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simonp

"I won't flinch..."
« on: 22 December, 2008, 10:54:54 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/WRfDsSnLtE4&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/WRfDsSnLtE4&rel=1</a>

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nicknack

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Re: "I won't flinch..."
« Reply #1 on: 23 December, 2008, 12:36:52 am »
He ducked!

Wuss!
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Torslanda

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Re: "I won't flinch..."
« Reply #2 on: 23 December, 2008, 12:41:10 am »
Unlike the day when I decided I was dead hard an dead brave.

Mistake. As two F-4s took off from Valley. I got the photo and lost my eyebrows - and a goodly portion of late 70s big hair.

J
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VELOMANCER

Quote from: trekker12 on 16 July, 2016, 08:54:33 am
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

Wowbagger

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Re: "I won't flinch..."
« Reply #3 on: 23 December, 2008, 12:42:08 am »
That reminds me of a scene from Catch-22, except it wasn't a jet and no-one died.
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Jurek

Re: "I won't flinch..."
« Reply #4 on: 23 December, 2008, 12:49:24 am »
'Tis good  :thumbsup:
But he knew it was coming.
Unlike Roger de Cadenet (I think) in this bit of footage.
When you watch for the second time, check out how much daylight there is between the 'plane and it's shadow on the grass below.
Not very much at all.

Those of you who are fans of the sound of a Merlin will enjoy this anyway....
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Adam

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Re: "I won't flinch..."
« Reply #5 on: 23 December, 2008, 10:17:30 pm »
I remember that.  It's from a nice aviation program he used to present on one of the satellite channels years ago (although it's Alain de Cadenet).  Father of the vacuous Amanda.
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spesh

Re: "I won't flinch..."
« Reply #6 on: 23 December, 2008, 11:33:14 pm »
Quote from: wowbagger on 23 December, 2008, 12:42:08 am
That reminds me of a scene from Catch-22, except it wasn't a jet and no-one died.

IIRC, the scene you refer to in Catch-22 was fatal (spoiler follows):
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