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Post by Jeff on Jun 8, 2020 22:59:33 GMT
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Post by davebasing on Jun 9, 2020 9:33:18 GMT
Thanks Jeff, a good bit of nostalgia quite apart from the aircraft. The kids playing on the Britannia and Dove prompted me to dig out the following which I've taken of similar use of disused aircraft being used as playthings - anyone got any more? Starways DC4 G-ARIY at the 1971 Liverpool air show  71-aa by dave tompkins, on Flickr Dornier 228 6O-SCD which I found near the remote village of Gabaharey in Somalia  00-ub by dave tompkins, on Flickr T33 preserved at Shintome, Japan  IMG_0261 by dave tompkins, on Flickr |
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Post by graham on Jun 9, 2020 11:18:51 GMT
What a lovely piece of nostalgia Jeff, a great find. Forty three years ago, where has the time gone? The roller coaster reminded me of the old "Wild Mouse" roller coaster that used to stand in the amusement park alongside Radipole lake in Weymouth. It looked like it was falling to pieces back in the 60's and 70's whenever we went there for a day trip or holiday with my Mum and Dad, but it was in use. Back in the days too when the trains ran through the very central streets of Weymouth en route to the harbour. There was a large metal girder bridge that crossed the lake back then, I can't remember whether this took the railway lines or was a road bridge.
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