Derk

Great pic, but it looks like she is geting out after just putting the plane down in the weeds or she overran the runway.... In the Bosnia Herzegowina conflict our capt. Manja Blok KLu flew combat missions and she actually destroyed (with dumb bombs) one or two of Mladic's tanks in the Sebrenica disaster.... Houdoe, Derk

I'm having a blackout.... what means GAF in connection with Vietnam ? The few bright orange German Air Force Canberra's did not carry bombs AFAIK en stayed 20000km away from Vietnam... ???? Guess it's old age playing up.... Houdoe, Derk

Same as for the Navy Bucc.: thank you so much for taking the trouble of providing some old hands with this splendid Buccaneer !! Houdoe, Derk

Danke Volker im Namen der Neanderthaler !!! Houdoe, Derk

Quite amazing collection of planes !!!

Thx a lot, nice addition !! Houdoe, Derk

On behalf of the Neanderthalers: danke Michael !!!

You are one of the reasons I never take pics on airshows..... Beautiful !!!

That one is still there, saw it this summer on the way back from Scotland IIRC somewhere near Grantham..... Hope that the Tornadoes dont go the way the Swedish Viggens went from Halmstadt: conversion into beer cans....... Houdoe, Derk

Prosecution has its problems in lots of countries, where in the proces a sort of tunnel vision is developend into the direction of conviction. Evidence pointing in other directions is either overlooked or kept out of sight on purpose. The prosecution has to score in oder to keep the average man (i.e. the average voter) in the street satisfied.......... In this case I don't think Amanda's nationality had anything to do with it.. Houdoe, Derk

Fantastic story Jonatan, reads like a Tom Clancy book. The Catalina incident is also interesting, it happened in reality in 1952 but fits very well in your plot Houdoe, Derk

Good story Capitaine... Are you from Normandy yourself ? Houdoe, Derk

These people must be extremely bored....... Houdoe, Derk

What a row about nothing, looks like a very nice kid, he says it's okay with him, his time will come and he realizes it so what is all the fuss about ? Now in American Football there is maybe a bit less combining like in soccer or field hockey, but having coached, trained and umpired my three daughters field hockey teams for years, it was standard practice for the younger kids to be told to combine at least 3 times in the penalty area before scoring when there alraedy was a 7-0 or 8-0 lead. Everyone used to agree, the kids scored anyway, they learned to combine AND to be a member of the team. And onlooking parents were told to shut up if they showed hooligan like behaviour (it does happen sometimes). When the kids turned 13 or 14 they were old enough to take care of theirselves and they could score as they liked. Completely agree with Dave, his twin daughters are a very good example of how things can be handled.. They are kids, it's a game and not a preparation for war. And it makes sense that the rule will be lifted next year for the kid, because he will be playing with and against kids that are a year older and physically a year bigger !!! He will meet adversaries who can handle him....... Houdoe, Derk

On behalf of the Neanderthal members (primitive, stubborn idiots, playing with the prehistoric stuff that is still around if you dig deep enough ): thank you very much for a very nice terrain !!!! :drinks: Houdoe, Derk Edit: you made an especially fine job of the former Eastern Prussia/ Kaliningrad with nice naval targets (also in real life a very interesting area) and of the Baltic states with great bridges etc. Great atmosphere !!!!

Eine Augenweide Volker !!! Baai goed for the SA Bucc. Congrats ! Houdoe, Derk

..... more whiskey !!!!!!!!! Houdoe, Derk

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Derk

....so old fashioned flying into clouds may help again ??? Houdoe, Derk

The Tigers of no. 74 Sq. were great performers at airshows (saw them at the RIAT) and Tiger Meets (Cambrai). Fond memories !! Houdoe, Derk

Pretty !!!! Thx. Derk

Bellissima !!! Derk