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Paul Hilton  Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:55 on 3rd August 2008 Starring in a DVD to be yet released about my research etc. into two WW2 USAAF B-17's that collided, and for 60 years, this crash seemed to have been lost to history. You can read a small bit about it here http://www.timesequence.com/shadows.htm
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Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:17 on 3rd August 2008 One of very many Paul. Aviation is a big interest of mine, I was a helicopter technician many moons ago. You'd love the area I live in, there's loads of old RAF/ USAF bases around here in East Yorkshire and in North Lincolnshire, just across the Humber estuary. |
| Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:19 on 3rd August 2008 That looks interesting Paul....I wish I still lived 35 miles from Newbury, I would have enjoyed seeing that. |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 22:31 on 3rd August 2008 Well if we are name dropping, I can tell you that I attended all three of the Lord of the Rings Oscar parties on Oscar night, and met numerous cast and crew (watch the credits after the film and I've met or been in the presence of most of them). At the first LOTR party (Fellowship of the Ring) I got to hold two of the Oscars won by Richard Taylor got a kiss from him too At the third party, Return of the King, they won 11 (or 13?) Oscars and they bought them all over to the party and celebrated with us, their loyal fans instead of heading to the celebrity Oscar parties (Elton John, Vanity Fare etc.). Ah, they were good times VERY GOOD. Oh yeah and I've met all of the Osmond's, and almost Neil Diamond (just for you Ron). Met Jonathan Ross, who was very pleasant albeit crude. |
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:20 on 3rd August 2008 It was none of them, but i'm not saying!!  |
| Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 01:35 on 4th August 2008 On 3rd August 2008 22:19, Andy Edwards wrote:
I think you will one day Andy. The human side is very touching; after 60 years daughters who never knew thair dads finally finding out what happened to them; ditto other family members who only knew they died in a bomber crash, and similar. It's also how my Madingley Military photos came to be on PoE, after laying flowers at various graves on behalf of families in the US. Plus, of course, the friendships that were made during my and their research etc. The tears at times that had come back in emails you could scarcely believe, Andy. A lot because at long last, people here have remembered their familiy that died over here, and now they're not forgotten about. |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:05 on 4th August 2008 On 3rd August 2008 23:20, Jason Twist wrote:
You must have won a cabbage then Jason? Crackerjack?? |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 10:28 on 4th August 2008 Andy Pandy or Muffin the Mule? C'mon Jason I won't tell! |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 10:32 on 4th August 2008 You know just reading through this thread, aren't there some amazing answers/stories/meetings/claims to fame? Keep them coming please...I'll be adding more shortly......don't want to hog the page. Ah, that's it maybe Jason played the part of 'Babe' because it wasn't a real pig, was it? C'mon Jason....pretty please! |
Karen Pugh Posts: 858 Joined: 21st Dec 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 11:43 on 4th August 2008 Swap Shop Jason, C'mon, spill the beans, you'll feel better for it. |
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