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Warning, grumpy Ozzy! (Read 750 times)

Feb 17^th, 2013 at 1:59pm

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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/burma-spitfire-mystery-solved-034518350.html

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #1 - Feb 17^th, 2013 at 2:28pm

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That's not good news at all. I was thinking those witnesses may have been seeing some sort of a military ruse. I do remember stories from the cold war about russia using rubber inflatable submarines in port to fool high altitude recon photos.

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #2 - Feb 18^th, 2013 at 6:47am

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Steve M wrote on Feb 17^th, 2013 at 2:28pm:

The allies used rubber all over North Africa and England in WW2. Hence the hilarious videos of Sherman tanks being blown away with blokes desperately trying to keep then ground bound!

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Reply #3 - Feb 18^th, 2013 at 2:23pm

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Thanks C, I had forgotten all about that!

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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