RattlesnakeBob Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 What about the Lee Enfield rifle ?? for what it's worth...Wiki lists the SMLE model as coming into service in 1907 and still being use.....is it? either way about it .....from first into service in apparently 1895 until 1957 is still well over 50 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecyMech Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Andy, Glad you posted that about the VC10.......I could have sworn I saw one circling over Conningsby last summer (did I say summer ?)....distinctive shape & all that.....but I thought they had all gone a few years back. Clearly not !! SMLE....hmmm......but is the WW1 SMLE enough of a different animal to the No4 to count as 'all one weapon' ?? No B52s in service with the RAF, gonna have to discount that one, sorry Might let you off with the C130 Hercules though, when did we adopt those ?...must have been in the early 60s maybe ? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 What about the food? Some of that could probably be carbon dated back to the boer war..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I think the VC10 tankers are around until the new Airbus fleet is delivered. I flew "Crab Air" on a passenger one to the US on a couple of occasions. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Talking of food.......... ........ What about the horse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecyMech Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 THE HORSE !!! Excellent answer, as a piece of 'kit' that must rank as top dog (or nag). Shall we give it say Cromwells army up to maybe 1930ish as an item used in combat ? Thats a long service reign (rein?) :blush: (must agree on the suggestion that some compo tasted well over 50 years old:rofl:) Like a lot of others I flew to Canada on a VC10....facing the wrong way I recall. Came back on a Hercules though....ears are still drumming to this day (PARDON SPEAK UP) H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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