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Jake
It was great to actually wander around without a jobsworth telling to to stand well back, chatting to the pilots, letting kids sit in the cockpit.etc
A chap i worked with was an Indian who lived in British Guyana, he was the brother i never had. tragically died of sepsis a few years ago, cried my bloody eyes out. However there was a mexican food stall and Tony ( the chap standing at the entrance of the prop ) asked for a really hot spicy one as Bill by this time was already through his and said it was quite mild,Well he was used to hot curries !!Well i also went for it and one bite later was breathing flames!!
Asked where the nearest beer tent was and we both an over asking for 'your strongest beer' Ah Budweiser said the chap.... 2 cans each please. Downed both in a second and still on fire. Asked for 2 more and did the same, when we were ready for the 5th and 6th he said 'Steady on boys thats powerful stuff' to which we replied in unison 'Gnats piss' and away went the other two!!!
during the airshow we were sitting on front of a mahoosive USAF chap with his son, normal, for then, crew cut , etc and went ape when the F100 went over . saying,loudly even for an American 'Thats the USAF son' we kept quite as we knew what the Lighting was going to do, so it took off, lots of noise and did a slow turn out and away from the field. went missing and then rocketed down the runway at full chat, at what seemed to be 50ft ,he noise came a few seconds after it passed, and stood on its tails and disappeared to about 40k ft in seconds We looked back and this guys jaw was about an inch off the ground..'And THAT sir is the RAF!'
They put on superb shows, most of the pics i took went 'missing' when i moved out from Mrs Fox Mk 1 but some 60s slides from Heathrow managed to escape!! along with some shots of a meeting at Crystal Palace...another sad loss
It was great to actually wander around without a jobsworth telling to to stand well back, chatting to the pilots, letting kids sit in the cockpit.etc
A chap i worked with was an Indian who lived in British Guyana, he was the brother i never had. tragically died of sepsis a few years ago, cried my bloody eyes out. However there was a mexican food stall and Tony ( the chap standing at the entrance of the prop ) asked for a really hot spicy one as Bill by this time was already through his and said it was quite mild,Well he was used to hot curries !!Well i also went for it and one bite later was breathing flames!!
Asked where the nearest beer tent was and we both an over asking for 'your strongest beer' Ah Budweiser said the chap.... 2 cans each please. Downed both in a second and still on fire. Asked for 2 more and did the same, when we were ready for the 5th and 6th he said 'Steady on boys thats powerful stuff' to which we replied in unison 'Gnats piss' and away went the other two!!!
during the airshow we were sitting on front of a mahoosive USAF chap with his son, normal, for then, crew cut , etc and went ape when the F100 went over . saying,loudly even for an American 'Thats the USAF son' we kept quite as we knew what the Lighting was going to do, so it took off, lots of noise and did a slow turn out and away from the field. went missing and then rocketed down the runway at full chat, at what seemed to be 50ft ,he noise came a few seconds after it passed, and stood on its tails and disappeared to about 40k ft in seconds We looked back and this guys jaw was about an inch off the ground..'And THAT sir is the RAF!'
They put on superb shows, most of the pics i took went 'missing' when i moved out from Mrs Fox Mk 1 but some 60s slides from Heathrow managed to escape!! along with some shots of a meeting at Crystal Palace...another sad loss
Scrump said:
All the photos are in your orginal post but will not show as you need to add a return between each upload.
Edit: I have sorted it for you.
ScrumpEdit: I have sorted it for you.
Edited by Scrump on Wednesday 19th May 16:51
Can you do a step by step instruction for me Upload pic, type this, press that etc then upload next pic please
I am ok with anything mechanical lathes, milling macines silver soldering etc but computers and me do not make good bedfellows lol
TIA
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