldn't brag about it, I think they breed in-house down there.
My LE is from the I O.W. (ex plod).
It's brown (rust) and grey. Not sure it was inter bred though.
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:49 am
by Wscad
Potter wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:01 am
My sister works in an office not on the Isle of Wight, she's got a blue car and a brown dog.
I went to the Isle of Wight on a short holiday once, it was shit.
My sailing mate comes from there and he's got a sister, but I wouldn't brag about it, I think they breed in-house down there.
For once I agree with you
now sod off and go to a cobra meeting xxxxx
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:52 am
by Count Steer
The collective noun for sharks is 'a shiver'.
(There are others but that seems to be the 'official' one).
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 10:33 am
by Wscad
Due to the fact I’m fluent in speaking pu tong hua... very often I’m invited to attend meetings at me§§with##ll close to Harrogate and another place near Whitby . From time to time i have to go to a couple of sites in Cheltenham
At no time has a sniper had a pop at me. Beat that potter
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:05 pm
by Pirahna
Potter wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 11:06 am
The last time I saw the Isle of Wight I was flying over it in a Spitfire that had a confirmed ME109 kill in WW2.
I was with a friend at Duxford a couple of years ago (he owns a small plane), we took off, climbed and turned left. We'd were flying straight and I thought I was paying attention, I never saw the Spitfire until it was going past on its way in to land. How anyone could pick a target and manoeuvre to shoot it down I have no idea.
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:23 pm
by cheb
Pirahna wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:05 pm
Potter wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 11:06 am
The last time I saw the Isle of Wight I was flying over it in a Spitfire that had a confirmed ME109 kill in WW2.
I was with a friend at Duxford a couple of years ago (he owns a small plane), we took off, climbed and turned left. We'd were flying straight and I thought I was paying attention, I never saw the Spitfire until it was going past on its way in to land. How anyone could pick a target and manoeuvre to shoot it down I have no idea.
I hope you shouted 'Achtung, achtung, Spitfire!'
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:53 pm
by Wscad
The last time I flew over the Isle of Wight was in a piper commanchi or summat like that. We did a low level pass over queen vic’s old gaffe. Is that two seater spitfire still air worthy ?
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:05 pm
by ChrisW
We saw a Spitfire, a P51 Mustang, a Bristol and a Lynx fly over town today, all fairly low. No idea why.
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:12 pm
by KungFooBob
ChrisW wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:05 pm
We saw a Spitfire, a P51 Mustang, a Bristol and a Lynx fly over town today, all fairly low. No idea why.
More likely a Wildcat than a Lynx they look similar, they retired the Lynx ages ago (but then so is the P51 and the Spitty)
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:17 pm
by ChrisW
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:12 pm
More likely a Wildcat than a Lynx they look similar, they retired the Lynx ages ago (but then so is the P51 and the Spitty)
I'll go with what you say, I'm clueless. I just had a look on adsbexchange when they went over.
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:41 pm
by Rockburner
Wscad wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:53 pm
The last time I flew over the Isle of Wight was in a piper commanchi or summat like that. We did a low level pass over queen vic’s old gaffe. Is that two seater spitfire still air worthy ?
Spitfire.com have a few. There's at least 2 permanently at Westhampnett, and they fly from several other bases around the country.
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:42 pm
by Rockburner
ChrisW wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:05 pm
We saw a Spitfire, a P51 Mustang, a Bristol and a Lynx fly over town today, all fairly low. No idea why.
A Bristol what?
It's prime airshow season, there's interesting stuff aloft all the time.
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:49 pm
by ChrisW
Rockburner wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:42 pm
A Bristol what?
It looked like this, but in colour.
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:44 pm
by Rockburner
ChrisW wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:49 pm
Rockburner wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:42 pm
A Bristol what?
It looked like this, but in colour.
Blenheim (unless I'm very much mistaken)
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 10:48 pm
by ogri
mmmmm nice pair of bristols
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:28 am
by Taipan
The description of the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" was not coined by Bart Simpson. It comes from the Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie, the Scottish immigrant who takes care of custodial matters at the elementary school.
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 11:15 am
by JackyJoll
Taipan wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:28 am
The description of the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" was not coined by Bart Simpson. It comes from the Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie, the Scottish immigrant who takes care of custodial matters at the elementary school.
Did you think it was Bart?
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 11:30 am
by Taipan
JackyJoll wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 11:15 am
Taipan wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:28 am
The description of the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" was not coined by Bart Simpson. It comes from the Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie, the Scottish immigrant who takes care of custodial matters at the elementary school.
Did you think it was Bart?
No, I didn't even know it came from The Simpsons!
Re: Interesting little facts...
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 12:02 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
Everyone knows that
Well...everyone born in the period 1983-1997.
now sod off and go to a cobra meeting xxxxx