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From: Lozzo on 13 Nov 2009 17:13 Champ wrote: > On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:27:53 -0000, Pip <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > >One single book, though, is hard to recommend. Castles of Steel > for >> > >the naval arms race and the big ships battles. Sagittarius > Rising for >> > >the best description of a fighter pilot's life ever > written. >> > > >> > The best books about a fighter pilots life were the Biggles ones > you >> > ill-bred oaf. > >> > >> Ginger? Is that you? > > > Looks more like Algy, these days. > > Yesterday evening I had to explain to F that Biggles had two acolytes, > Ginger and Algy. She'd only heard of Ginger previously ("chocks away, > Ginger!"). And her the daughter of an RAF flying officer, too! Flying Officer is a very lowly commisioned rank in the RAF. If he served some years then I'd have expected him to have risen a fair way above that. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, SR250 SpazzTrakka, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) Garage clearout - Yamaha SpazzTrakka 250 for sale, email for details
From: Higgins on 13 Nov 2009 17:18 Lozzo wrote: > Champ wrote: > > And her the daughter of an RAF flying officer, too! > > Flying Officer is a very lowly commisioned rank in the RAF. If he > served some years then I'd have expected him to have risen a fair way > above that. > I think he meant an officer who flies rather than Flying Officer. I seem to recall Wing Commander being mentioned.
From: Wicked Uncle Nigel on 13 Nov 2009 18:52 Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> typed >On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:27:53 -0000, Pip <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >One single book, though, is hard to recommend. Castles of Steel for >>> > >the naval arms race and the big ships battles. Sagittarius Rising for >>> > >the best description of a fighter pilot's life ever written. >>> > >>> > The best books about a fighter pilots life were the Biggles ones you >>> > ill-bred oaf. >>> >>> Ginger? Is that you? > >>Looks more like Algy, these days. > >Yesterday evening I had to explain to F that Biggles had two acolytes, >Ginger and Algy. She'd only heard of Ginger previously ("chocks away, >Ginger!"). And her the daughter of an RAF flying officer, too! Good lord. She seems such an intelligent gel, too. Who'd have known that her education was so deficient? -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" can you see the light of need shinin' in my eye?
From: Champ on 14 Nov 2009 03:58 On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:18:00 +0100, Higgins <the.best.names.are.gone(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Lozzo wrote: >> Champ wrote: >> >> And her the daughter of an RAF flying officer, too! >> Flying Officer is a very lowly commisioned rank in the RAF. If he >> served some years then I'd have expected him to have risen a fair way >> above that. >I think he meant an officer who flies rather than Flying Officer. That was exactly what I meant - an officer who flies a plane, rather than a desk. >I seem to recall Wing Commander being mentioned. I made that up :-) But I've since asked, and he was a squadron leader. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 14 Nov 2009 03:59
On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:52:04 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: >>>> > The best books about a fighter pilots life were the Biggles ones you >>>> > ill-bred oaf. >>>> >>>> Ginger? Is that you? >> >>>Looks more like Algy, these days. >>Yesterday evening I had to explain to F that Biggles had two acolytes, >>Ginger and Algy. She'd only heard of Ginger previously ("chocks away, >>Ginger!"). And her the daughter of an RAF flying officer, too! >Good lord. She seems such an intelligent gel, too. Who'd have known that >her education was so deficient? Apparently, and I know you'll find this as hard to believe as I do, at the posh girls school she went to, Biggles wasn't on the reading list. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |