Today in aviation history (may 15)

[Splitpin]

Bit of a quiz for the group , but google should have it solved quick smart .
What event took place on May 15th 1941 , at approx 1940hrs (7.40pm) .

Clue ... nah, no clues

First 3 correct replies (but pm me to keep it fair) will recive , post paid , one of the following dvd's chosen by me , otherwise it gets messy (may already be )

"Fighter Aces" history of aerial combat from WW1 to the start of the jet age .. features Adolf Galland, Ginger lacey , Erich Hartmann and more.
"Farnborough the golden years 49-59 .
"Flying legends " Duxford 2005.

I'll post the results if any, when i hear from you.

Note, the dvds are from my collection , so their used but in A-1 order.

[Ian Warren]

I'm just going to say TOBRUK , got a great movie here. ... Raid on Rommel , not real but a lotta fun

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 15 2014,6:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm just going to say TOBRUK , got a great movie here. ... Raid on Rommel , not real but a lotta fun

Sorry skinny .... nothing to do with the fox , now hit the deck and give me 30 .... i said Pm mister warren , are your eyes painted on

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 15 2014,7:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sorry skinny .... nothing to do with the fox , now hit the deck and give me 30 .... i said Pm mister warren , are your eyes painted on

We no what happened ... just thought a nudge nudge in history of 30min

[Splitpin]

First dvd has gone ..... To Ian W

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 15 2014,9:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

First dvd has gone ..... To Ian W

Wicked ! .. YIPPEE and look at the peoples involved .. my answer swayed across form aviation to our most famous but not forgotten WWII Charles Upham , he was Army .. Now lets see who scores on the next hit .

[Yob]

Woops sorry deleted post

[omitchell]

Sent my guess in lol

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 15 2014,6:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sorry skinny .... nothing to do with the fox , now hit the deck and give me 30 .... i said Pm mister warren , are your eyes painted on

And we all know Ian can't read unless it was written in Playboy or Guns & Ammo monthly

[Splitpin]

Well , that was interesting and thanks for taking the time ... so , the next correct reply was from Scaber who takes home the Farnborough dvd.
Followed by Yob (EJ) and at the same time Owen (omitchell) , so yob got the duxford dvd , and because it was so close to a tie with the timeings Owen , if you want it , a doco on RAF cold war jets.

And the event was the first flight of the first British Jet aircraft , the E.28/39.

Ive got details for Yob and greg , so can you pm your post details Owen ....

Thanks guys .

[omitchell]

Awesome, thanks for running that little comp

[Ian Warren]

I was a great little competition , after my frac with the lump of concrete one thing the doc's found was this ability to recall historical dates and time lines, I was tested with stupid puzzles and reed lines so to repeat, I could not do it , the pretty (very Pretty doc) come to my home to test me here because I could not travel.

Off with the stupid tests again, this went on for six to nine months and told this pretty little thing pull anyone off these volumes off the shelf, open a page and start reading - I then continued not word for word almost what was in that paragraph.

With that a report she wrote and file I gave a copy to the next new doctor I had, this brain doc gave me another test , dates in aviation and WWII , It was like turning on a tap, I got to add to his questions and nailed every one. Today in aviation history (may 15)

QUOTE (omitchell @ May 16 2014,1:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And we all know Ian can't read unless it was written in Playboy or Guns & Ammo monthly

Playboy ... Exactly were my pretty doc come from ... can someone please push me over again

[Splitpin]

EJ and Owen .... dvd is in the mail on saturday.

[Yob]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 16 2014,7:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

EJ and Owen .... dvd is in the mail on saturday.

Thanks for awesome comp Marty... Hows the phone now...

[scaber]

Nice idea Marty, good fun too. Thanks for the opportunity (and the prize too of course!)