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1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

...Is there a scarier looking plane than that .. .

F117 is pretty scary.  I saw one (or several?) do a low-level flyover the White House in Washington D.C. one time.

 

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1 hour ago, canthai55 said:

Lost 2 Uncles there - not to be pedantic, but no 'er' after Garden

Yes, spellcheck added the 'er'.  I realised when I read it after, but too late to edit.

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6 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Was a real sheett show. Dutch underground warned the Allied command weeks before that the German army was there in strength. but as usual ...

"War is where old rich guys send young poor guys to die"

Coupled with the unbelievable arrogance of the 'Upper Class'

Immortalised, of course, in the movie "A bridge too far".  Five VCs were awarded during the operation, with only one recipient, Major Robert Henry Cain, surviving it.  His commanding officer called it "the finest VC of the war", and his story was brilliantly told by Jeremy Clarkson, who, despite what people may think of him, has made some excellent non-car related documentaries (not that I don't like his car ones either).  And Cain was a Manx man, so even this story has some connection to bikes, however tenuous.

 

Spoiler alert for anyone who hasn't seen it and wants to watch it.  Do so before reading any further: 

 

 

At the end, Clarkson reveals that Cain was his father in law, though he died in 1974, before Clarkson met his daughter, so never met him.  A modest hero, his daughter wasn't even aware that he had won the VC until after he died.

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Posted
1 minute ago, bluesofa said:

That was the bike featured in the UK ITV series Boon with Michael Elphick:
https://www.smiths-instruments.co.uk/blog/bsa-lightning-motorcycle-star-of-film-and-television

A great TV programme, seven series back in 1986-92.

Indeed it was .. Good of you to drop in 'Sof .. we don't have too many visitor's apart from our regular con's .. Almost like a knitting club here its now .. 

 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Indeed it was .. Good of you to drop in 'Sof .. we don't have too many visitor's apart from our regular con's .. Almost like a knitting club here its now ..

Reminds me as a kid, my mother saying, "knit one purl one," whatever that meant.

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