Well,
Enfilade is do-able, I guess.
Breaking news, our intrepid crew have just touched down in Sweden!
Here's pic of our plucky penguins coming in for touchdown in Stockholm, Sweden.
Snowing overthere and no foul ups on the railways or motoways Penguins must feel right at home
Nice photo
Paul
What glorious scenery they are overflying.
Good to know they are safe and sound.
Rob.
Glad to know landing and flight was safe
Whats all that white stuff on the ground?
As for the crew going lost like Earhart on us, we could still bind up the photos and do a digital log with maps, routes and memories and don't forget the millions the film might bring in on the rescue search . . . maybe get Disney to make it an animated film!? The History Channel is getting very desperate for material . . . Clipper still recovering from a weekend of 12-16 year olds . . . Stockholm sounds good . . .
I am partway through the flight plan with distances marked and refueling stops between destinations.
Andrzej can you attach a couple of 200L drums of fuel and a 25L drum of oil into the bomb bay to extend the planes range.
It will cut down on the bomb load but after all we come in peace.
Linz
Better ditch the cases of gin they stocked up on in Nottingham........
Don't know how good it would be on the engines, but I'm sure the Penquins won't give a dam after a few glasses.
Linz
Is there a designated non-drinking pilot onboard? Oh I forgot its a Caproini, no worries then, it takes a few to get the courage up to fly it at all . . . especially if you are a penguin!
Now leaving Swedish airspace, and after a low, slow pass (is there any other way with a Peroni - err, Caproni) over Stockholm, the penguins are heading for Germany.
They have a date with BBC1
Bon voyage little chums.
Kyte.
goodbye and thanks for all the fish
Paul.
They were strictly instructed,"No hitch hikers".
Kyte.
Bad vibes! Penguins are south pole and dolphins are bipolar, could be trouble! Just sayin' . . .
Incoming message from our Swedish agent:
Caproni bomber is on his way to Germany.
Clipper did you get some of that white stuff yesterday? Had to hold up a golf match cause you got 2" of it. Great tracking on the flight. Hope I get the plane when there is a good event around here.
The white stuff fell, but did not stick! It got down into the 30's late in the afternoon, but climbed back up to the mid 50's by dinner time. Today we are sweltering at 68, got the shop cleaned out and killed the weeds and bugs in the yard. Making room for some big visitors over the weekend . . .
The Bomber made a safe landing on the Zeppelinwiese in Nuernberg, Germany.
Quick refill and I think it will take off tomorrow to Belgium.
Great. Sounds as if it is making up a bit of time.
Rob.
Mission in Bavaria accomplished. - Bomber is on his way to Belgium.
...more pictures here:
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=2017
Sending up a patrol to accompany them safely to our airfield...
The Penguins are really putting the miles in now anyone got an idea how many miles /Km they have under their wings?
Cowman lives about an hour or so from the Air force Museum. Wonder if he'll make the trip to photo it in front of their Caproni?
http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/full/tour-std.html
This takes you to the virtual tour site.
Last edited by phililphall; 02-23-2013 at 10:08.
They're really on a flyer now....
Here's the tour route.
With total distance travelled to each place
UK
Guntruck – Hendon, London 0km. 14th November 2012
Flash – Hailsham, East Sussex. 86.1km
GAZ 67 – Inverness, Scotland. 876.6km
F.O. Kyte – Gedling, Nottinghamshire. 1416.2km
Baldrick – High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 1567.6km
Boney10 – Bradley Stoke, Bristol. 1692.4km
David Manley - Cambridge, Gloucestershire. 1717.9km
France
Tikkifriend - Bubry. 2141.3km
Sweden
Niclas - Akersberga. 4035.1km 17th - 20th February 2013
Germany
Marechallelannes - Zirndorf. 5247.7km 23rd-24th February 2013
Belgium
Bluedevil – Zaffelare, Oost-Vlanderen. 5785.8km
Poland
Nightbomber - Kepa. 6773.5km.
Australia
Xen – Brunswick, Victoria. 22452km
Pbhawkin – Mudgee, NSW. 23165.5km
Guly-raker – Moruya, NSW. 23537.7km
Doug – Toowoomba, Queensland. 24479.7km
New Zealand
Linz - Dunedin, Otago. 27095.3km
Canada
Canuck – Toronto, Ontario. 41786.3km
Grumpybear – Cochrane, Alberta. 44528.9km
USA
Kahlerclan – Riverview, Florida. 48264.2km
Wargamer – Pensacola, Florida. 48818.1km
BobP – Laurel, Maryland. 50169.9km
PANdemonium – Huntingdon, New York. 50522.0km
LewdDude – Germantown, New York. 50668.3km
The Cowman – Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 51455.1km
Beer&pretzels – Aurora, Illinois. 51960.4km
Lloydthegamer – Astoria, Oregon. 54822.9km
CSADN – Beaverton, Oregon. 54934.4km
Clipper1801 – Surprise, Arizona. 56524.3km
BSmith13 – Layton, Utah. 57351.3km
Oberst Hajj – Colorado Springs, Colorado. 58009.6km
I am also working out a flight plan with refueling stops.
Will post when complete.
Linz
Last edited by Linz; 01-11-2014 at 03:45.
Looking good, well done Linz
I hope the flyers had the thought to get frequent flyer miles added to their fish credit cards . . .
Fantastic work Lindsey
A slight correction - I live in Cambridge, Gloucestershire rather than Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. So the distance between me and Boney10 is more like 29km rather than 200ish
I see the Penguins have been moonlighting for the BBC.
Thanks Dave corrected
Linz
Last edited by Linz; 02-24-2013 at 11:33.
Just found this thread... Should read more on the other sub-forums as well I guess. A bit late to join? Otherwise the Penguins are welcome here to!!!
Gentlemen,
I am pleased to announce that the Penguins have landed safely at the Zaffelare airbase this afternoon!
As soon as we heared that they were close to the border we went up to welcome them and guide them to our airfield:
This evening we throw them a party and tomorrow we'll guide them around some historical spots in our home town.
I expect to send them of to Andrzej tomorrow afternoon or early the day after tomorrow at the latest...
Safe landing in Belgium?
Perfect!
I already have a crate of "Wyborowa" for the Penguins. If they taste it, they will stay here for some days, I'm afraid...
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