Author Topic: RIP John Young  (Read 1097 times)

fuzzy

RIP John Young
« on: 06 January, 2018, 11:54:32 pm »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42592057

Another hero of my childhood takes his final trip.

RIP John.

Torslanda

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  • Just a tart for retro kit . . .
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Re: RIP John Young
« Reply #1 on: 07 January, 2018, 12:11:09 am »
Not many left.  :'(
VELOMANCER

Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

Jaded

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Re: RIP John Young
« Reply #2 on: 07 January, 2018, 12:12:37 am »
Indeed.
It is simpler than it looks.

T42

  • Apprentice geezer
Re: RIP John Young
« Reply #3 on: 07 January, 2018, 08:40:59 am »
I remember the bit with the corned-beef sandwich. Typical engineer. ;) I liked how he just went on doing his job afterwards.

Not many left.  :'(

Five of those who landed are left. Not so bad, out of 12, but they're all in their 80s.
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight