Cliff 1959 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 My wife on Dartmoor, I'll say no more than that lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 All hail, the God of Flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Orientate yerself, 6 foot to the left is the rock of gold, right? for rock, read crock. I am one day going to meet a spell check writer. Edited By Don Fry on 26/12/2019 16:42:03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Eddie the Eagle on his first tentative ski jump practice session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Hey .... !! Someone's nicked the flowers from your previous glider's headstone !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 You sure about this Cliff, I think my CGs a little out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I'm off, before he tries putting the little letters in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Cliff's wife Anne, daughter of Mr & Mrs Heedrall Edited By Martin Harris on 26/12/2019 17:47:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Yes, it's down there somewhere. Its wings are about this big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I think she is a bit low on wing area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I've been wracking my brains trying to work out the location. I've ruled out the North Moor so will hazard a guess at somewhere around the Buckfastleigh area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 How many times do I have to tell you Cliff "fly into wind when you land and the pot of modelling gold will be on the starboard side, just like this" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Ashworth Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Don’t you dare forget the windsock again! Two hours of having to do this is just boring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 My contact lens is here somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff 1959 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Posted by Devcon1 on 26/12/2019 21:05:17: I've been wracking my brains trying to work out the location. I've ruled out the North Moor so will hazard a guess at somewhere around the Buckfastleigh area. Not a bad guess. 50°35'44.2"N 3°49'35.3"W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff 1959 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 I actually thought she looked like a Red Arrow waiting to take off lol. I was (wisely) hiding behind the wall drinking chocolate, it was getting hard to stand upright and the hail was intermittently coming down. Her instructions were to wait until the rainbow got brighter! Some great captions though. I thought Richard's windsock quip was quite amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Some way off, odd thing is I've stood there numerous times. Next time you're up there, assuming you don't already know, have a guess at the purpose of the random vertical wooden stakes sticking up at various places on the plateau of Hamel Down. There is also an interesting memorial to a WWII crash site at the northern end of Hamel Down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff 1959 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Guess where I went today, 100 yards visibility but that just served to give the scene a very eerie feel, quite moving actually, just to stand and remember. I think the posts were to stop enemy gliders (?) from landing on top of the Downs? Here's a picture of me with one: Edited By Cliff 1959 on 28/12/2019 16:31:36 Edited By Cliff 1959 on 28/12/2019 16:32:01 Edited By Cliff 1959 on 28/12/2019 16:34:52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff 1959 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 And here's a picture to rival the wifes, altogether much better stance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Those tip spoilers will never work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Bang on Cliff, they were erected to deter, stop or damage any enemy aircraft from using it as a landing site. Not sure how plausible it was for the Germans to land there but as you know Dartmoor played a big role in WW2 and a lot of D Day prep went on there, there aren't many flat places in and around Dartmoor that weren't already in use by the Allies so maybe it was a sound precaution. There was a temporary airfield near the Okehampton Range Camp long since farmed over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff 1959 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Here's a video from today's visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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