2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

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2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Mayfly » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:39 am

Don't think these have been posted before - if they have I'll delete the thread


the first is from Cottesmore 2001 when Fairford was out of action [embedding disabled]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VYwhzt8wiU




I picked this up off UKAR an excellent still shot here of the carnage

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14086&sid=2b341bab5bfc3bee5f21d1c7cfcc19ab
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:41 am

How well I remember this incident at Cottesmore!

Funnier still was how the IDIOTS tried to gain compensation from the RAF and the Airshow organisors and even the farmer who had charged them to be on his land!
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Mayfly » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:46 am

all the links work for me.. :)
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby MadNaddy » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:18 am

I wouldn't want to be stood anywhere near the rear of any aircraft preparing to take off!!!
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:21 am

[quote="MadNaddy"]I wouldn't want to be stood anywhere near the rear of any aircraft preparing to take off!!![/quote]


Are you MAD woman, it's great fun - just don't stand right behind the exhausts! Oh and wear good ear defenders!
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby MadNaddy » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:23 am

Xplumberlives wrote:Are you MAD woman, it's great fun - just don't stand right behind the exhausts! Oh and wear good ear defenders!


The clue is in my name................ :p :p :))
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:24 am

Really! :p
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby MadNaddy » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:25 am

Just in case you're too MALE enough not to have noticed :p
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Saracenman » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:26 pm

=))

what cracks me up most about that YT clip is that the cameraman continues to film the B1s taking off - as if you see upturned fighters EVERY day =))

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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:48 pm

Still makes me chuckle :))
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Nickolas » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:08 pm

Must dig out the photo's of TDC and me at Lossie when they were using the short runway in 2004. Stood behind loads of Tonka's.............Bloody marvelous.
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Re: 2 good reasons not to stand behind a B1

Postby Dan4th » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:50 pm

YES! Your Holiness!!!!!!!

Photos of TDC at +/- 10 years old!

Sounds like Blackmail Material to Me!

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