Bike locks... ye gods!
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:09:22 -0500
Some of you guys will find this fascinating:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7097101.stm
"Newsnight has discovered that until the early days of the Blair government the
RAF's nuclear bombs were armed by turning a bicycle lock key.
There was no other security on the Bomb itself.
While Ameri ...
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Former Naval radio site, New Waltham ( Grimsby)
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:14:46 GMT
From: "Mike the Brewer" <mike-tech@sysmotor.org>
Subject: New Waltham, Grimsby, info needed
Date: 14 November 2007 00:10
I am interested in researching the former Naval Radio Station at Peaks Lane,
New Waltham.
Anyone in that area have any old photographs or related info ?
As a Naval station it may have been o ...
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Severn Tunnel
Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:29:48 GMT
Little item on the BBC One Show tonight. It showed and talked about the
spring under the tunnel that requires pumping all the time. I was left
wondering why this good water is just put into the river and not fed to a
reservoir as a source of drinking water as I guess it is good quality water
that has been expe ...
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Medicine Assistance Is Donated To The Uninsured By American Consultants Rx
6 Nov 2007 02:07:55 -0800
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Interested in reading my aviation themed FREE eBook?
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:27:46 -0800
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of my childhood experiences, growing up on RAF Driffield. My book
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RAF Skendleby + RAF Stenigot
Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:04:38 GMT
No need to post a lot of URLs............I just Googled each place (UK Only)
and you can take your pick........dozens of them.
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Mike W
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Question re RAF Skendleby
Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:56:49 -0000
Doing a bit of research on the former Rotor bunker RAF Skendleby.
Silly question, this place would have had those giant "Golf ball" radar
receptors wouldn't they?
Does anyone know where these were placed in relation to the bunker?
Reason I ask is I seem to recall, many years ago, seeing some of these giant ...
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Re: Tunnel Hill, Worcestershire
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:35:45 -0700
On Nov 1, 12:28 pm, Stimpy <stimpy199...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Still in use. The tunnel in question is on the line to Birmingham, just
> north of Shrub Hill station.
>
> The road 'Tunnel Hill' runs up the side of the same hill ('Rainbow Hill')
Hmm ...... replying to a four year old thread eh?
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Malc
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OT - Paul Tibbets Dies
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:15:54 -0700
Paul Tibbets, one of only two men to pilot a plane that dropped a
nuclear bomb in anger has died. I guess he contributed to the
development of the Cold War and the subsequent interest of people here
in a small way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7073441.stm
"Hiroshima bomb pilot dies aged 92
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Re: Tunnel Hill, Worcestershire
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:28:53 +0000
On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 11:34:26 +0000, Gary Sutherland wrote
(in article <memo.20031219221432.2552A@Gary.gary>):
>
>> I was looking at a map of the area near Upton-upon-Severn and I noticed
>> a place called Tunnel Hill.
>> Intrigued, I tried to find out what tunnel there is or was there
>> without success.
> ...
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