lookslike a real gent - and sadly there are very few real gents around these days
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Reckless_Rik,
Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:32,
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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.
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Ravenblack All the good quotes have gone,
Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:37,
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He does look like the coolestof the bunch, closely followed by the bloke on the far left
What did he get the O.B.E for?
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Roxy_Hart is so so old,
Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:38,
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The guy at the end drove a Morgan sports carand 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.
(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.
Ravenblack All the good quotes have gone,
Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:41,
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Dear me!It sounds like you had such a cool dad!
You were blessed
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Roxy_Hart is so so old,
Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:43,
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stufflike that just makes you want to be a better person :-\
( Reckless_Rik,
Sat 23 Aug 2003, 23:42,
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