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by muley » Sun 21.08.2011, 11:06
I think the numbers were down due to the holiday season..
It was a shame that it was expensive - £14IIRC - merely for a look at cars on the track. Might have encouraged more people to come if there was more to see.
I did spend a good lunch break at the air museum - just down the road - £2 to get in plus another £1.50 for a guided tour of the inside of a Vulcan. Cheap as chips!
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by dapinky » Sun 21.08.2011, 14:41
muley wrote:I did spend a good lunch break at the air museum - just down the road - £2 to get in plus another £1.50 for a guided tour of the inside of a Vulcan. Cheap as chips!
You kept that quiet on the day - I'd have enjoyed a trip (if I'd known about the place).

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by Sy V » Mon 22.08.2011, 10:53
We tried for a photo-call there one year as they had an Argosy called Elan. Nice thing is though Dave, the Vulcan ain't going no place!
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by muley » Mon 22.08.2011, 19:28
Sy V wrote:We tried for a photo-call there one year as they had an Argosy called Elan. Nice thing is though Dave, the Vulcan ain't going no place!
The Elan Argosy is still there..
Maybe next time we do the photoshoot?
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by Specky » Mon 22.08.2011, 19:31
Whistling tit!
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by HJ2 » Mon 22.08.2011, 19:47
muley wrote:I think the numbers were down due to the holiday season..
It was a shame that it was expensive - £14IIRC - merely for a look at cars on the track. Might have encouraged more people to come if there was more to see.
I did spend a good lunch break at the air museum - just down the road - £2 to get in plus another £1.50 for a guided tour of the inside of a Vulcan. Cheap as chips!
Bye for now
Jim
Ha! I had a tour inside a pregnant plane (you know what i mean) It was free, but only because somebody left the door open. I had a tour on my own,then the pilot returned and kicked me out! All i remember is that there was a pile of beer crates in the plane! (must be Brits)

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by ShaunM » Mon 22.08.2011, 21:06
Vulcan Bomber? Next time anyone's in Norfolk (Snetterton/Hethel visit), you can see one at Norwich's Aviation Museum...
www.cnam.co.uk
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by muley » Mon 22.08.2011, 21:28
Specky wrote:Whistling tit!
TTFN
I thought it was a whistling wheelbarrow..
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by Specky » Mon 22.08.2011, 21:33
Also flying tit... And an amalgamation of the two.
Just depends on which Squadron or shift you were on.
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by Dave Eds » Mon 22.08.2011, 21:38
Specky wrote:
Just depends on which shift you were on.
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Bit like what comes out of Hethel then

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by G UK » Thu 25.08.2011, 17:02
Does anyone have any contact details for Bibs as I still need to sort out getting Blackies paintwork repaired after being on the TLF stand.
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by rip » Thu 25.08.2011, 17:39
G UK wrote:Does anyone have any contact details for Bibs as I still need to sort out getting Blackies paintwork repaired after being on the TLF stand.
His e-mail address is in his
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by G UK » Thu 25.08.2011, 17:45
rip wrote:His e-mail address is in his profile.

Doh!!! Didn't think of that but I've dropped him a note now.
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by Dave Eds » Thu 25.08.2011, 17:47
I've got his mobile number if you want it

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by G UK » Thu 25.08.2011, 18:23
Dave Eds wrote:I've got his mobile number if you want it

Thanks for the offer but I'm in contact now.

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by theelanman » Fri 26.08.2011, 09:11
G UK wrote:Does anyone have any contact details for Bibs as I still need to sort out getting Blackies paintwork repaired after being on the TLF stand.
????????????
Why?...what happened on the stand?
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by ShaunM » Fri 26.08.2011, 12:42
More like, what happened to the stand...
...it fell on G's car, scratching the paint work

And a child decided to peel off the top of the rubber seal off the top of my door, so some Sikaflex to do. Not bothered though, it needed doing anyway as the rubber had perished.
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by muley » Fri 26.08.2011, 21:53
ShaunM wrote:More like, what happened to the stand...
...it fell on G's car, scratching the paint work

And a child decided to peel off the top of the rubber seal off the top of my door, so some Sikaflex to do. Not bothered though, it needed doing anyway as the rubber had perished.
..not the LEC stand, I hasten to add
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by Dave Eds » Sat 27.08.2011, 14:24
Shamelessly lifted from the SELOC August newsletter -
"This year the outstanding sight that greeted you in the car park was the M100 Elans colour co-ordinated parking!"Well done you guys!

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