EscCtrl Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on Aug 20, 1940 during the Battle of Britain. Rich Ah thanks - although in my opinion he was wrong as most people were actively involved in that war (not just the mere few he states) hence wondered if it was from another war era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Ah thanks - although in my opinion he was wrong as most people were actively involved in that war (not just the mere few he states) hence wondered if it was from another war era. In his speech, Winston Churchill was specifically referring to the Allied aircrews of the RAF when he used the phrase "the Few", whose actions, needless to say, were descisive in deciding the outcome of the Battle of Britain. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscCtrl Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 In his speech, Winston Churchill was specifically referring to the Allied aircrews of the RAF when he used the phrase "the Few", whose actions, needless to say, were descisive in deciding the outcome of the Battle of Britain. Ah now I know which book it was andyes it does make sense. Book was 'For Your Freedom And Ours' about Polish RAF crews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team Olgerd Posted March 14, 2007 ED Team Share Posted March 14, 2007 29 so far. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] К чему стадам дары свободы? Их должно резать или стричь. Наследство их из рода в роды Ярмо с гремушками да бич. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorwaK Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 29 :P [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel Core i7-6700K, @5GHz | Asus Maximus Hero VIII | 2 x eVGA GTX 970 SLI | Kingston Predator 16GB DDR4-3000Mhz | 2 x Samsung 850 PRO 240GB RAID-0 | AOC G2460PG G-SYNC LCD | OCULUS RIFT CV1 VR | THRUSTMASTER HOTAS WARTHOG | CH PRO PEDALS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_McP Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Im exactly... One sp0nge old. And the great thing for us oldies is that the older you get, the younger we get! Andrew McP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock214 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 55 in May in New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Depede Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 36 - in Copenhagen, Denmark. Still lurking in the forums, but this little "distraction" keeps me from flying much :) http://www.troest.nu/albums/new_nanna/slides/IMG_3474.html - 14 months old and finding everything on my desk very interesting (including the very heavy Cougar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasder Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I'm turning 24 this April \o/ /Nasder, "I came, I saw, I got shot down." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster454 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Who's a dinosaur? :) There must be somebody here older than I am...anybody? I guess 4.85 Sp0nges is not a bad age :thumbup: And the reflexes do get slower and the aches get stronger and the beer tastes better and... 1 WH_Blaster (Larry) :beer: US Air Force (Retired, 1961-1981) Join us for fun with the DCS series and other games at the War Hawks Squad website ... we are a mature gaming group that enjoys realism and having fun! http://war-hawks.net System: i7=950 @ 3.3 GHz, GA-X58-UDR3 MB, 6GB RAM, GTX770, 256GB system SSD, 128GB gaming SSD, TIR5, TM HOTAS WH, HannsG 28-in, Acer 23-in touch screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor22 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 19 :music_whistling: Gigabyte GA-M55SLI S-4 AMD64 X2 4600+ 2.4GHz 2GB DDR2 PC6400 800MHz eVGA GeForce7950GT 512MB Samsung SyncMaster 906BW 19" Widescreen Western Digital Cavier 160GB 7200RPM SATA SoundBlaster Audigy X-Fi Creative MegaWorks 5.1 THX 550 TrackIR 4 Pro MS SideWinder Force Feedback 2 :joystick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Im a dinosaur. Thats why Ill never turn 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plug pray Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 17. 18 this may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luch4 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 26. 27 in october. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flаnker Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 18. 19 In November . Мои авиафото Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
169th_Bat Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Seeing as you're so old you might be able to remind me who said that quotation in your signature? vaguely recall it from a book I read recently. Thanks Winston Churchill August 1940. Battle of Britain. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". - Sir Winston Churchill 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
169th_Bat Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Ah thanks - although in my opinion he was wrong as most people were actively involved in that war (not just the mere few he states) hence wondered if it was from another war era. WRONG!!!!!!! Ok let me try to give you a very brief History. The "Few" he talks about are the Few RAF fighter Pilots that fought very bravely and heroically against the mass hoards of also very brave and heroic German Luftwaffe Pilots who had, I think a 3:1 advantage over the RAF, hence the "Few". And most people were not involved during this time of the war (1940). Well not in the main anyway. It was just a Germany v Britain situation. ("Britain stood alone" another famous quote). As America had not yet joined. (December 7th 1941) Not forgetting also a small quantity of pilots joining in the fun from various countries around the world to help Britain in her hour of need. Fortunately for the world, the Germans changed tactics from bombing the RAF airfields to bombing London. After studying this part of the war in great depth I firmly believe that this was the biggest turning point in the Second World War and the beginning of Hitlers downfall because his failure in the Battle of Britain created the beginnings of a war on two fronts. Not a very good tactical appreciation of the situation really. Thus, if Germany had achieved its goal of occupying Britain then Hitler would have defeated everyone. The reason why I say this is because if you look at the map of the globe where would we have had the jumping off point for Operation Overlord if Britain had been occupied. How could we have waged a war against Germany and its infrastructure up until this time? And finally how would we have supplied the troops in the North African campaign? Would have been impossible. As is stated in Churchills immortal words "was so much owed, by so many" (everyone on the planet) "to so few" (The RAF pilots) Just my opinion. Sorry I went on a bit eh? I hope this has shed some light. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". - Sir Winston Churchill 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon SB Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 39 :joystick: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] В гробу отоспимся ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Вячеслав Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 25 , 26 in september . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cikory Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 23, 24 in august (08.08.1983) Там, где Уазик не пройдет, И там, где Абрамс не промчится, На пепелаце пролетят Уэф, Би, Скрипач и дядя Вова! (Если конечно не гробанутся на висении и посадке) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Obviously trying to mess up the average age:) No no you misunderstand. Bat was born in '98 :smartass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Андрей_Андреевич Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 22 Same old like Tu-154M :) & MiG-23MLD 23-18 ;) Комплекс «Андреич 84» производства УзССР с ЦБВМ «Аналитик-Т», РЭБ «ПОЭТ-МА 21В», ПрНК «Jameson 23» производит поиск цели типа «Т» для взятия на АС и последующего ТО согласно ИЭ книги «К», а так же для нерегламентированных работ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
169th_Bat Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 No no you misunderstand. Bat was born in '98 :smartass: Oh sorry did I say I was 98. No no born 98. Thanks Ice. LOL:megalol: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". - Sir Winston Churchill 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ФрогФут Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 No no you misunderstand. Bat was born in '98 :smartass: Hmmm, 9 years old?(Or 109?:D ) "Я ошеломлён, но думаю об этом другими словами", - некий гражданин Ноет котик, ноет кротик, Ноет в небе самолетик, Ноют клумбы и кусты - Ноют все. Поной и ты. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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