Have you been listening to 'When I Was A Lad' from HMS Pinafore?Lone Modeller wrote: ↑March 19th, 2024, 12:45 am Indeed it could be said that if the Royal Navy prior to 1914 had spent more time practising gunnery and other military activity than burnishing the brass and decks of the warships, they may have been more effective
'He polished up the handle
So carefully, that now he is the ruler
Of the Queen's Navy.'
No problem with the late reply re. the Oakington Aeroplane. The local enthusiasts did manage to get a partial replica built some years ago but as I said their website seems to be down now. Last I heard was they were trying to get it re-engined to see if it would fly - I guess interest and/or money ran out. A shame, but not that surprising.