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Thanks Tom. P.

That is true Crash, He had a healthy rivalry and friendship with fellow test pilot Chuck Yeager during the race to break the sound barrier. In fact at the end of the lecture Captain Brown was asked the question " is there any type that you wish you had flown but never got the chance?" A wry smile and ....."the X1" Much laughter. P.

Hey BB, Having attended one of Captain Browns lectures in Chichester a couple of weeks ago I know what you mean. He is so sharp and eloquent even at his age. He signs books, shakes hands and is a delight to listen to. He had his charming wife by his side and I think he is about to retire from public speaking. He said he was good friends with Niel Armstrong and as a result was asked to train as an astronaut but when he was told he must become an American citizen first well, in his own words, "that was that" LOL. Recorded the program (because I was flying, lol). Just about to watch it now. Cheers, P.

Pics ! : ) P.

A related story.... Portsmouth Dockyard has one particular basin which has around 30ft of sediment mud in it . My m8 who used to be clerk of the works for the Dockyard said they will never dredg it because it has so many bombs , shells, and nasty chemicals from WWII , WWI, and earlier, it will never be cost effective to do so! P.

Yes I did m8, quite right. P.

Thanks FT and Perf, That member is me so I will do as instructed . I had a blue screen after installing the latest Nvidia drivers for my 580GTX. Painless.

Funny ! P.

Bad boys ! : )

It's 12.25 pm and I can see you reading this thread Tom.....get back to work ! Lol P.

Rgr, standing by..... P.

It's a messy business Arjen, the real life equivalent of a "Friendly Tank Destroyed" I guess. That is a very skilful painting , does it have a title ..."FFS" perhaps ? P.

Hullo Nick, Let me know if you decide on a particular date/venue and I will join you : ) P.

Happy birthday Todd, Haven't seen you for ages, hope all is well in your world. Painless.

Happy birthday, Jim Bob ! Hope you have a smashing day m8. Happy birthday to you to Fastdad and many more to come. Painless.

Awesome find Swooper ! I think I'll watch a few right now : ) P.

FT, I suppose our models could fly .....briefly LOL P.

Fantastic models Flak, makes our little plastic model planes look a bit pathetic : ) It takes an engineer like yourself to put one of those babies together and you should be proud, I know I would be. Put up a few pics of that huge P51 m8.... Painless.

Quick, put it in a crush proof cage m8 ; ) P.

Bloody hell Nick ! : (

Mine , Mine, Mine !!! P.

Ok m8 thanks. I am saving my pennies to see both Lancs together whenever and wherever that is : ) Mick.

Would that be both Lancs Nick ? P.

Excellent ! As usual the faulty component in most cases was the pilot ! LOL P.

Thanks Gec . P.