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> he was an RAF V-bomber captain Massive respect, I love the whole history surrounding the V-bombers.

• mhh__ 5y ago
  Are you american? I'm just curious because that's the impression I get from "Massive respect". The V-Bombers are very cool, of course, highly recommend Mark Felton's YouTube channel as he has some very niche stories about them e.g. simulated bombing missions of the east coast.
  • CodeGlitch 5y ago
    Thanks for the Youtube links, something to watch this weekend. No I'm British - I wasn't aware that "massive respect" was American, and shall try and correct my error :)
  • zabzonk 5y ago
    Pah! You call those niche! How about flying a booster for the UK's crappy space programme in the Vulcan's bomb-bay from Lincolnshire to the Woomera rocket site, Australia, illegally crossing Indonesian airspace on the way, because they figured out that the Indonesians would probably not detect the Vulcan (early stealth) and if they did they had nothing that could intercept it. And then the whole Vulcan crew fell asleep for about an hour, while the plane carried on on autopilot. Strange but true - my Dad was the captain.
    • mhh__ 5y ago
      The fact that we developed a rocket and then immediately scrapped it is really testament to the spirit of the British government.