#4162500 - 08/28/15 11:17 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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Robert_Wiggins
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And where the hell is Olham? Miss his posts.
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Sid, where have you been hiding or have I been missing your posts! Welcome back. Olham has been very busy with personal life stuff. I'm sure he will be back soon. We all miss him, particularly his "Mmmmmmhuahuahaaaaaaa"!
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#4162614 - 08/29/15 12:27 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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Olham
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An Albatros D.III approaches a big Entente airfield and roars over the mess at treetop level. A little parachute comes swaying down and lands right outside the mess door. The pilots come rushing out to see what this roaring noise was, and find the tiny metal capsule. A fight begins about who is the one to open it and read the message.
Lieutenant Hauksbee finally gets it and reads the note loud for all:
"Ze qviet times vill soon bee over - der Albatros-Man vill return to der skies over Flanders fields! I hope you made zome progress vizz flyink ant fightink - I desperately need some entertainment! Mmuahahahahaaa!"
Lieutenant "Duke" Ironhand raises his fist to the skies and shouts: "What cheek the man has!"
Lieutenant Carrick shrugs and asks: "Is this good news or bad?"
Captain Louvert reads the note again and mutters: "I guess we will learn soon enough..."
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#4162615 - 08/29/15 12:55 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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Robert_Wiggins
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An Albatros D.III approaches a big Entente airfield and roars over the mess at treetop level. A little parachute comes swaying down and lands right outside the mess door. The pilots come rushing out to see what this roaring noise was, and find the tiny metal capsule. A fight begins about who is the one to open it and read the message.
Lieutenant Hauksbee finally gets it and reads the note loud for all:
"Ze qviet times vill soon bee over - der Albatros-Man vill return to der skies over Flanders fields! I hope you made zome progress vizz flyink ant fightink - I desperately need some entertainment! Mmuahahahahaaa!"
Lieutenant "Duke" Ironhand raises his fist to the skies and shouts: "What cheek the man has!"
Lieutenant Carrick shrugs and asks: "Is this good news or bad?"
Captain Louvert reads the note again and mutters: "I guess we will learn soon enough..." Hes Back!!
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#4162641 - 08/29/15 01:49 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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Olham
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Hes Back!! Well, not fully back - I'm wearing a bandage round my head, which makes the cap sit a bit high and silly-looking. But I often get mistaken for Manfred von Richthofen with that headwound - which I shamelessly use to my favour, when beautiful ladies come to wish me a speedy recovery! Mmuahahahahaaa!!! ... it's a ruse chaps, Herr Olham was shotdown and killed weeks ago...
Shot down - yes. Killed - no. German intelligence spread that rumour, hoping the British might draw more squadrons back to Britain for home defense duties.
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#4162663 - 08/29/15 02:42 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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Robert_Wiggins
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Hes Back!! Well, not fully back - I'm wearing a bandage round my head, which makes the cap sit a bit high and silly-looking. But I often get mistaken for Manfred von Richthofen with that headwound - which I shamelessly use to my favour, when beautiful ladies come to wish me a speedy recovery! Mmuahahahahaaa!!! ... it's a ruse chaps, Herr Olham was shotdown and killed weeks ago...
Shot down - yes. Killed - no. German intelligence spread that rumour, hoping the British might draw more squadrons back to Britain for home defense duties. I thought as much! Albert "Mushroom" Ward sent me a couple of photos he took on a recent pass over Boistrancourt! How he managed to capture colour in his photos I will never know! Perhaps it is some secret film development testing going on, but here is some interesting evidence!! Those call letters invoke some memories!! Is he a new conscript or a visiting ace? Who could be the owner of this black Mariah?
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#4162671 - 08/29/15 03:01 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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Hauksbee
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Hes Back!! German intelligence spread that rumour, hoping the British might draw more squadrons back to Britain for home defense duties. Careful! He's lulling us into a false sense of security.
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#4162714 - 08/29/15 04:49 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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Olham
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Haha, you guys are priceless! Great pics, Robert - I wonder how you got those caught - and even in colour! Cavaliere, if I was in Italy in summer, I would probably also not find much time for simming.
PS: Damn, this "Boistrancourt" appears much advanced compared to my version. Guess I have to catch up with things quite a bit.
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#4163412 - 08/31/15 03:21 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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JimAttrill
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I just went over to CombatAce to see the OFF pilot maps. Many pilots seem to have disappeared although maybe they just don't post here any more. Some have changed names eg. Robert Wiggins = RJW. The Australians seem to have disappeared all except Hood.
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#4163435 - 08/31/15 04:08 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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Robert_Wiggins
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I just went over to CombatAce to see the OFF pilot maps. Many pilots seem to have disappeared although maybe they just don't post here any more. Some have changed names eg. Robert Wiggins = RJW. The Australians seem to have disappeared all except Hood. Yes it seems that those of us who have migrated to WOFF from OFF, tend not to go over to Combat Ace very frequently and post there less so. I still visit off and on to see what's up.
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#4163443 - 08/31/15 04:23 PM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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HumanDrone
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Well, Olham is back! Bless the Lord!
As for me, R/L is very consuming, especially in the summer. It's very tough to find the time to fly. But I do check in here and post when I can. As Olham noted on his comeback thread, this is one of the most gentlemanly and civilized forums I've ever encountered, and I really enjoy keeping up with y'all!
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#4163643 - 09/01/15 12:54 AM
Re: So few of us on the forum these days!!
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SteveW
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Enjoying this thread as we all figure out how to get in some flight time in the midst of r/l. I'm in the same boat as most everyone, and at the same time we're all just dying to see what the dev's come of with next. Haven't begun to wear out Balance of Power but they just keep coming up with the best new stuff. Gotta' love it! I'm not addicted or anything, I can quite at any time, (yeh, right). hood, I'm four months from age 66, so I'm just a pup to you, keep 'em flying! I go over to Combat Ace some but this seems like the 'real' WOFF forum to me. Different direction, good book, The Unsubstantial Air, by Samuel Hynes. From the US point of view, without politics, really breathes life into the pilots. Author was a WWII pilot, young, came in late, only flew at Okinawa. He really knows how to write as an airman. Best to all
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