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7th December 2023 Always Worth Saying 2899 Comments

In more relaxed times, a flight known as the Trooper originates from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. This summer, despite the weather, Operation Red Top was initiated to reduce heat damage to the base’s runway, [more…]

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History does not repeat, but sometimes it rhymes

15th February 2023 Going Postal 2939 Comments

Puffins of a certain age will recall that seminal moment in 1987 when Mathias Rust, a West German teenager, seemingly did the impossible when he flew a Cessna light aircraft through 500 miles of the [more…]

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The Spy Who Went Into The Deep Freeze

19th May 2021 Going Postal 2043 Comments

Kim Philby. For those of a certain age, the name conjures up an indicator as to the decline in British post-war influence abroad. His charmed connections within society enabling him to bypass interrogation over material [more…]

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Nothing is Beyond Our Reach

3rd September 2020 Always Worth Saying 3957 Comments

During a presidential debate, a little old lady, her grey hair in a bun, asks, “Name the three most important Space Race countries”. Sleepy-creepy Jo Biden, from his basement and with the benefit of voice [more…]

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