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Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 04:56 AM UTC
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lol I expect that raises more questions than it answers 
No, because I'm not going to ask any more question abbout cricket. I just realised why this game is not very popular outside Commonwelth...
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Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 06:43 AM UTC
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lol I expect that raises more questions than it answers
No, because I'm not going to ask any more question abbout cricket. I just realised why this game is not very popular outside Commonwelth...
Same as gridiron outside the USA, ice hockey outside North America, soccer in anywhere but Australia..
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Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 07:46 PM UTC
I know, I know...that's what makes nations different from each other.
What's your aviation question Warren?
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Posted: Friday, October 29, 2010 - 08:47 AM UTC
Life teaches us to never say never. I think I'm going to be interested in watching the cricket...
Sorry for off-topic. From now on I'm just waiting for Warrens question.
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Posted: Friday, October 29, 2010 - 09:41 PM UTC
Hi everyone.
Give me a few hours to find something as I only just realised I got it right!!
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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 02:36 AM UTC
Can I rudely squeeze in a question? I hope I can be excused as it is not really a trivia question, I don't know the answer. what are these aircraft, and where is it likely to have been taken? (it is in spring/summer 1940)
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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 03:57 AM UTC
look like buffalo.
Nearest one? Hudson?
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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 04:19 AM UTC
J-P: yes, you are right. I was being an idiot- the person who posted this photo did actually say where the photo was taken- but I was too excited by the photo to read properly!
They are aluminium-coloured buffalos in April 1940.
It is indeed a Hudson in the foreground, attempting to masquerade as a Lockheed 14. It was the PDU's G-AGAR (aka N7364).
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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 05:26 PM UTC
OK.. I forgot.. old age..
Here is an easy one, which models of the C-130 Hercules has the RAAF operated? I have worked on all four of them and I think that may be unique in the RAAF!.... and... which model was the fastest?
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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 09:36 PM UTC
That would have to be some sort of record Warren; not bad!
My guess would have to be the C-130A, C-130E, C-130H and the C-130J. The fastest, would have to be the C-130J.
Cheers!
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Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 06:43 AM UTC
You are right about the versions Nick, but not which one is the fastest....
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Posted: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:59 AM UTC
Three options left - this shouldn't take long.
As it was the lightest, I'm going to guess that it was the C-130A.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 10:56 PM UTC
i'll suggest the E type (go Jaguar
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Posted: Friday, November 12, 2010 - 07:43 AM UTC
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Three options left - this shouldn't take long.
As it was the lightest, I'm going to guess that it was the C-130A.
You are correct Sean! But not because it was the lightest.. It all came down to the design of the propellers. The 3 blade props on the C-130A was better for higher speeds than the paddle bladed props on the E and H.
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Posted: Monday, November 15, 2010 - 11:33 PM UTC
Well, well, you live and learn.
Sorry for the delay. I've been at Telford and a few other parts of the country and have been enjoying not tapping away at the keyboard for a bit.
So, today's silly question is: what dessert was once made on front-line missions over the Pacific? And for a bonus point, was it any good?
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 12:24 AM UTC
Nothing to do with Lt Donald Dessert who flew P38s in the PTO then
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 01:33 AM UTC
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Nothing to do with Lt Donald Dessert who flew P38s in the PTO then
Yes, but only if (i) his mum and dad were both on active service, and (ii) he was gestated, born, raised, educated and trained all in the space of under four years.
Lt Donald
who?
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 02:41 AM UTC
Sometimes I think so laterally I'm not even sure what I'm supposed to be answering.
"Read the question, FOSTER".
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 04:46 AM UTC
You scream, I scream, we al scream for ICE CREAM!
Enterprising Marines in the South Pacific would strap containers of ice cream makings onto the bomb racks of their F4U's, fly to altitude ~20k feet, circle around for a bit and dive back to earth with the frozen concoction aboard. Crews would scoop it into cones before it melted and a great treat was had by all.
Hanger Queens in Waiting:
Monogram 1/72 F8F-1
Corsair the Sky Pirate - 1/72 Ace A-7D
Century Series - Airfix 1/72 F-105G
Anti Shipping - Academy 1/72 PBJ-1D
Academy 1/72 F-84E
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 09:34 AM UTC
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You scream, I scream, we al scream for ICE CREAM!
Enterprising Marines in the South Pacific would strap containers of ice cream makings onto the bomb racks of their F4U's, fly to altitude ~20k feet, circle around for a bit and dive back to earth with the frozen concoction aboard. Crews would scoop it into cones before it melted and a great treat was had by all.
- is the right answer. Your turn!
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:56 AM UTC
Oh crap, I wasn't prepared to be right.
Hanger Queens in Waiting:
Monogram 1/72 F8F-1
Corsair the Sky Pirate - 1/72 Ace A-7D
Century Series - Airfix 1/72 F-105G
Anti Shipping - Academy 1/72 PBJ-1D
Academy 1/72 F-84E
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Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 04:11 AM UTC
OK, it might be weak, but here's something I scrounged up.
What's this?
Hanger Queens in Waiting:
Monogram 1/72 F8F-1
Corsair the Sky Pirate - 1/72 Ace A-7D
Century Series - Airfix 1/72 F-105G
Anti Shipping - Academy 1/72 PBJ-1D
Academy 1/72 F-84E
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Posted: Friday, November 19, 2010 - 03:27 AM UTC
Is this that hard or is it just too foolish a question? Or worse, have I demonstarted an ability to kill a 1700 item thread?
Hints???
Hanger Queens in Waiting:
Monogram 1/72 F8F-1
Corsair the Sky Pirate - 1/72 Ace A-7D
Century Series - Airfix 1/72 F-105G
Anti Shipping - Academy 1/72 PBJ-1D
Academy 1/72 F-84E
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Posted: Friday, November 19, 2010 - 04:07 AM UTC
It's USAAC, 1930s, some sort of trainer - that hardly narrows it down so a hint might help! But don't worry about the delay. This thread has occasionally gone two weeks without action and yet it lives.
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