Queen's Flight
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We now seem to be leasing an A321. Sensible to have a short haul jet available.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... e-jet.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... e-jet.html
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So, another aircraft coloured like a popinjay's underpants. Straight out of an African would be despot's playbook The next stage will be when, like Zuma, Johnson gives carte blanche to a band of coolies, called, Gupta, to land at any RAF base without PPR, while corruption and state capture is the order of the day! The latter part is already underway:Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:50 amWe now seem to be leasing an A321. Sensible to have a short haul jet available.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... e-jet.html
David Cameron on the make again...
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Bloody Garudian keeping count, say I have read 36 articles in the last 12 months. Only because some kind person in ON has pointed me to selected articles.
Pay them, pah?
Pay them, pah?
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You dispute the truth of it?Pontius Navigator wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:05 pmBloody Garudian keeping count, say I have read 36 articles in the last 12 months. Only because some kind person in ON has pointed me to selected articles.
Pay them, pah?
Read what you will. There are none so blind as they say....
Think of me as a discordant note if you will, disturbing the comfort of the echo chamber!
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TGG, I don't dispute the articles to which I am referred but the begging note when I am 'merely' reading what someone else has pointed out.
No different from me showing you an article on the Daily Scrum across a beer soaked table in the smoke room. They don't then expect me to pay for it.
No different from me showing you an article on the Daily Scrum across a beer soaked table in the smoke room. They don't then expect me to pay for it.
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Ah, I get where you are coming from PN! You don't need to pay, if you care to read, just accept their cookies and if the article asks just click the "later button". Unlike The Telegraph they allow you to read it all without ever subscribing. I am a subscriber to both newspapers mind, and tend to forget the vagaries of the two papers online.Pontius Navigator wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:10 pmTGG, I don't dispute the articles to which I am referred but the begging note when I am 'merely' reading what someone else has pointed out.
No different from me showing you an article on the Daily Scrum across a beer soaked table in the smoke room. They don't then expect me to pay for it.
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"To be alive
You must have somewhere
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Your destination remains
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The A330 seems to be in Athens with HRH PC and the Duchess.
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I am trying to locate a picture of the A330 participating on the flying part of the parade.
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Not sure which A330 you are referring to RiS.Rwy in Sight wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:03 amI am trying to locate a picture of the A330 participating on the flying part of the parade.
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Golly surprised they chucked that over Athens for you. Bet Phil the Greek was behind it. Here you go.
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Unfortunately we were not allowed to be around the parade path. And air force designers changed the path and they don't overfly my place any longer.
Funny way to write the registration very unlikely to be missed!
Funny way to write the registration very unlikely to be missed!
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What are the extras hanging from the wings? Or shouldn't I ask?
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We could tell you...but...
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They be the secret squirrel refuelling pods for when it has to do its day job.
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Well it will have IRCM that is no secret but they do not look anything like wot we had.
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Re: Queen's Flight
Probably ***** dispensers.
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