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Some believe that R. J. Mitchell’s design of the Spitfire was inspired by watching seagulls.
At least the wings do resemble those of a gull - or more like a Stuka's, don't you think?
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Standing tall and alone above the rest, the stately figure of Air Chief Marshall Leigh-Mallory watches over 242 Squadron on the mess deck!
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The muster room telephone rings, Bader takes it ... a tense pause … then the order they’ve all been waiting for – SCRAMBLE!!!
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Squadron Leader Douglas Bader and his wingman “Freckles”,
roar above the flight deck as he leads the squadron skywards to do battle with the hun!
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The Rolls Royce Merlin engines scream at the heavens with their power
as they climb into a bright September sky above the English Channel.
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Earphones crackle ...
“Glass Jar Tower to Blue leader, intercept formation approaching Dover bearing one three zero at ten thousand feet - Over.”
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“Roger, Glass Jar Tower, Wilco and out!”
“Stay on my wing Freckles, and keep your eyes peeled for Gerry, he’ll come out of the sun.”
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The battle hardened Canadian grins as he scans the sky around them,
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“Roger, Blue leader, I’ll watch it Sir,” answered the cheery redheaded Canadian!
“Yikes! …there they are Sir, at twelve O’clock -
He-111 bombers with a bf-109 fighter escort ... Let's go get 'em Sir!"
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Bader wheels the Spitfire into a tight left turn to climb above the marauding formation from behind!
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Please know that I disclaim all responsibility for this drivel - My alter ego (who claims to be the reincarnate
of a WWII British fighter ace) has devised the dialog for this dubious series.

To humor it and to avoid a driving it into a psychotic break, I beg you to indulge his fantasies just this once for my sake, puhleeze!
:bonk:

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That is brilliant..can just imagine reading this to a bairn and some great shots of the birds as well
 
yep, very creative (y)
 
You ARE mad Mark you realise that don't you... :cautious:


Superb story though... :LOL: ...and very well illustrated... :D






:p
 
Did you get dive bombed? It looks like a very unsafe place to me :LOL:
 
Dangermouse1964 said:
Pure brilliance
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babytiger said:
That is brilliant..can just imagine reading this to a bairn and some great shots of the birds as well
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dod said:
yep, very creative (y)
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Venomator said:
You ARE mad Mark you realise that don't you... :cautious:
Superb story though... :LOL: ...and very well illustrated... :D :p
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CGeezer said:
Did you get dive bombed? It looks like a very unsafe place to me :LOL:
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ianfulcher said:
Mad as a box of frogs but great!
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Thanks fellas - my shrink would agree with ya Ven ... I keep reminding him that we're all mad, though some more so than others ... now where's my medication!!! :thinking:
 
mark greenhill said:
my shrink would agree with ya Ven ... I keep reminding him that we're all mad, though some more so than others ... now where's my medication!!! :thinking:
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:thinking: ... :nono: ...you don't need medication Mark... :cautious: ...

...you just need some of my Spaghetti... :naughty: ...but then you already know how good that is for disturbed of mind... :D





:p
 
Venomator said:

:thinking: ... :nono: ...you don't need medication Mark... :cautious: ...
...you just need some of my Spaghetti... :naughty: ...but then you already know how good that is for disturbed of mind... :D :p
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Have to tell you Ven ... you're talking to a Spag Bol Master when you buzz me up mate -
I'll stick with Godfather Poppa Marko Monte Verdi's gourmet recipe handed down through 15 generations of Monte Verdis -
now there ain't nothin GREENER than that! :puke:
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mark greenhill said:
Have to tell you Ven ... you're talking to a Spag Bol Master when you buzz me up mate -
I'll stick with Godfather Poppa Marko Monte Verdi's gourmet recipe handed down through 15 generations of Monte Verdis -
now there ain't nothin GREENER than that! :puke:
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:LOL: ...might just agree with you there... ;) ...that really does look scrummy... :D

BUT unless the pasta itself is crafted by your own fair hands you are seriously missing a trick... :shrug: ...now that cannot be beat and is a whole lot more than scrummy and somehow much more deeply satisfying... than even my worms... :naughty:


Have we drifted ever so slightly OT... :LOL:




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Venomator said:

Have we drifted ever so slightly OT... :LOL: :p
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Truth to tell, I've been struggling to make a connection myself -
although we are Posting under Photos for Pleasure (for silly snapshots),
and what could be more Pleasurable than a Plate of Poppa's Pasta Piled with Parmesan ... :shrug:

Eh boy! ava da slice offa da Poppa's Pizza Marinara!
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:eek: ... are you suggesting you actually MADE that heart attack on dough... :naughty:

Does look rather tasty and it's making me hungry... :shrug: ...and I've just had dinner... :D






