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    War and Peace 2023?

    in War & Peace show.

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    I think it is time to move on and assume it is dead. No one will go anyway, and in fairness, Brexit would have done damage to the show. Outrageous management (lack off) and Brexit nailed this once mighty show. I hope everyone gets their refunds.

     

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    Somebody out there knows all about this !!

    in Archaeology - WW1 to the end of the cold war

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    5 hours ago, paul connor said:

    Andy, if you take away oral testimonies from your story, what do you actually have that is quantifiable primary source evidence? As so far within the entire context of this thread it appears to revolve around tales that are subjectively interpreted and bias. 

     

     

     

    Andy - Paul has made a very good point with this. Take away the oral history and what is left on the table? It sounds very familiar when Wargaming went after the 'buried' Spitfires in Burma, and we all know how that ended. 

    Originally it was thought as many as 124 Spitfires were buried by the RAF at the end of the war but they have now concluded it was a myth.Andy - Paul has made a very good point with this. I believe David Cundall is still chasing the dream.

     

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    A dig at the international airport near the city of Rangoon, which used to be RAF Mingaladon, has drawn a blank. The project was financed by Wargaming Ltd, who have said they believe the story about Spitfires being delivered in crates and then buried was not true.
     

    Tracy Spaight, Wargaming's director of special projects, said: "No-one would have been more delighted than our team had we found Spitfires.
     

    "We knew the risks going in, as our team had spent many weeks in the archives and had not found any evidence to support the claim of buried Spitfires."

     

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    SAS Rogue Heroes Rogue Vehicle.

    in MV Chatter

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    On 11/22/2022 at 4:37 PM, Andrew Rutter said:

    In my opinion, Steven Knight has written a drama for the BBC that does do justice to that remarkable period on the inception of the SAS. It is written of course as a drama, with dialogue and music appropriate to hold the attention  of today's audiences, vehicles maybe not absolutely accurate, (pretty good really as the production team went to a lot of trouble in Morocco shooting the desert scenes - the Jeeps and LRDG's Chevy are brilliant) but it shows absolutely what a game changer in WWII these soldiers were. Why do I say this, well my uncle was one of those first soldiers recruited by David Stirling to 'L' detachment, being picked out of many, sitting in that hanger in Cairo. Wounded in the raid on Sirte airfield, went on to Sicily, (we think also Crete?) and then 'Operation Houndsworth' in France before & after D Day. I didn't know any of these stories until decades after WWII, and Ben MacIntyres's research & book, but as far as I am aware, it is 'mostly true',  just as the opening credits says!  I'm so pleased as he richly deserved his MM. I actually think the series should be a BAFTA nomination.

    Stunning family history Andrew!

    W+P 2022 ?

    in War & Peace show.

    Posted

    On 6/14/2022 at 1:30 PM, 67burwood said:

    OMG!!!!! W&P have responded to an email!!!

    As I have said numerous times ,with regards to your deferred ticket, this
    will be honoured at the next War & Peace Show, details of which are on the
    website.

    Kind Regards
    Jane Morgan
    Accounts Department

    That's an absolutely outrageous reply. How patronising and condescending. Don't take no for an answer.

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    W+P 2022 ?

    in War & Peace show.

    Posted

    1 hour ago, sirhc said:

    Have you noticed that there is now no charge for tracked vehicles on the booking website? I am assuming it is because they are not getting many bookings?

    Good point Chris - I don't know of any who are going and must will be coming to Armour and Embarkation 2022

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    W+P 2022 ?

    in War & Peace show.

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    37 minutes ago, Richard Farrant said:

    Having entered this show, every year from when it started in 1982 as an IMPS club display at Tenterden railway station, I feel it had lost its attraction at the last one in 2019 and vowed then, not to do it again. Many fellow members of IMPS and MVT used to go there and it was a good place to catch up, but in the last few shows at Beltring many faces are now missing. We had the best days when Rex was running it, it had good atmosphere in those days.

    I have my thoughts on why this year's launch is so late ...

    I think if Richard has said this then it sums it up....

    It has to be respected. 

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