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antonye  
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 More options 4 Jul, 15:04
Newsgroups: uk.rec.motorcycles
From: antonye <anto...@ukrm.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:04:07 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 15:04
Subject: Talking of Fly-Pasts
Was just out in the garden when I heard a droning sound.
The missus is at work, so I knew it wasn't her.

Looked up and there was a *huge* US WW2 bomber flew
overhead accompanied by a smaller fighter. I've just
had a quick Google and it looks like it was a B17.

I did wonder why, but then realised what the date was!

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muddy cat  
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From: muddy cat <muddydot...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:08:50 -0700
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 15:08
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts
In article
<4112f9ca-5d92-46a8-beb9-bf57653eb...@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,

 antonye <anto...@ukrm.net> wrote:
> Was just out in the garden when I heard a droning sound.
> The missus is at work, so I knew it wasn't her.

> Looked up and there was a *huge* US WW2 bomber flew
> overhead accompanied by a smaller fighter. I've just
> had a quick Google and it looks like it was a B17.

> I did wonder why, but then realised what the date was!

Mind the 'friendly fire'.

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antonye  
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 More options 4 Jul, 15:12
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From: antonye <anto...@ukrm.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:12:51 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 15:12
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts

muddy cat wrote:

> Mind the 'friendly fire'.

Luckily I was hanging the washing out so I waved a pair
of the wife's white knickers just to be on the safe side.

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Slower Than You  
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 More options 4 Jul, 15:14
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From: "Slower Than You" <no.way@jose>
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:14:00 +0100
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts

antonye wrote:
> Was just out in the garden when I heard a droning sound.
> The missus is at work, so I knew it wasn't her.

> Looked up and there was a huge US WW2 bomber flew
> overhead accompanied by a smaller fighter. I've just
> had a quick Google and it looks like it was a B17.

> I did wonder why, but then realised what the date was!

That'll be "Sally B" then, as I think it's the only airworthy B17 in
Europe. http://www.sallyb.org.uk/

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steve auvache  
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 More options 4 Jul, 15:19
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From: steve auvache <dont_s...@thecow.me.uk>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:19:40 +0100
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 15:19
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts
In article <4112f9ca-5d92-46a8-beb9-bf57653eb...@l42g2000hsc.googlegroup
s.com>, antonye <anto...@ukrm.net> writes

>Was just out in the garden when I heard a droning sound.
>The missus is at work, so I knew it wasn't her.

>Looked up and there was a *huge* US WW2 bomber flew
>overhead accompanied by a smaller fighter. I've just
>had a quick Google and it looks like it was a B17.

>I did wonder why, but then realised what the date was!

The 300th aniversary of when good King Karel XII of Sweden beat the
Russians?

I don't see the relevance.

I don't think it is true either cos there were lots of Russians and only
one of him but history is full of superheroes so he might have.

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os...@my-deja.com  
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 More options 4 Jul, 15:50
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From: os...@my-deja.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:50:10 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 15:50
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts
On Jul 4, 3:14 pm, "Slower Than You" <no.way@jose> wrote:

> antonye wrote:
> > Was just out in the garden when I heard a droning sound.
> > The missus is at work, so I knew it wasn't her.

> > Looked up and there was a huge US WW2 bomber flew
> > overhead accompanied by a smaller fighter. I've just
> > had a quick Google and it looks like it was a B17.

> > I did wonder why, but then realised what the date was!

> That'll be "Sally B" then, as I think it's the only airworthy B17 in
> Europe.http://www.sallyb.org.uk/

Operation units in EU:

B-17G at Orly
B-17G at Duxford (Sally-B)


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Grant  
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 More options 4 Jul, 16:11
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From: "Grant" <n...@nono.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:11:00 +0100
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts

"antonye" <anto...@ukrm.net> wrote in message

news:4112f9ca-5d92-46a8-beb9-bf57653eb54e@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> Was just out in the garden when I heard a droning sound.
> The missus is at work, so I knew it wasn't her.

> Looked up and there was a *huge* US WW2 bomber flew
> overhead accompanied by a smaller fighter. I've just
> had a quick Google and it looks like it was a B17.

> I did wonder why, but then realised what the date was!

This one obviously.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/4/newsid_278600...

But I doubt it was going all the way to Entebbe.


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Grimly Curmudgeon  
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From: Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REM...@REMOVEgmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:03:48 +0100
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 17:03
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember antonye <anto...@ukrm.net> saying
something like:

>muddy cat wrote:

>> Mind the 'friendly fire'.

>Luckily I was hanging the washing out so I waved a pair
>of the wife's white knickers just to be on the safe side.

Lucky you didn't have a queue of GIs at the door.
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Dave
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 How much more suspenseful can you get?"
 - House


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Champ  
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 More options 4 Jul, 17:17
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From: Champ <n...@champ.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:17:37 +0100
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 17:17
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts
On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:12:51 -0700 (PDT), antonye <anto...@ukrm.net>
wrote:

>muddy cat wrote:

>> Mind the 'friendly fire'.

>Luckily I was hanging the washing out so I waved a pair
>of the wife's white knickers just to be on the safe side.

White knickers?  And I thought she lived in Essex?
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Beav  
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 More options 4 Jul, 17:42
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From: "Beav" <beavis.origi...@ntlwoxorld.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:42:44 +0100
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 17:42
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts

"antonye" <anto...@ukrm.net> wrote in message

news:4112f9ca-5d92-46a8-beb9-bf57653eb54e@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> Was just out in the garden when I heard a droning sound.
> The missus is at work, so I knew it wasn't her.

> Looked up and there was a *huge* US WW2 bomber flew
> overhead accompanied by a smaller fighter. I've just
> had a quick Google and it looks like it was a B17.

> I did wonder why, but then realised what the date was!

We were reminded of todays date by a new radio staton oop 'ere in
Manchester. "Classic Rock" it's called and apart from having no boybands or
slush music, just GREAT music they have a great line in adverts for the
stations.

Today it was...

"It's the 4th of July today, the anniversary of the Independence of America
and we're celebrating by doing........

SOD all".

You just KNEW he wanted to say "Fuck all" and he meant it too.

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 More options 4 Jul, 17:55
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From: AW <andrew_w...@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:55:37 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 17:55
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts

os...@my-deja.com wrote:
> > That'll be "Sally B" then, as I think it's the only airworthy B17 in
> > Europe.http://www.sallyb.org.uk/

> Operation units in EU:

> B-17G at Orly
> B-17G at Duxford (Sally-B)

Sally B is U/S with engine problems and it's not the FrogFort neither.

It's Liberty Belle, a US based B17 over here for a commerorative tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhwQQ1H126U


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antonye  
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 More options 4 Jul, 20:37
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From: antonye <anto...@ukrm.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:37:09 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 20:37
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts

Champ wrote:
> antonye wrote:
> >muddy cat wrote:

> >> Mind the 'friendly fire'.

> >Luckily I was hanging the washing out so I waved a pair
> >of the wife's white knickers just to be on the safe side.

> White knickers?  And I thought she lived in Essex?

Well, the elastic was very loose.

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antonye  
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 More options 4 Jul, 20:38
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From: antonye <anto...@ukrm.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:38:28 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri 4 Jul 2008 20:38
Subject: Re: Talking of Fly-Pasts

AW wrote:

> It's Liberty Belle, a US based B17 over here for a commerorative tour.

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhwQQ1H126U

That looks and sounds like it.

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