cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
The queen's Platinum Anniversary 👑
- Thread starter PeteXXX
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Petrichorwheels
Senior Member
look at old photos to see who is smiling
am afraid I don't really follow royal events (only really realised this weekend that william has 3 kids) so you'll have to fill me in. Oh how times have changed during Liz's reign - as a kid I did a royal family scrapbook as a cubs project.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
According to him, the SAS killed her after being given the nod by HM The Queen.
Petrichorwheels
Senior Member
According to him, the SAS killed her after being given the nod by HM The Queen.
and why was this?
the muslim angle?
did he finger the queen for anything else?
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Neither did I, was it Edd China's Outspan mini, not that he is the only one with one, I think there are 5 other ones, or 5 including his.
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Bit personal
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Well now, you come to mention it, if it's called the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight then provided it's a period correct model, why not?. Or indeed a Dornier. But not, obviously, a Fw 190 because that came too late. As to the Dakota, well ...
But @Phaeton has promised he'll mention it and they'll get the name changed to suit my pedantry
matticus
Guru
Well now, you come to mention it, if it's called the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight then provided it's a period correct model, why not?. Or indeed a Dornier. But not, obviously, a Fw 190 because that came too late. As to the Dakota, well ...
But @Phaeton has promised he'll mention it and they'll get the name changed to suit my pedantry
Never mind the planes ...
What upset me is that none of the pilots were genuine WWII veterans
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
When the BBMF gained that name, the Flight only had Spitfires and a Hurricane. The Lancaster and Dakota were added later (much later, in the Dakota's case) as it's the best place for them to be looked after, maintained, and flown professionally. I suppose if they wanted to, they could have changed the name at that point to something like "World War II Memorial Flight". But they didn't, I'm guessing because the name has long since stuck by now.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Thanks. What a boring, sensible explanation.
I'm probably not the only person in the country for whom it set off pedantry alarms. Everyone else was going "wooo" and me and half a dozen other nerds were saying "Well, actually, the Lancaster didn't enter service until 1942, by which time the Battle of Britain was over". And everyone else was rolling their eyes.
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Smokin Joe
Squire
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
British bombers did not take part in the Battle of Britain, it was the fighters that faced the Luftwaffe.
Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
Has anyone else noticed? In all the restrospectives which I have seen or heard not a single mention has been made of the most important event which occurred during the reign: over 40 years' membership of the EC and EU.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Do keep up. I've been blethering on about that for ages.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
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- The hills of Accrington
I took a walk around the local streets this aft'. Plenty of flags and bunting still up, so therefore my flag and bunting are staying put!!🧐
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