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rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 13:21 on 25th May 2014 Correct on all counts John, well done. We were there a couple of years ago, and yes they were built by Italain Prisoners of war, who also built a wonderful little church there. |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | Posted at 22:18 on 26th May 2014 I am probably way way off track , but I keep thinking of some huge concrete structures somewhere near the south cost that I think cropped up a fair time ago on a thread or as pics. I am ready to be put right. |
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia | Posted at 01:06 on 27th May 2014 FIDO was a Fog Intensive Dispersal Operation .It dispersed fog by burning fuel in rows on both sides of a runway in World War II. It was last used at Los Angeles International Airport in 1953 and was abandoned because it was too expensive.FIDO was available at RAF Manton until 1952. |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 18:43 on 27th May 2014 Well done Ken |
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia | Posted at 23:59 on 27th May 2014 Where in England was the largest car plant in the world located towards the end of the 1960s? |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 13:47 on 28th May 2014 Luton ? |
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England | Posted at 13:59 on 28th May 2014 Dagenham |
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia | Posted at 14:02 on 28th May 2014 No , not Luton or Dagenham. |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 15:11 on 28th May 2014 Longbridge ? |
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia | Posted at 15:23 on 28th May 2014 Yes Ruth, it was Longbridge .Around 250,000 workers were employed there. Well done. |