Life's a big risk
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Why not Nick? throw the clubs away, I am sure a mutual friend from from Oswestry could get you tooled up with some competitive iron.

We have to much P.C and namby pamby nowadays.

Reflect on this, I have a very close friend, who in 1941 at 20 years of age after two yeares in the WAAF was drafted to the ATA which transported combat aircraft during the war, fighters, bombers etc, she was one of 'hush, hush' 1,600 female pilots in the 'Air Transport Auxillary' who flew aircraft from the factories and repair centres such as Vickers, Castle Bromwhich tp keep the RAF, FAA and USAF going.

Everything you could imagine Spitfires Hurricanes, Seafires, Lancasters etc and later in the war B17s and P54 Thunderbolts.

Because Churchill did not want Gerry to know we were so short of pilots that we had women flying aircraft to and from combat stations, they had to, at all times maintain strict radio silence, even if they came under attack, and they were forbidden from engaging or returning fire but could only run for it in case they were identified as women.
When the flag drops the bullcrap stops
06-01-2006, 02:14 PM
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Life's a big risk - by Splashdown - 05-01-2006, 12:44 AM
[No subject] - by Hilary M - 05-01-2006, 08:36 AM
[No subject] - by MV - 05-01-2006, 10:58 AM
[No subject] - by Jan Grainger - 05-01-2006, 09:43 PM
[No subject] - by Tom Loughridge - 06-01-2006, 02:14 PM
our respect Nick - by ian huntly - 06-01-2006, 02:24 PM
[No subject] - by Tom Loughridge - 06-01-2006, 02:37 PM
Life's a risk - by jasjas - 07-01-2006, 12:17 PM
[No subject] - by Hilary M - 07-01-2006, 08:59 PM
[No subject] - by charlie hulse - 07-01-2006, 09:07 PM
[No subject] - by GriffMuss - 08-01-2006, 01:23 AM
[No subject] - by Hilary M - 08-01-2006, 08:53 AM
[No subject] - by thewitch - 08-01-2006, 08:55 AM
[No subject] - by Hilary M - 08-01-2006, 09:04 AM
[No subject] - by charlie hulse - 08-01-2006, 12:05 PM
[No subject] - by thewitch - 08-01-2006, 12:22 PM
[No subject] - by charlie hulse - 08-01-2006, 01:42 PM
[No subject] - by thewitch - 08-01-2006, 01:47 PM
[No subject] - by ade! - 08-01-2006, 07:33 PM
[No subject] - by thewitch - 08-01-2006, 08:05 PM
[No subject] - by Hilary M - 09-01-2006, 09:14 AM
[No subject] - by thewitch - 09-01-2006, 09:36 AM



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