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Thread: Doncaster 2014 and beyond. Nightbomber's Personal AAR.

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    Let me chaps share some of my personal memoirs of the fantastic weekend we had in Doncaster and the aftermath; I mean - my visit to Mr and Mrs Kyte, who made my stay in the UNITED KINGDOM so cheerful and unforgetable.

    Here is how it all began.

    F.O. Kyte and his charming wife came down to East Midlands Airport to pick me up. Rob promised to wear his personal Polish White Eagle t-shirt to be easily recognized. My plan was to do the same "the other way around"...
    It all worked well
    After a somehow prolonged (due to road jams) drive, we finally landed at the Inn in Doncaster meeting old Forumers!
    There were no games planned on Friday evening, so we just set up the climatic gaming rooms we were given by the Museum authorities (Rob brought the national flags you will see below) and went for a short pre-weekend beer briefing in the restaurant.
    Rob and me wearing the individual t-shirts



    The games started next day. Below you can see the Museum buildings we partly occupied for the games
    View form the main hangar. Truly, there would never be a better gaming place!



    A moment to slow down a bit and remember the fallen airmen of the Falklands War of 1982...


    Take a look at the flags (and the youngest players)!



    I was playing at the 2nd table (Saturday WWI, Sunday WWII), so the shots are mainly taken there. Here we are defending the ballon. Rob is flying his new yellow-blue Dr.I while I am in the yellow tail D.V farther...



    While on table 1 chaps are shifting the perfectly made clouds before the action is commenced... Flying Helmut and Brambo on the right...



    It was a great performance of Paul (tikkifriend) and me flying a pair of Albatroses as a top gun flight



    Next day (the Adler Day!), the same table we had to face waves of German bombers and escorts! Strangely Brown made a perfect show playing a loud, amplified siren sound from his mobile!



    John Biggles led our flight of Hurricane defenders toward the bombers. I am flying the last (H) plane. I did not know, my Finest Hours is about to begin...



    The fight did not start fortunately for me, because one of the yellownosed escorts hit me with 5 points plus a smoke... but I could live with that!



    The smoke was soon over and I took on one of the Stukas. Since I saw it's gunner's eyes, there was no hope for the bomber...



    ...which hit the waves shortly after.



    Then I turned my attention to a Heinkel, which was shot down as well...



    But that was not over...

    A dangerous Me 110 came down threatening our boys. I felt I could not let it do that
    Due to it's immelmann maneuver I could get easily on it's tail...The German pilot tried to stall and was turning as a viper, but he could not shake a boy from 303rd







    Unfortunately I was brought down to 1 left point of damage and the rear gunner caused me to use my new parachute over the Channel but Guntruck came down to help me out of the blue and finished off the German heavy fighter. It was a team work!

    Even I had to open my dinghy, you must admit I was a lucky git



    OK, we were allowed to respawn, so 303 strikes again! This time together with an experimental Whirlwind flown by John Biggles himself! We closed on another Heinkel for a kill! We easily hit the beast



    And although the rear gunners broutght down the Westland, we together finished the bomber...



    We took a photo together . You know, the games are not that important. The people are.

    To be continued...
    Andy.
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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    It was really great to meet you Andy, I have to agree, the games were fun but the people were fantastic. I hope we can all do it again

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    Great review, Andrzej!
    Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    Great pictures and report, Andrzej!

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    Brings a lump to my throat, just to see the pictures of Herr Kytel flying with you on game one Andy, and a tear to my eye when reminded of the horrendous traffic jams.
    Still you got to see Sherwood Forest because of it.
    The beers at the end of the day with good friends made up for that, and I did sleep well. Though not as well as some others as I recall!
    Thank you so much for posting these photos as a reminder of what turned out to be a truly memorable few days, shared with friends both old and new.
    Here's to the next time.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Really great report & photos Andy!
    Pity you are all so far away as I would have loved to be part of that weekend.
    Love the look of you Hurricane & boy did it hand out some damage.

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    Nice! Great to see people playing together.
    Ps: loved that Dolphin.
    Thanks


    Nick

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    Thanks for sharing Andy....looks like you chaps had a great time.

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    Happy daze Andrzej

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Very good report, Andrzej

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    Great review/photos and meeting folks from the room.

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    I was fantastic meeting you Andy and all the other International guests, Thomas, Paul & Mary, Peter & Deborah.

    Great report Andy, looking forward to the pics of the finale you took and your trip to Nottingham Castle.

