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    The nihilism of soccer: The more you look, the less there is to see

    The sport of Football has been played since the 13th Century, but it was banned for a while, as the King decided the villagers were not spending enough time practising the Longbow. Football Rugby my 2 Favourite Sports, followed by Cricket then Ice Hockey, I use to watch the London Monarchs...
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    Happy Birthday, M'am

    Happy Birthday Maam God Save Our Queen
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    The Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee)

    It taught the Allies that to attack anywhere on the Atlantic Wall, you needed special equipment to do the job. ie: Hobarts Funnies.
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    Best Dive Bomber of WWII

    If you a are talking about the carrier HMS Formidable, she suffered severe damage, by 2 1000kg bombs dropped by Stuka's on the 26th May, and was out of the war for 6 months. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    bristol beaufighter.

    There is a book currently in Print on the Bristol Beaufghter by Jerry Scutts, and the ISBN Number is 1861266669, I have read this book and it is very informative. I also posted some info about it in various previous threads. They didn't used the wings of the Beaufort, they used all the...
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    dh108

    Here are a few more :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    The First Submarine Sunk by Aircraft Attack

    On the 15th September 1916 2 Austrian Lohner Flying boats piloted by Fregatten-Leutnant Zeiezny and Linienschschiffsleutnant Konjovic, attacked the French Submarine Foucault whilst she was on the surface, 3 of the first 4 bombs caused severe damage to the submarine, these damaged the batteries...
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    A Remote Control Jet Aircraft

    WOW What a model :o :o :o :o http://www.guzer.com/videos/remote_control_f14.php
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    Harrier Crash (Whoops 2)

    http://www.guzer.com/videos/harrier_jet_falls.php
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    Chinook Crash (Whoops)

    Sorry Copied wrong URL it should be a Video not a picture, hope this URL works http://www.guzer.com/videos/chopper_crash.php
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    Kamikaze Damage to HMS Victorious

    Sorry Guys but I think it is a problem with Yahoo, I always have difficulty with posting pictures If they are hosted by Yahoo. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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    Kamikaze Damage to HMS Victorious

    http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/41b6ef40z3b37219f/9d31/__sr_/2839.jpg?ph.ossCBuSA4YlrX A Photograph taken on 9th May 1945 after a kamikaze Strike on HMS Victorious, this was the first of 2 strikes that day, the 2nd Kamikaze skidded on her flight deck and and bounced into the sea, there were 3...
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    Carriers!!

    The book just states that HMS Victorious left Norfolk Virginnia on the 16th September and arrived in Liverpool 10 days later, there is no mention about convoy work. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    Carriers!!

    Both HMS Victorious USS Saratoga cross operated their aircraft on the 16th June which was before the landings in New Georgia. The book states that they operated for 28 days in the target area by day well into the night . :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    Swordfish newspaper artical 1940

    There is a book called "War in a Stringbag" by Charles Lamb which deals with this subject, the Stringbag squadron he was asigned to took part in these operations. Charles Lamb was also the last pilot to land on HMS Couragous before it was topedoed. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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