The Hornets' Nest II

I had a neighbour in the UK who serviced F111 aircraft for the US at Upper Heyford. According to him they were death traps with bits and pieces tied on with string. His was a strange tale of someone who was born in the states while his mother was on holiday. She brought him back as a baby, got him registered with the health service and when he joined the RAF had a NI number and an identity card. He travelled all over the world with his ID card, until one day immigration stopped him from entering the country because he didn't have a passport. He applied for one but was told that he wasn't a UK national despite having spent virtually all of his life in the country. He then had to get his wife to sponsor him as he applied for British nationality. It all seemed very odd as he had the broadest Geordie accent.

 

Your neighbour was probably right , I never worked on them , but they did earn the nickname "the flying coffins"

Didnt know they were called Aardvarks !

 

You piqued my interest their OFH I googled flying coffins , 104 starfighters , mig21 plus others all called the same thing !

 

Is this sort of thing in your remit Norway?

 

That is an amazing bit of footage BB, never seen that before.

 

The truck driver had obviously watched thunderbirds as a kid One episode had something a little similar!

 

Just a final for tonight then off to my bed.

I think that my day has been planned out for me tomorrow. There have been dark mutterings about taking my wallet out for an airing,

Hope you all sleep well. I think that some scrambled eggs on toast will set me up for the worst if the Nest can open a bit earlier in the morning.

 

Night OFH hope the wallet doesnt get too much of a hit

 

amazing! Thanks for that BB!

 

night M Frenchie, sweet dreams, good luck tomorrow!

 

How was the theatre?

 

hey Norway! i thought you'd gone! It was good fun thanks..we went to see One Man, Two Guvnors, with James Cordon..very funny mostly though i'm not a slapstick/farce sort of person so some of it was a bit too farcy for me lol

 

had a bit of a telly evening , lost girls , and Outlander

 

sounds good to me

 

Film finished a good yarn , bit weak in places

 

Thats enough for me good night

 

Evening all. Its been a quiet night. Until the sisters bf could not make it home and needed picking up so i went to collect him and bring him back home. Now i am just watching tv and chilling out.

 

night Norway! Sweet dreams xx

 

hey BHD! Good to see you! I feel like i haven't spoken to you in ages!

 

Its been a little while lol. I have been hiding in the woodwork a bit lately, just watching the world go by.

How is life treating you?? Would you mind me popping over for a half on saturday? If Scott ends up your end i would like to get my shirt signed. But he could end up my end. If that makes sense.