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Re: Lancaster rebuild

#31 Post by TomH »

Ralph wrote:
falco67 wrote:I thought the re- filming had failed because of the name of Gibson's dog not being politically correct these days? aaarggh

Or is that press talk?
By all accounts they are still working on the dog's name.
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#33 Post by Ralph »

Last time I was over in the pickering area I noticed this at the side of the road
there are two but the other is harder to spot from a moving bike, at the time I
thought it was a bomb without the fins but it seems not, though no one seems
to know how or why they got there.


http://www.lancashireatwar.co.uk/middle ... 4590280198
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Ralph wrote:Last time I was over in the pickering area I noticed this at the side of the road
there are two but the other is harder to spot from a moving bike, at the time I
thought it was a bomb without the fins but it seems not, though no one seems
to know how or why they got there.


http://www.lancashireatwar.co.uk/middle ... 4590280198
There seem to be others, and a plausible explantation here:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/226315

Surprised they were not comandeered for scrap in 1940 though. Much older artifacts were:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/ancie ... nons+scrap
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#35 Post by Ralph »

That's interesting, did not know of that one and a possible explanation of why they are there.
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#36 Post by Ralph »

Lets hope they are not filled unlike it seems the Grand Slam that was once a gate guard at Scampton.

https://www.raafansw.org.au/docPDF/Gate ... 151106.pdf
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#37 Post by falco67 »

20series wrote:The movie Memphis Belle was filmed at RAF Binbrooke near where Ovenpaa and Christel now live teanews

Alan
As an aside, the pilot who flew the Memphis Bell during the filming was Alan Walker,who was the taxi pilot when I had my taxi ride in NX611 Just Jane last year.

More about him if you scroll down through this list

http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/about/pi ... d-crew.htm

The lives some people have led, cant find a smily for "green with envy" ;)
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#38 Post by Ralph »

Thats all interesting stuff,
the lives some lead are right out of Boys Own and then some.
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#39 Post by glevum »

The 15" shells look like HE shells for a 15" Howitzer, rather than naval shells.
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glevum wrote:The 15" shells look like HE shells for a 15" Howitzer, rather than naval shells.
Could be right I don't know enough about them, seeing one got my attention and then what I could find
on line biggest shell I've ever seen thats for sure.
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