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Reply | FAO the Guvna …making money in music
at 21:10 26 Jun 2024
If you want to safeguard copyright . Put your material in an envelope and simply post it to yourself . When it arrives don't open it . The post mark will be your proof. |
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Reply | COV away
at 20:59 26 Jun 2024
Had some great nights out in Cov centre at the Sky dome . |
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Reply | European Championship 🏆 Thread 🧵🏴
at 23:08 21 Jun 2024
Been very impressed with Cesc Fabregas with his post game analysis. He is clearly very intelligent and wants to go into management and has worked under some very impressive managers in his career. If God forbid , things don't work out with Williams and he is still available I think we should just go out and get him. |
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Reply | European Championship 🏆 Thread 🧵🏴
at 23:04 21 Jun 2024
Been very impressed with Cesc Fabregas with his post game analysis. He is clearly very intelligent and wants to go into management and has worked under some very impressive managers in his career. If God forbid , things don't work out with Williams and he is still available I think we should just go out and get him. |
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Reply | Donald Sutherland
at 08:34 21 Jun 2024
Eye of the needle , a film where he played a German agent to great effect. |
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Reply | Nigel Farage
at 20:16 10 Jun 2024
Yes Battle , the place where an Anglo Saxon leader tried and failed to see off foreign invaders . Let's hope he's more successful this time. |
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Reply | Improved train service for the Cardiff area
at 11:50 8 Jun 2024
Talking of that part of the world and especially as it's 80 th D Day anniversary just gone The largest American airforce base in Europe between 1942 and 58 was at Burtonwood near Warrington between Liverpool and Manchester . They serviced the B17's and other aircraft there . Warrington at that time apparently was an American town in all but name.
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RAF Burtonwood was the largest military airbase in the UK during World War Two and was responsible for the handling of over 15,000 aircraft of the United States 8th 9th 12th and 15th Air Forces, covering the geographical are of the UK, Europe, Mediterranean and the Middle East. In addition to the 18,500 US servicemen and women base at Burtonwood, it was also responsible for another 30 bases in the UK and probably over 50,000 personnel in all.
Built as an RAF Base, Burtonwood opened in April 1940 jut in time to supply Spitfires to the Battle of Britain. Simultaneously a Civilian Aircraft Factory, known as Burtonwood Repair Depot, was developed, with them both using the same airfield. The RAF gave up the base to the Americans in 1942, but took it back after the war in 1946. In fact, Burtonwood was the last American base in the UK to be handed back to the RAF. After two years acting as a storage depot for surplus RAF aircraft, it was passed back to the Americans in 1948, to support the US strategic bombers stationed in the UK. It housed and overhauled US aircraft taking part in the Berlin Air Lift.
American Operational Flying ceased in 1959, although the RAF used Burtonwood as a V Bomber scatter airfield until 1966. The base was taken over by the US Army in 1967 as a storage base for war supplies in case war broke out in Europe. It remained this way until 1993 when the end of the Cold War heralded the end of the necessary deterrent. The US Army 47th Area Support Group supplied subsequent operations including relief, food and materials for the conflicts in Europe.
There is a visitor centre there open from 2,30 to 5 Wed to Sunday , I might well pay a visit there one day to have a look . |
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Yes ......... and culminating in the peasants ' revolt of 1381 . 
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