I'd like to second this motion, if it's possible that isOriginally Posted by Clipper
Indeed, a couple of members have offered to donate items and I've asked them to send them direct to Keith, either to use as part of the raffle prize with the plane, or as a separate prize.
On a slightly different note, given the nightmare that is Royal Mail over Chrimbo, I will ask whoever has the Caproni on about the 10th December to hang on to it until after the Christmas holidays - just to be safe.
And jolly decent of Rob to return the bottle to Gaz.
Do with it as you wish Rob, only cost Ł1, I would say drink it but it's a bit on the small side!
Something to look out for in January.
Reply from Wargames Illustrated:
Hi Steve
Sounds like a good bit of co-operative fun. Thanks for the information, we hope to run this in the News section of our February issue.
Cheers
Dave Taylor
US Editor
Wargames Illustrated
Nice One Steve& nice pic Gaz
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Mission Update.
Penguins have now completed sight seeing tour of Nottingham.
The aircraft is fuelled up and will take to the air tomorrow heading South to Balders in Bucks, weather permitting.
Yes! The birds are flying South for the winter.
Kyte.
Hope to get them south east quite soon
Great we do not have any long distance flights here in Europe. My last parcel with some minis to user Xen in Australia traveled 3 months. I had sent it on Sep. 4th. It left Poland on Sep. 13th and he got it yesterdayHe said it looked like it had been shelled by archie, but fortunately the contents was untouched!
So the plane is on the way. I guess we get to see how the mail service is around the world.
What a picture!!! Rob, that's a brilliant idea!
Tossing?
OK. I have no idea how the Photoshop works and won't learn that stuff.
I will toss...![]()
Joking of course. I'll treasure the bird, you know![]()
Penguins touched down in South Bucks on 7 Dec, preceded by a front of (ant)arctic wx which must have slowed their progress south from Notts in IMC. Well done to the Nav! Quite fortunate that their crate would have been used to cold flights over the Alps too, so a good dusting of snow here probably felt quite familiar to all concerned.
While WWII-related sites abound in this area, there's very little that's photogenic on the WWI side, so a short road trip was required this afternoon to get them back 'in the mood'.
After presentation with RFC shoulder titles, the Caproni and crew have now been refuelled in anticipation of their departure for the West Country on Monday (wx permitting), where I assume they will overwinter.
Last edited by Baldrick62; 12-08-2012 at 12:18.
Thanks Balders. Yes, I guess they will be spending Xmas in the West country.
And we have another pilot signed up - LewdDude (Ron) from the U.S.
Good to hear that they made the journey satisfactorily as they departed here in quite high spirits thanks to the hospitality of the Wingco.
I'm sure they will benefit from a break in the South, before departing for the Continent.
Rob.
Are we tracking the plane like they do Santa on Xmas? Could get a map and show where it has been and where it is off to. Matbe something for you really smarter than I am people.
Wasn't happy with the photos I took yesterday, so did a reattack today. Fortunately the wx held!
The first and only VC awarded to an Australian airman in World War I, McNamara's decoration was promulgated in the London Gazette on 8 June 1917:
War Office, 8th June, 1917.
His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the under-mentioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men:
Lt. Frank Hubert McNamara, Aus. Forces, RFC
For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during an aerial bomb attack upon a hostile construction train, when one of our pilots was forced to land behind the enemy's lines.
Lt. McNamara, observing this pilot's predicament and the fact that hostile cavalry were approaching, descended to his rescue. He did this under heavy rifle fire and in spite of the fact that he himself had been severely wounded in the thigh.
He landed about 200 yards from the damaged machine, the pilot of which climbed on to Lt. McNamara's machine, and an attempt was made to rise. Owing, however, to his disabled leg, Lt. McNamara was unable to keep his machine straight, and it turned over. The two officers, having extricated themselves, immediately set fire to the machine and made their way across to the damaged machine, which they succeeded in starting.
Finally Lt. McNamara, although weak from loss of blood, flew this machine back to the aerodrome, a distance of seventy miles, and thus completed his comrade's rescue.
Penguins aloft!
WoW! Is that for real? Did the penguins made such a quick flight to Australia? Great news, Baldrick and thanks for the pictures and McNamara's story.![]()
The bird is still in England, Andrzej.
Lt Frank McNamara
Burial:
St Joseph Priory
Chalfont St Peter
Buckinghamshire, England
Baldrick's user flag misled me
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It's his cunning plan.
So Balders, is this the photo I'll be putting in the album then?
where abouts in the West Country is it at the moment?
Paul
Who has it now then? Gloucester is about 8 miles to the North North East of me (a brisk 2 hour walk up the canal from my house)
Gunners,
Soz; please take your pick from this lot http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=1854
BofB
"Boney10 (Chris) has got it"
Ah, so not in Gloucester then![]()
Hopefully Chris and I and th team will be joining up over Christmas for a game of X Wing (only jokingbut with luck we'll get some WoW games in over the holidays)
Is he not in fact living in the City and County of Bristol?
I'm not quite sure where the border is up there?
Rob.
Sorry for delay chaps, been chasing penguins around my back garden, little blighters escaped and as I'm not a Gardner in any way shape or form, it looks like an Amazonian jungle.
The Caproni is currently residing in South Glos, the official title of my area, but I am only a few miles from Bristol centre.
I hope to get a pic of the Caproni passing near the SS Great Britain before it will go into deepest Gloucestershire in the new year
Hi Chris.
Glad they are in safe hans then. If they give you any more trouble try opening a tin of Pilchards, it worked for me.
In Kyte's case a bottle of G&T always does the trick.
Glad we got the border thing sorted. I will amend my list to make you Senior Flight leader for Bristol and Gloucestershire.
I never really did like that Avon thing. Made you sound too much like a sales person.
Rob.
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