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Aug 28th, 2011 at 2:27pm

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Good afternoon all... Smiley

Grounded by weather, with an electronic gizmo which will not run FSX right now, having looked at most of the posts here at Simviation I have decided to indulge in a wobbly pop or two or three...well you know... Grin

Having mentioned in my below post "Flew off my rocker" the old girl was expected home from Boston Massachusetts today.  Her and a couple of other nattering nannies make the trip once a year and stop also at Salem Massachusetts but it seems they will not arrive home now until maybe tuesday or wednesday.

Normally I would be jumping with joy but without a new computer video card until monday or tuesday and the way the weather is I need to occupy myself... Grin

Yesterday a flight of aircraft flew over known as the Yellow Flight I believe.
They are stopping at many Royal Canadian Air Force Stations which were involved in the British Commonwealth Air Training Program "BCATP" during the Second World War.

Flight:
Fairchild Pt19/Pt23/Pt26 RCAF "Cornell"
deHavilland DH82 Tiger Moth
North American AT-6 "Harvard"/"Texan"
Boeing/Stearman PT-27 "Kaydet" (2 of them)
North American "Yale"

They made several passes overhead and sorry I do not have a camera.   
Think I saw a Spitfire also but not sure... Undecided

Well as that was going on there was a parade I was also watching honouring our troops who came home from Afghanistan, the bridge over the Trent and the downtown core was lined with folks wearing their red golf shirts, T shirts etc. 
Several bands, many vehicles of all types and the crowds applause was drowning out the sound of the aircraft engines overhead.

It was a wonderful day and enjoyed by all for these heroes.
Canada still has troops on the ground there yet.

Well I will sign off for now as this old rocking chair does not have a relief tube (the old girl will not let me install one either... Tongue) and I need to land to get another wobbly pop (I think one of you evil members drank mine... Grin).

Have a great day all... Wink
 

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Reply #1 - Aug 28th, 2011 at 2:41pm

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Enjoy your beer and curry till she gets back Doug Wink
 

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There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
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Reply #2 - Aug 28th, 2011 at 2:44pm

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Thanks Mark..."wilco"... Wink
 

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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