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« Reply #60 on: January 07, 2003, 08:02:37 AM »
Thank you to all of your welcomes .  i was just one  of   a crowd that were lucky to get through.  We had a job to do , and It was the thought of the injustice done to others  that made two of us  play truant  out of the top form,  borrow a  tandem and cycle 36 miles to volunteer  and  then get 6 of the best on our backsides  for playing truant . we had to return to school since we were only17 at the time.  However   with the practise I am now  having  I hope to join you in the arena  very soon  so  watch out  100 squadron are coming
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« Reply #61 on: January 07, 2003, 08:44:18 AM »
well stamper look forward to seen you in there air
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« Reply #62 on: January 07, 2003, 08:49:56 AM »
Good to see you on the forums Stamper,keep at it with those Lancs, just make sure you fly for the Bishops mate!!! :D
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« Reply #63 on: January 07, 2003, 09:24:06 AM »
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and  then get 6 of the best on our backsides  for playing truant .


I was in boarding school in England in my youth.

I know of what you speak..."6 of the best"...the mere mention still instils fear.  It was the automatic punnishment for leaving school grounds without permission.

Ironically the only person I know who received this punnishment more than me while at school...was my father.  

:D

And...as to what BOOT said...he summed up my feelings perfectly.

A great big for what you and your fellow comrades did in the War.
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« Reply #64 on: January 07, 2003, 01:38:22 PM »
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just make sure you fly for the Bishops mate!!! :D
Oh yes, he will fly for the Bishops, as he is already a member of the great British Krait Squadron!  :D  Looking forward to seeing you in the MA, Stamper....  ;)
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« Reply #65 on: January 07, 2003, 02:40:45 PM »
WAY TO GO Guys to the U.K. gents that organized this, and A VERY BiG To a True Hero! Stamper! Thanks for your service.
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« Reply #66 on: January 08, 2003, 02:35:15 AM »
Dear Stamper,

It is great to see you around here. Best regards from Finland!

Maybe you'd be interested to read about the Finnish winged brothers of yours? Our association is trying its best interviewing and meeting our veteran pilots:

http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/
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« Reply #67 on: January 08, 2003, 03:18:15 AM »
Hello Stamper and welcome to AH!  :)  

WTG UK AH players thats one of the nicest things I've heard done in online games! :D
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« Reply #68 on: January 08, 2003, 04:31:54 AM »
Welcome aboard Stamper!

It says in your profile that you are from north of Sheffield? How far north? I live just outside Barnsley, so that must be about 10 miles from Sheffield itself.

I'm also moving to Ecclesfield later this year, to my new apartment. That's north of Sheffield isn't it?

It's good to see a fellow Sheffield-er on here. Are you a Blade or an Owl? :D
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« Reply #69 on: January 08, 2003, 11:56:54 AM »
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to the U.K. gents that organized this,
Not all gents!  ;)
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« Reply #70 on: January 08, 2003, 12:02:10 PM »
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It says in your profile that you are from north of Sheffield?  
Dowding, did you ever receive the email I sent you through this forum, regarding your close proximity to Stamper?  Zeb and I would love to be able to visit Stamper more often, but we live in the Lake District.... it would be great if someone living nearby could maybe visit Stamper to help him out occasionally....  :)
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« Reply #71 on: January 08, 2003, 01:11:08 PM »
No, Flossy, I never received it. I had an old email address associated with this account that no longer works because the domain changed. I've changed it now, so I should get emails through the forum.

I should be able to spare some time, I should think. It's the least I could do. :)
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« Reply #72 on: January 08, 2003, 03:13:52 PM »
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I should be able to spare some time, I should think. It's the least I could do. :)
Ah, I thought it must have been something like that..... well, if you would like to help, I will drop you a message with his address/telephone number etc, so that you can make contact and possibly arrange a visit.  We help as much as we can via phone/email/instant messaging, but sometimes it just needs someone to be there to see any problems for themselves..... thanks in advance for anything you might be able to help Stamper with.  :)
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« Reply #73 on: January 08, 2003, 03:26:18 PM »
I was fond of the pic where he showed how big your balls had to be to go on those missions...

http://stvuk.brinkster.net/UKAHConvention2002/IMG_1092.html
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« Reply #74 on: January 08, 2003, 04:22:37 PM »
awesome thread... Ill send the note re possible free accounts to Alan Peart asap.

Unfortunately he shifted to hamilton (500miles away) not long after my interviews so Ive lost touch a bit but this might get him going...
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