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May 10^th, 2005 at 8:05am

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On this day in 1940 Mr. W. Churchill took over as PM from Britains great pre-War comedian Neville Chamberlain (famed for his piece of white paper jokes) Shocked

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Reply #1 - May 10^th, 2005 at 8:45am

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ok cool, let the war begin!!
(Hey i have a idea!!, what about making a BBMF SimV flight where björn and others can be the germans, and ozzy and the others being the brits?
What a show!!

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Reply #2 - May 10^th, 2005 at 9:11am

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Err the BBMF is ONLY British aircraft Theis! Hence its name Battle of Britain Memorial Flight...
I wonder if there is a German equivilant to salute all their gallant airman? Think we should ask Björm...

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Reply #3 - May 10^th, 2005 at 9:15am

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oh ok
so what about a BoB MP Flight?

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Reply #4 - May 10^th, 2005 at 9:26am

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Roger, Will and myself did one way back in FS2k2, it was loads of fun. Will had to be the Lanc pilot as;
a) he was the only person who wanted to be
b) he can't do formation flying all that well so we formed up on him Grin

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Reply #5 - May 10^th, 2005 at 9:32am

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Err the BBMF is ONLY British aircraft Theis! Hence its name Battle of Britain Memorial Flight...
I wonder if there is a German equivilant to salute all their gallant airman? Think we should ask Björm...

I don't think the Luftwaffe has an official WWII memorial flight. For one thing there are sadly very few airworthy examples of German aircraft. Quite natuarally the Germans tend to think differently about these things & tend to look forward rather than celebrate the past.

PS. I think that young Germans like Bjorn find all the celebrations this year a little hard to take. I can understand that although I saw several German & Japanese veterans enjoying the show at Duxford on Sunday.

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Reply #6 - May 10^th, 2005 at 9:36am

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ok, may i fly the lanc this time??

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Reply #7 - May 10^th, 2005 at 9:54am

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Dunno, we'll see what comes. I'm a bit bogged under with work to do much flying at the moment Sad

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Reply #8 - May 10^th, 2005 at 10:07am

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At which time he was First Lord of the Admiralty (again).

Interestingly, as First Lord of the Admiralty (the first time around), he was instrumental in promoting the aerial defense of the UK through the RNAS.

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Reply #9 - May 10^th, 2005 at 10:26am

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One willing MP Spitfire/Hurricane/Lancaster pilot here... Sounds a plan...

WoP Lanc and JF Spits (II/V/IX/XIX)?

...Also just been watching "Churchill - The Hollywood Years" - hilarious. I never knew Shakespeare was American... Wink

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Reply #10 - May 10^th, 2005 at 12:18pm

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i dont have WoP Lanc and JF Spits, but i have the realair spit

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Reply #11 - May 10^th, 2005 at 12:39pm

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You'll have to get the WoP package - it's well worth it; Lanc, B-17, B-29, B-24... Wink

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Reply #12 - May 11^th, 2005 at 1:57am

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ok, i know where i can get it, so i will buy it soon 8)

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Reply #13 - May 11^th, 2005 at 1:58am

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hell..I'll fly anything!

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Reply #14 - May 11^th, 2005 at 10:07am

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I wonder if there is a German equivilant to salute all their gallant airman? Think we should ask Björm...

Ahahahahaha! Nice one!
In a country that has to lick other countries' butts because of the past, you can't expect something like that.

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Reply #15 - May 11^th, 2005 at 10:15am

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Pity, there were some beautiful German planes in WWII, with the exception of the Flying Pencil which was just UGLY!!!
Ah well those new 190's will soon bring German aviation back to life Wink

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Reply #16 - May 11^th, 2005 at 10:38am

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Not in this country 'though. Tongue

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Reply #17 - May 11^th, 2005 at 11:20am

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Well, it can only get better. I see Han Dittes Bf109G is airworthy again now, and at least one of the Flug Werk 190s will stay in Germany. Add to that the Me262 which is now in the final stages of its construction in Seattle, which will be on its way over...

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Reply #18 - May 11^th, 2005 at 11:53am

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Is that one of the new Me262s? I cant wait to see one of those fly. In person I mean, Ive seen pictures.

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Reply #19 - May 11^th, 2005 at 11:56am

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Yep. I'm sure the one going to Germany has had its initial engine runs at least.

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Reply #20 - May 11^th, 2005 at 12:17pm

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Maybe we'll see the "G" , 190 and 262 on the ILA in Berlin.

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Reply #21 - May 11^th, 2005 at 1:30pm

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yea i hope so
german planes are.....

Great!!
got ya there björn!

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Reply #22 - May 11^th, 2005 at 4:00pm

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This may be of interest...

Me 262 Project

Also there is a genuine BoB veteran Bf109e at the former RAF Watisham in Suffolk, being restored for Microsoft boss Paul Allen's flying heritage collection in the US. Unfortunately I think this will be exported to the US before it flies, just like the 109e restored by the same team for the Santa Monica Museum (since sold to Ed Russell in Canada)...

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Reply #23 - May 11^th, 2005 at 5:00pm

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Will had to be the Lanc pilot as;
a) he was the only person who wanted to be
b) he can't do formation flying all that well so we formed up on him Grin

Hmph !

Nobody asked me !!!
Grin

I used to fly my Lanc in the old "Sim-V dogfight" ahh, happy days.

Now, the Zone won't work for me, I'm grounded! Sad

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Reply #24 - May 11^th, 2005 at 5:26pm

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Hmph !

Nobody asked me !!!
Grin

I used to fly my Lanc in the old "Sim-V dogfight" ahh, happy days.

Now, the Zone won't work for me, I'm grounded! Sad

Happy days. Pity i've lost the pics. Tongue

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Reply #25 - May 12^th, 2005 at 5:36am

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Be nice to see a few more German types at Flying Legends.

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Reply #26 - May 12^th, 2005 at 8:21am

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We should have a real bash at it.
Germans vs. Brits!
109s 190s, He 111 vs. Hurricanes Spits n Lancs (and chipmunks!)

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Reply #27 - May 12^th, 2005 at 2:06pm

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Andrew have you been at the magic mushrooms again? The Chippie is post-WWII, you're allowed either the Harvard of the DH Moth Wink

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Reply #28 - May 12^th, 2005 at 2:41pm

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DH Moth

Don't laugh. I used a Tigermoth in the old SimV dogfights. Grin

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Reply #29 - May 12^th, 2005 at 2:47pm

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Hey Woodie its a superbly agile plane, and if the fast brigade don't get you on the first pass they're in deep doo-doo Shocked

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Reply #30 - May 12^th, 2005 at 5:45pm

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I remember once having a Tempest Vs Moth dogfight with Woody and not getting a single kill against him.

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Reply #31 - May 12^th, 2005 at 5:57pm

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I don't remember getting any kills either. But then a solitary .303 is not really suitable for downing fighters of that calibre. Grin

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Reply #32 - May 13^th, 2005 at 10:41am

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May 13

1940 Churchill announces: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."

On this day in 1940, as Winston Churchill takes the helm as Great Britain's new prime minister, he assures Parliament that his new policy will consist of nothing less than "to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime."

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