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# Hmmm, I think he'd appreciate that.
He thought all the contraptions in hospital were great. He loved gadgets and was just getting quickly into computers.
(I helped save b3ta! Ravenblack All the good quotes have gone, Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:31, archived)
# looks
like a real gent - and sadly there are very few real gents around these days
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:32, archived)
# I saw him as the Frank Sinatra of the aviation Rat Pack.
This picture reminds me of Frank and the boys walking along outside of Sands.
(I helped save b3ta! Ravenblack All the good quotes have gone, Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:37, archived)
# He does look like the coolest
of the bunch, closely followed by the bloke on the far left
What did he get the O.B.E for?
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:38, archived)
# The guy at the end drove a Morgan sports car
and was a real charmer, apparently...
Seeing as my dad was 6 foot(ish) in that, it goes to show how tall the tall guy is!

The O.B.E was for his work in aircrash investigation.
Those reconstructions they do (the giant morbid jigsaws) and all the math and deductions, well he pretty much came up with it all. He did the first reconstructions, and I have been told that with out his input, the Spitfire may have been cancelled in favour of more Hurricans. He also figured out the German V2 rocket war head and made improvements that have made air safety what it is today.
(I helped save b3ta! Ravenblack All the good quotes have gone, Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:41, archived)
# Dear me!
It sounds like you had such a cool dad!
You were blessed
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:43, archived)
# stuff
like that just makes you want to be a better person :-\
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:42, archived)