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Venomator said:
:eek: ... are you suggesting you actually MADE that heart attack on dough... :naughty:
Does look rather tasty and it's making me hungry... :shrug: ...and I've just had dinner... :D :p
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As a MasterBaker (be careful how you say it) I'm a master of the Pasta -
Now I know you've just had dinner but can't you find room for just a tiny slice of Momma's Lasagne? :nuts:
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Hmmm... :cautious: ...tempting... :D


But as a Master :notworthy: ...you will know the quality of real, fresh, handmade pasta then... ;)


So why you using boxed stuff... :eek:






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:p
 
LOL great story board made me chuckle (y)

(the images are pretty damned good as well)
 
Venomator said:
Hmmm... :cautious: ...tempting... :D
But as a Master :notworthy: ...you will know the quality of real, fresh, handmade pasta then... ;) So why you using boxed stuff... :eek: :p
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Cozza my boy Luigi, he runna da factory ... izza da FAMILY biz, OK? :shrug:
Cobra said:
LOL great story board made me chuckle (y) (the images are pretty damned good as well)
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Not sure which story board you mean, but Thanks Chris! (I had a chuckle over your sigy too mate! :LOL:)

And as Ven must be feeling pretty full having stuffed his face with Pasta,
I thought you might also be feeling peckish so I whipped up a plate of Steak 'n Veggies for ya mate!
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mark greenhill said:

Not sure which story board you mean, but Thanks Chris! (I had a chuckle over your sigy too mate! :LOL:)

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The Spitfire one (y)

( I am not a fan of pasta, but as for steak Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (y))​
 
Chris, you might be interested to know that when I visited the UK almost 20 yrs ago, one had to search for a butcher's shop.
On the 8th week just a few days before returning to Oz, I became so desperate for a meat hit that I paid £17 Quid for a pound of Prime Scottish Rump
at some fancy delicatessen just a few doors from our flat in Bayswater Road by the Holland Park Underground - Oh what a feeling!:runaway: Sandra got mad but she enjoyed the feast!
 
mark greenhill said:
Chris, you might be interested to know that when I visited the UK almost 20 yrs ago, one had to search for a butcher's shop.
On the 8th week just a few days before returning to Oz, I became so desperate for a meat hit that I paid £17 Quid for a pound of Prime Scottish Rump
at some fancy delicatessen just a few doors from our flat in Bayswater Road by the Holland Park Underground - Oh what a feeling!:runaway: Sandra got mad but she enjoyed the feast!
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Bloody hell Mark!

I bet there were a lot more then, than now,
and there are still three traditional butchers within two miles of me,
That doesn't include the
supermarket "butcher counters" either
but then I don't live in London :D
 
Cobra said:
Bloody hell Mark!
I bet there were a lot more then, than now, and there are still three traditional butchers within two miles of me, That doesn't include the supermarket "butcher counters" either but then I don't live in London :D
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Hey Chris ... I guess that in the land of concrete cows, Buckinghamshire steak must be pretty hard to get your teeth into, eh? :D

We also have a few of them Downunder!
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These Concrete Cows are located at the rural town of Murchison, Central Victoria, Australia.
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LOL!
Mark,
I really thought that MKDC were the only ones daft enough to do something like that,
obviously I was wrong! :D
 
Daftness abounds and surrounds us Chris :wacky:... only thee and me stand outside of of it, yet sometimes I wonder about :thinking: .... er ... hang on, there goes my I phone ....! :whistle:
 
D.Hoamb said:
hey, thanks heaps guys. will post some photos for sure, and if we enjoy the races it could become an annual trip. hope others will join in next year.
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Extremely random but in keeping with the tone of this thread I think :wacky:

Anyway....... excellent story and pics Mark, thoroughly enjoyed them. I live in Crewe and my granddad worked at what was Rolls Royce (now Bentley) and helped to build the Merlin engines for Spits' during the war.
However, I do not like pasta :D

Andy
 
Andysnap said:
Extremely random but in keeping with the tone of this thread I think :wacky:
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:D It does seem to have taken on a life of its own! :shrug:

Anyway....... excellent story and pics Mark, thoroughly enjoyed them. I live in Crewe and my granddad worked at what was Rolls Royce (now Bentley) and helped to build the Merlin engines for Spits' during the war.
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Your granddad must have had an interesting life ... during the Blitz we used to feel for you guys, sending food parcels, clothing and stuff like that. Sandra (my better half) was born in Sussex during the bombing. We Aussies were also committed to the war effort in manufacturing munitions - I was just a kid when WWII began and was in Junior school in 1945 when it ended. :|
However, I do not like pasta :D Andy
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:D Then you are probably a MacDonalds kid! :puke:
 
Andysnap said:
I live in Crewe and my granddad worked at what was Rolls Royce (now Bentley) and helped to build the Merlin engines for Spits' during the war.
However, I do not like pasta :D

Andy
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Cool(y)

While we are swapping random stories of the war
( I am far too young to remember it :) )
My Mum used to paint the "targets" on the spitfires.


Oh and I don't like pasta either :puke:
 
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