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Dream Team Updates–Monday 11 March 2013

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For the Weekend of 09/10 March 2013

Position Team Manager Points
1 Save the Bale Paul Jones 1637
2 JP United Jennifer Price 1556
3 max’s millions Carl Price 1523
4 Water Boys Daniel Roberts 1512
5 Redbirds Sarah Jones 1473
6 Saunders Valve Dale Parker 1448
7 Elite 11 Michael Roberts 1395
8 Dynamo Divers adam lewis 1348
9 Malky’s Blue and Red Robin Gibbs 1340
10 LENNOX 101207 neil page 1314
11 Talwg United Barrie Niblett 1289
12 Sharkys Dream Team Mark Jones 1279
13 Hutchys hammers Lee Hutchings 1272
14 The Glory Boys Mark Lonney 1264
15 Evs11 Richard Evans 1260
16 Brents boys Brent Parry 1247
16 Living Liberty Loca Joanne Jones 1247
16 Sassy’s Boys Sarah Pritchard 1247
19 Tanauan terriers brian mills 1245
20 Gabalfa Rangers Russell Calderwood 1239
21 Open Source Stars Roger Nash 1234
22 craigy cavaliers Craig Holley 1231
23 Bluebirds in Red Neil Lintern 1218
24 Olympic United Mike Simonson 1215
25 Alabang athletic brian mills 1212
26 He Who Dares Wins Matthew Hoskins 1209
27 Marching On Together Ian Page 1206
28 HQdlaty Magdalena Walczak 1159
29 The Price is right Gareth Price 1140
30 UPANDWIN Chris Vardon 1116
31 little troopers leslie withers 1090
32 whisky boys david malatynski 1065
33 Matthews Marvels Jane Williams 1045
34 Willmott’s Warriors Andrew Willmott 996
35 Victory Victoria Page 943
36 Blackwood Bluebirds Alec Withers 849
36 liams team liam page 849
38 FRANNYS BOYS frances page 830
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East Midlands Aeropark

10/03/2013 Leave a comment

Spring time

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Even before the snow, it was freezing   Gate Guardian
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Avro Vulcan B.2 – XM575

   BAe Nimrod R1 – XW664
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B – XV350   Armstrong Whitworth Argosy   – G-BEOZ
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BAC Lightning F.53 – ZF588   More of an XM575
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Minus engines   Tail on
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Picnic ready but not today   Roundel
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Forward looking back   And goodbye

But snow

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RAF Cosford Museum – March 2013

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With all three V Bombers

And an exit survey

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RAF Museum Cosford–Part 04

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And the rest

 

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de Havilland Comet 1XB

  

Hawker Siddeley Andover E3A
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Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1 (rear)

   V2
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Fritz X  

Lockheed Hercules C130K Mk3

 

A great day out

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RAF Museum Cosford–Part 03

09/03/2013 1 comment

With lottery money

 

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Modern design, entrance bottom right   Just in case you got confused
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As it says   And its bomb bay
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Skybolt and Blue Steel  

Handley Page Victor K2
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Vickers Valiant B1

   Centurion
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21PF

   Vulcan and Bloodhound
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Polaris A3  

English Electric Lightning F1/P1B
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Thor  

Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV
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Leopard 1  

Short Brothers Belfast

 

But it is good

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RAF Museum Cosford–Part 02

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The first two halls

 

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As it says  

English Electric P1A
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Short Brothers SB5 WG768

  

Bristol Type 188
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British Aircraft Corporation TSR 2

   And with the equipment bay open
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Gloster Meteor F8 Prone Position

  

Panavia Tornado P02
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Hunting H126

  

Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet
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BAe Harrier GR9A

  

de Havilland Mosquito TT35

 

Inside, in the dry.

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RAF Museum Cosford–Part 01

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In search of V Bombers

 

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Gate Guardian – Bristol Britannia 312   And again I arrived before the doors opened.
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Dominie T.Mk.1

  

Nimrod R.Mk.1
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Another view – XV249   Dutch Navy – Lockheed SP-2H Neptune

 

And drizzle

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DT Update–Friday 08 March 2013

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For the matches of Thursday 07 March 2013

POSITION TEAM MANAGER POINTS
1 Save the Bale Paul Jones 1604
2 JP United Jennifer Price 1529
3 max’s millions Carl Price 1499
4 Water Boys Daniel Roberts 1468
5 Redbirds Sarah Jones 1442
6 Saunders Valve Dale Parker 1433
7 Elite 11 Michael Roberts 1367
8 Dynamo Divers adam lewis 1328
9 Malky’s Blue and Red Robin Gibbs 1316
10 LENNOX 101207 neil page 1283
11 Talwg United Barrie Niblett 1266
12 Evs11 Richard Evans 1249
13 Hutchys hammers Lee Hutchings 1247
14 Sassy’s Boys Sarah Pritchard 1241
15 Sharkys Dream Team Mark Jones 1238
16 The Glory Boys Mark Lonney 1236
17 Tanauan terriers brian mills 1228
18 Gabalfa Rangers Russell Calderwood 1221
19 Living Liberty Loca Joanne Jones 1218
19 Olympic United Mike Simonson 1218
21 Brents boys Brent Parry 1213
22 craigy cavaliers Craig Holley 1208
23 Bluebirds in Red Neil Lintern 1197
24 He Who Dares Wins Matthew Hoskins 1187
25 Open Source Stars Roger Nash 1183
26 Marching On Together Ian Page 1180
27 Alabang athletic brian mills 1166
28 HQdlaty Magdalena Walczak 1142
29 The Price is right Gareth Price 1108
30 UPANDWIN Chris Vardon 1101
31 little troopers leslie withers 1067
32 whisky boys david malatynski 1047
33 Matthews Marvels Jane Williams 1044
34 Willmott’s Warriors Andrew Willmott 985
35 Victory Victoria Page 935
36 liams team liam page 837
37 Blackwood Bluebirds Alec Withers 835
38 FRANNYS BOYS frances page 798
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Garden – March 2013

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Short gap from February’s video

Dry but still cold

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Olde But New

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Newport in the Spring

 

 

A New Olde Pub

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