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Old 9th Dec 2022, 09:53
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Caution - Two pupils on board.
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:09
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Mr. Speaker in Parliament was heard to say, "Order, Order, the Eyes have it."
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:15
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When Hoskins was asked to help improve 'eye in the sky'.
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:17
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New paint scheme for the Red Arrows: "On the Lash".
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:31
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The eye of the tiger naannnaaaannaaannaaaahhhhh
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:36
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They're a formation aid, we call them the eyes of the tiger or in deference to the film that used the song, the Rocky Balbo A manoeuvre.
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:39
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It's that "when someone shoves a boroscope up your jetpipe look"
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:42
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"I need to cross some tees, I've already dotted my eyes..."
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:46
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"I'll thump him if he calls me Big Nose again!!!"
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:47
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So Hoskins...what part of 'low observability' don't you get?
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 10:58
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They're linked, can you guess the airforce? it's the eyetie's
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 11:32
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Stereoscopic range finding in a Single Seater??
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 11:34
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Banksey was last seen leaving the Airbase
or
Skip, knew it was a mistake inviting Banksey to be the after dinner speaker
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 11:35
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Must be for the female pilots...look at all that mascara
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 11:37
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Look down shoot down....who needs AWACS...
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 11:40
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Crew chief...WTF ..Hoskins what have you done.??
Hoskins...But sir you sent me to stores for some Tartan Paint...They didn't have any in stock but suggested a painting by numbers kit would do...
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 11:43
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After a particularly drunken weekend on detachment at Conningsby the GAF could not look their Aircraft in the eye ever again
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Apologies to all the children waiting for Santa, but the reindeer pulling the sleigh flew too close to the Aircraft. However the Venison roast came out a treat...
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 11:50
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The RAF are only to pleased to assist the Farmers watching out for Sheep rustlers in the Mach Loop...gave the spotters a hell of a fright.
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Old 9th Dec 2022, 11:53
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There's more to this than meets the eye.

Oh dear, that's cornea than the last one!
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