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Old 11th Jan 2013, 14:35
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Surely those who flew Lightnings were "Interceptor Pilots", not fighter pilots................
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 14:42
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I'm not taking that bait.

I was in Fighter Command.
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 14:57
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So was the Royal Observer Corps!
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 15:11
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Be careful Bomber! We know where you live!!
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 15:48
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So was the Royal Observer Corps
- and I was with them too, so YES! I qualify.
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 16:00
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Damn - I thought this thread was about BSA motorbikes.
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 16:08
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Cool Fighter Pilots
"You can tell a fighter pilot but you can't tell him much!"
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 17:36
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Surely those who flew Lightnings were "Interceptor Pilots", not fighter pilots................
Nope, they were SkyGods!

"When I grow up, I want to be a fighter pilot"

"Sonny, you'll have to choose!"
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 20:24
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BomberH - I thought "Interceptor Pilots" had names like "Destiny Angel", spoke with a husky voice and were products of the late Gerry Andersons imagination?
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Like newt???
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Exactly
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Old 11th Jan 2013, 22:23
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Bwahahahahahaha. Nice dart Bomber.
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But God invented Engineers cos even Fighter Pilots need heroes!
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Old 13th Jan 2013, 11:34
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I was in Fighter Command.
Not on Lightnings you weren't. Only briefly as a 229 OCU stude. So in reality, you were never ever a fighter-pilot!
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Old 13th Jan 2013, 12:47
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I think you mean "never a Fighter Command pilot"
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Old 13th Jan 2013, 13:27
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If you say so -----
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Old 13th Jan 2013, 13:39
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I wonder if they may be trying the new Lightning against the Spitfire.......





these are lifted from
Spitfire, F-35A in a Rare Photo Op | Defense Update - Military Technology & Defense News
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Old 13th Jan 2013, 13:40
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I do!

If you fly a fighter aircraft then you are by definition a fighter pilot!

The Lightning was a fighter so Lightning Mate was a fighter pilot!
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Old 13th Jan 2013, 14:45
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I was in Fighter Command.
Not on Lightnings you weren't. Only briefly as a 229 OCU stude. So in reality, you were never ever a fighter-pilot!
- indeed - he must really be as old as he looks. I thought Fighter Command disbanded in 1968?
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I'll go with Bomber - LM, and you, were interceptor pilots. But I know you revel in the myth, so enjoy!
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