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World's Worst Aviation Accident - 30 yrs ago today
A memorable day for you there DC, for good and bad reasons. I guess one you'll never forget.- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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World's Worst Aviation Accident - 30 yrs ago today
There were many errors that all compounded into a serious tragedy that day. As you said Paisley the KLM co pilot questioned the Captains decission. There was a mis-hearing of the words negative and affirmative, spoken in English and being understood by American pilots, a Spanish controller and...- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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World's Worst Aviation Accident - 30 yrs ago today
Just a sad note from today's internet London Times newspaper..... Remembering the world’s worst aviation accident- The world’s worst aviation accident happened on this day 30 years ago. Two Boeing 747 jumbo jets collided on a runway shrouded in fog in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain...- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Your Past, Present, Current and Future Concerts
First concert I ever went to was in Manchester to see the Beach Boys in 1970. The last concert I saw was in Leeds and it was Bruce Springsteen. -
futurama
OMG, I thought I was the only adult watching Futurama, then I discovered you lot do too. I thought I was having a mid life crisis, but I feel better now. Bender just cracks me up.lol- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Dame Vera Lynn's 90th Birthday
That's great too, lets hope that the only "Stormy Weather" she encounters is in song. -
Love 'im or hate 'im, 'e wears a fedora:
This reminds me of the time 23 years ago I had the (dis) pleasure in telling him that due to bad weather in Belfast, his flight would have to divert to Dublin, and that he would be roaded north to Belfast. As it was Christmas Eve, it was thought better to get the passengers home, and not have... -
Early DST
It's the changing the times on all the electrical appliances that becomes a chore, then the digital watches, when you have to find the operating manual in 10 languages, to work out how to do it. Much easier with the old wind up watches.- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What Is The Strangest Thing You've Ever Seen?
I worked for an airline back then and we had three quarters of a million pound damage to one of our Boeing 727s when the storm went through Munich. The noise in the aircraft was unbelievable and just glad it was on the ground.- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Early DST
BST started in the UK and Eire today, and it was a really nice day here in Leeds. The extra hours daylight made it feel like a summer evening even though the 52 degrees did'nt.- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Crockett & Jones Spectators
They just ooze class!. A great buy there.- RAF Man
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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They Say Em' From the Golden Era - Slang & Memorable Phrases
Being at ' sixes and sevens' is a phrase that I know I use, when some thing is in total confusion or disarray, as in 'the bar staff were at sixes and sevens when the rowdy football crowd arrived for drinks.' Can't for the life of me think where or how it came about though. Never heard it used...- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Return of the Starliner
A truly amazing colour scheme. Would like to see it over here in the UK for sure, but that's not going to happen.- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Invitation
At a nicer dinner party I would like to have present Christopher Columbus -what was it like to discover a new world Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi -just a fascinating life, he did so much for India. Mother Teresa - could teach us more about humility than anyone could. Leonardo Da Vinci...- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Invitation
"If you could invite anybody - from past and present - to a dinner, which 6 people would it be? Why? And what did you expect to get out of such an evening?" My six would be (from the past) at a not so nice dinner party. Pol Pot of Cambodia Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania Slobodan Milosevic...- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Anyone fancy a picnic?
I think that might include the fees for the use of a Butler and a Maid too:D- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Display Case
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Anyone else tired of winter?!
Just when I thought it was safe to go out in a suit with no overcoat, having had 50 degrees all winter, we had a blast from the artic this week, with a low of 28, strong winds, and a wind chill that was seriously unpleasant, but thankfully, still no snow. Should be back to 54 by Saturday. So yes...- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Hello hello hello i'm a newbie
Welcome Paul, interesting opening profile. I'm fairly new too and you will certainly like it here.- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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IF you love GABLE in It Happened One Night (you'll hopefully love this)
A brilliant video put together, linking old film to modern music. Love the in car shots with back projection scenery. Can't get the funny thought out of my mind that there are people shaking the car from side to side, out of shot, to simulate movement! Good find Paddy.- RAF Man
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Dame Vera Lynn's 90th Birthday
Happy Birthday Dame Vera and thanks for keeping the spirits up and giving hope to many thousands of service personnel during WW2.
