Air Tattoo, Fairford

[Jamiesfuturewife]

Yes!!! How clever of you!! And it was Singapore airlines too! It's a beast of a plane but to be honest you don't feel any different when your on it anyway your not allowed upstairs cause that's the private suites

[Sussex]

You mean you sat downstairs with the riff raff? Minger.

[Jamiesfuturewife]

Yep! BUT I quite enjoyed it as quite alot of the time people ask me if anyone in my family is oriental (probably cause when I smile it makes my eyes go really small!) and the air steward kept speaking to me on Singapore language!

I felt like a real life ting tong! ( my nickname at work!)

[nevillew]

That's pretty cool, though, having the Red Arrows turn up for the village fete!

"If wet, in the Village Hall"

[Frigby Daser]

'I know I am, I'm sure I am;
I'm Swindon til I move'.

Some wierd planes going over Swindon today as they all leave for home. Even though the radar can't spot 'em, I saw a Stealth over Rodbourne this morning.

Apparently today is the most dangerous day around these 'ere parts as the pilots would have had a few last night at the end of show party.

I'd be surprised if you saw the stealth bomber...it wasnt at fairford. May have been the Raptor, but they're pretty different to look at.

Had to laugh at all the places charging a tenner to get in to watch it in a field a mile away. You can park in the car parks on the airfield, get out and watch from the perimeter for free. They charge to get in to get up close to the planes, see the stands etc.

[reeves4england]

Yep! BUT I quite enjoyed it as quite alot of the time people ask me if anyone in my family is oriental (probably cause when I smile it makes my eyes go really small!) and the air steward kept speaking to me on Singapore language!

I felt like a real life ting tong! ( my nickname at work!)

I think the word you're looking for is Singaporean

[Batch]

I'd be surprised if you saw the stealth bomber...it wasnt at fairford.

It was there, but you couldn't see it



Preempt: No not really Crispy, obviously.

[nevillew]

I think the word you're looking for is Singaporean

Which doesn't exist of course, but I'm sure you were being ironic.

[reeves4england]

Which doesn't exist of course, but I'm sure you were being ironic.

Quite. As the first language of Singapore is, of course, Singlish.

[4D]

I felt like a real life ting tong! ( my nickname at work!)

Are you liked at work? 

[HexEnduction]

AirCalne.

[Batch]

Growing up near Kemble when the Arrows were based there meant regular displays in the summer which you could see from the garden when they were practising.

Anyone remember the Red Barrows?

Yes, I beleive they made an appearane on "That's Life" didn't they.

My dad was in the RAF stationed at Little Rissington and the Kemble with the sparrows. I think he was the aircraft equivelant of a painter and decorator. I have vague memories of the famailies open day and sitting in a Gnat (used by the Sparrows before the Hawk). Mum says all the wives had to leg it into the garden to take down the washing on practice days involving the smoke.