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Originally posted by JG52Uther:
mmmmm I smell 200 points in il2!

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Originally posted by Low_Flyer_MkIX:
Further to my recent internationally acclaimed research on druids working on the Westland production line...

It has only recently been discovered that the RAF withdrew its' next to useless Spitfires during the Battle of Britain and reverted to using Hawker Harts. The drubbing they gave the Luftwaffe was so embarrassing that the German Ambassador in Sweden brokered a deal with his British counterpart whereby all records were doctored in return for Germany putting off 'wonder weapon' development for two years. At least this way the 109 pilots could claim they were whupped by monoplanes, and save some face.

In his book 'I Lost With The Lufties', Heinz Soop wrote "The instument panel in my claustrophobic cockpit shattered into fragments. A Spitfire biplane (conclusive proof of the endemic self-delusion or 'Spitfire snobbery so common amongst LW pilots at the time - LF) rushed past me, and from his huge open cockpit the Tommy raised a two fingered gesture at me. Was I his second victim of the day? I never found out..."

The real reason Hess landed in Britain was to verify that stockpiled Harts were being destroyed as promised.

A far-reaching piece of small print in the agreement sealed the fate of the RAF's own wonder weapon - demanding that Westland stop production of the Whirlwind and concentrate on harmless Lysanders. Already, Luftwaffe debriefing officers were voicing concerns about 'Whirlwind snobbery' being even more dangerous than it's predecessor. In his book 'We Finished Last' Dolpho Corrolli mentions being chased by Whirlwinds (later found through records to be Avro Ansons on a training flight - proof of how worried 109 pilots had become) "Krap! Whirlwinds! No way I was hanging around to take those hot-rods on. The coloured triangle denoting our improved ATA fuel was normally enough to frighten the Tommies off - but the Whirlwind was a different proposition. I could barely turn my head in my cramped cockpit, but saw they were gaining on me. I hid in the clouds and prayed..."

The major reason British jails have an overcrowding problem is that they're full of wannabe authors who have discovered these facts and are locked up to keep this sordid secret, er...secret. I am risking my own freedom by telling you this.

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Originally posted by Low_Flyer_MkIX:
Further to my recent internationally acclaimed research on druids working on the Westland production line...

It has only recently been discovered that the RAF withdrew its' next to useless Spitfires during the Battle of Britain and reverted to using Hawker Harts. The drubbing they gave the Luftwaffe was so embarrassing that the German Ambassador in Sweden brokered a deal with his British counterpart whereby all records were doctored in return for Germany putting off 'wonder weapon' development for two years. At least this way the 109 pilots could claim they were whupped by monoplanes, and save some face.

In his book 'I Lost With The Lufties', Heinz Soop wrote "The instument panel in my claustrophobic cockpit shattered into fragments. A Spitfire biplane (conclusive proof of the endemic self-delusion or 'Spitfire snobbery so common amongst LW pilots at the time - LF) rushed past me, and from his huge open cockpit the Tommy raised a two fingered gesture at me. Was I his second victim of the day? I never found out..."

The real reason Hess landed in Britain was to verify that stockpiled Harts were being destroyed as promised.

A far-reaching piece of small print in the agreement sealed the fate of the RAF's own wonder weapon - demanding that Westland stop production of the Whirlwind and concentrate on harmless Lysanders. Already, Luftwaffe debriefing officers were voicing concerns about 'Whirlwind snobbery' being even more dangerous than it's predecessor. In his book 'We Finished Last' Dolpho Corrolli mentions being chased by Whirlwinds (later found through records to be Avro Ansons on a training flight - proof of how worried 109 pilots had become) "Krap! Whirlwinds! No way I was hanging around to take those hot-rods on. The coloured triangle denoting our improved ATA fuel was normally enough to frighten the Tommies off - but the Whirlwind was a different proposition. I could barely turn my head in my cramped cockpit, but saw they were gaining on me. I hid in the clouds and prayed..."

The major reason British jails have an overcrowding problem is that they're full of wannabe authors who have discovered these facts and are locked up to keep this sordid secret, er...secret. I am risking my own freedom by telling you this.

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