US Navy Considering Naval Base in Adelaide, South Australia - Page 5

Oberon · 02-20-10, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

Our airplanes look better than yours do.

Actually that is a nifty looking aircraft...

Course it is, we built it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Gannet

August · 02-20-10, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Course it is, we built it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Gannet

Yeah but your naming abilities have always left something to be desired.

krashkart · 02-20-10, 02:50 PM

I have a theory that the Crocodile Dundee and Yahoo Serious movies I watched in junior high left me with absolutely no way to call Aussies any names. I see what you were up to now, Australia!

LOL splitting atoms to put bubbles in beer... *snurk snurk*

frau kaleun · 02-20-10, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krashkart

I have a theory that the Crocodile Dundee and Yahoo Serious movies I watched in junior high left me with absolutely no way to call Aussies any names. I see what you were up to now, Australia!

LOL splitting atoms to put bubbles in beer... *snurk snurk*

Just call 'em all "Bruce," they love it when you do that.

krashkart · 02-20-10, 03:09 PM

In light of my discovery (as noted two posts up) I am now rampaging on Google to retrieve the name-calling skillage I lost in the late eighties... and the possibility of demanding reparations for that loss.

*typitty typitty typitty tap tap*

While I'm on the subject of beer...

Sailor Steve · 02-20-10, 03:25 PM

Funny you should mention that. The instant I saw the picture I was taken back to 1990.

A friend of mine was aquainted with one of the museum guys at our local air force base, and we go asked to go through their immense model collection and identify all the different planes, as the cards with them had gotten all mixed up. We matched the correct card to each model, and wrote the names in magic marker on the bottom of the wings so it couldn't happen again. Several of the models either had lost their cards or never had them to begin with.

We impressed them quite well with our knowledge, and identified every single plane without having to look them up. Except one. We scratched our heads, went back to our respective homes and poured through our books until we found the

FAIREY GANNET!

TarJak · 02-20-10, 06:10 PM

My father was a killick AE in the RAN back when the Gannet was in service. He actually maintained the aircraft in the photo in my sig.

The photo was taken in December 09 when I visited the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Nowra.

02-20-10, 02:50 PM	#63
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I have a theory that the Crocodile Dundee and Yahoo Serious movies I watched in junior high left me with absolutely no way to call Aussies any names. I see what you were up to now, Australia! LOL splitting atoms to put bubbles in beer... snurk snurk __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

02-20-10, 03:09 PM	#65
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	In light of my discovery (as noted two posts up) I am now rampaging on Google to retrieve the name-calling skillage I lost in the late eighties... and the possibility of demanding reparations for that loss. typitty typitty typitty tap tap While I'm on the subject of beer... __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

02-20-10, 03:25 PM	#66
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Funny you should mention that. The instant I saw the picture I was taken back to 1990. A friend of mine was aquainted with one of the museum guys at our local air force base, and we go asked to go through their immense model collection and identify all the different planes, as the cards with them had gotten all mixed up. We matched the correct card to each model, and wrote the names in magic marker on the bottom of the wings so it couldn't happen again. Several of the models either had lost their cards or never had them to begin with. We impressed them quite well with our knowledge, and identified every single plane without having to look them up. Except one. We scratched our heads, went back to our respective homes and poured through our books until we found the FAIREY GANNET! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-20-10, 06:10 PM	#67
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	My father was a killick AE in the RAN back when the Gannet was in service. He actually maintained the aircraft in the photo in my sig. The photo was taken in December 09 when I visited the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Nowra.