    Neil
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Great that you could make it Andy. See you next year.
    Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guntruck View Post
    Great that you could make it Andy. See you next year.
    I will do my best to come again, Steve
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    I will do my best to come again, Steve
    I hope you can Andy.
    Eileen and I will be mortified if you can't.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skafloc View Post
    I was fantastic meeting you Andy and all the other International guests, Thomas, Paul & Mary, Peter & Deborah.

    Great report Andy, looking forward to the pics of the finale you took and your trip to Nottingham Castle.

    Neil
    Thanks Neil

    This is how it all went after Doncaster...

    Rob and Eileen were so nice and kind to invite me for a stay at their place in Nottingham after Doncaster. I was over the moon for so many reasons you alll could only imagine: staying with UK Wing Commander and with Mrs. Kyte, talking, drinking G&T, toying with precious planes, spending time together, visiting historic places in Nottingham (Albert Ball, Robin Hood, the Castle and so on). When you combine all these with my interest in Robin the Hooded man series (Michael Praed, Jason Connery, Clannad film score) - you will understand my excitement.
    It all came true.

    Below you see some shots of our sightseeing. We visited many other places, tasted different foods, beers and some very good wine that is not photographed for we just enjoyed our time so much that no one took care about using cameras and flash

    Rob and me by one of the famous Nottinngham lions in the market square.



    Mr and Mrs Kyte. Do you see how perfect weather we enjoyed?



    Thanks to Mrs Kyte's hint I was able to take a picture of my life Nottingham is full of wonders.



    Robin of Locksley himself and the famous three!



    By the Albert Ball's Memorial.



    We had a beer by the Castle in the oldest English inn! Amazing!



    Hardwick Hall and Park was our next day trip. What a piece of archiecture! Look at the window/wall proportions of XVI century building!



    We even found Clipper's elves hideout there



    We even did some reanactment in the meantime...



    One night Rob and me decided to recreate the final battle between Albert Ball (Rob) and Lothar v.R. (me).



    This time Ball was victorious and Lothar died in a blaze of explosion



    Then we did it very personally Kyte versus Nightbomber. How epic it was!



    But for a very short time. F.O. Kyte showed his usual skills and sent me down after a short dogfight!



    Of course Rob was pretending he was not happy with the results, but you should not believe his face!



    Next day Rob and Eileen drove me to the airport and my fantastic trip came to an end.
    I returned to my place full of fantastic unforgetable memoirs, prizes and gifts.
    Thank you so much Rob, thank you so much Eileen.
    Andy.
    <img src=http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=2554&dateline=1409073309 border=0 alt= />
    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    And now the Prizes brought from Doncaster

    The Eagle, my proud:



    WWII TopGun:



    A special engraved Gin glass that every foreign participant was given!



    Thank you old Friends!

    Andy.
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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    spectacular. fun aar. and looks like a good time was had by all!

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    We had a great time with Andy, and my success in the Game was down to pure luck and not superior flying skills on my part. You only have to look at the cards to see that.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    A pity it was all over so quickly Andy. Would love to see you back next year and I'm working on swmbo to get to Prague 2015.
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skafloc View Post
    A pity it was all over so quickly Andy. Would love to see you back next year and I'm working on swmbo to get to Prague 2015.
    Good decision, Neil

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan-Sam View Post
    Good decision, Neil
    Could be a good move Neil.
    Eileen is murmuring about it, and I never expected her to even consider Prague as a destination.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Yeah! With Guntruck who already confirmed, this is going to be quite a team Rob and Neil, I am convinced that your wives will love Prague. Prettier cities are hard to find...
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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    Yeah! With Guntruck who already confirmed, this is going to be quite a team Rob and Neil, I am convinced that your wives will love Prague. Prettier cities are hard to find...
    I will have to do a bit of research on it then Andy.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    Yeah! With Guntruck who already confirmed, this is going to be quite a team Rob and Neil, I am convinced that your wives will love Prague. Prettier cities are hard to find...

    Wives! Damn, I knew I'd forgotten something. Hi love, fancy a romantic long weekend in Prague?
    Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!

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    Just point out to her how many other wives will be there on shopping therapy.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Andrzej, thank you for this impresive A(fter)C(onvention)R(eport) and insight to your trip.

    I only could imagine how much fun you and the other comrades had in England.
    Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marechallannes View Post
    Andrzej, thank you for this impresive A(fter)C(onvention)R(eport) and insight to your trip.

    I only could imagine how much fun you and the other comrades had in England.
    Oh, yes, we had, old Wingman
    But it would have been even greater if you were with us
    Without you, we could only pretend we were Huns
    But we did our best. Especially Rob and me!
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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."



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