that's what struck me as well

perhaps some of the biggleses on here would know, maybe they have a coin operated call phone in the cockpit for ringing up their families. a UK herc was shot down in iraq in 2005 and the relatives had to wait 3 years until the inquest to hear the voice recordings of their loved ones.

Posted By: Tombs on April 18th 2018 at 13:22:28

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This is interesting. I'd not heard of this before (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 18, 11:04:46
- parents owned a cafe back then and was told the story by some gi's. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Apr 18, 16:19:48
- How the heck does one 'patch the radio to a landline? (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 18, 13:18:16
  - These days you would simply do a smell up the USB. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 13:28:06
    - I'm calling BALONEY for the whole tale. It's doesn't compute at all. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 18, 14:48:04
      - He got pissed and stole a plane. His Mrs made up the phone call. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 14:53:54
        
        faked his disappearance obviously (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 14:58:39
        
        Pabst blue ribbon is apparently the beer of choice for trailer park folk. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 18, 15:33:16
        
        dunno how wyoming got in there (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 15:00:06
  - that's what struck me as well (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 13:22:28
  - Chelts is your man for this sort of thing (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Apr 18, 13:22:20
- if wouldn't be news to anyone (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Apr 18, 12:02:21
  - as did the Beeb (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 18, 12:22:49
    - you ok Hun? (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Apr 18, 12:31:12
      - you should read more of my posts then (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 18, 12:41:58
        
        the clue was in the word 'today' (n/m) (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Apr 18, 12:52:43
        
        oh dear. i've upset you. (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 18, 12:58:44
- sounds suspiciously like he was russia bound not USA bound (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Apr 18, 12:00:50
  - Sounds suspuciously like (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 18, 12:54:44
    - amazed he could fly a plane from scratch (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 13:13:16
      - He was a PPL (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 18, 13:29:19
        
        plausible then (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 15:01:34
      - He was planely wrong. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Apr 18, 13:14:51
        
        he took on a Herculean task (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 13:17:27
    - and pissed (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 18, 13:03:51
  - shit sense of direction (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 18, 12:33:22
- Yeah,read abit of it this morning, mad. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 18, 11:16:07
  - Slow moving plane with no fighters to defend him - Now that's a bad plan. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Apr 18, 11:47:26
    - TORA TORA TORA! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 18, 12:00:06

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