tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post6623022246238979799..comments2024-03-27T21:17:25.335+11:00Comments on The Stronghold Rebuilt: The QuirkKaptain Koboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-23959258222761233492014-05-05T14:20:35.249+10:002014-05-05T14:20:35.249+10:00"'RAF' actually stands for 'Royal..."'RAF' actually stands for 'Royal Aircraft Factory', Situated at Farnborough, this was where the BE (Bleriot Experimental) aircraft were built. "<br /><br />Silly - I should have thought of that. I used to work there (albeit whilst it was in its current QinetiQ guise).Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-50626783039056754432014-05-05T12:12:00.617+10:002014-05-05T12:12:00.617+10:00It's a great parody, isn't it? 'RAF&#...It's a great parody, isn't it? 'RAF' actually stands for 'Royal Aircraft Factory', Situated at Farnborough, this was where the BE (Bleriot Experimental) aircraft were built. Also, I'm fairly sure that BE2cs were known as 'Quirks' before the advent of the BE2e - http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/raf_be2c.phpMannockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898677668266097402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-41238134446714731242014-04-29T12:04:39.301+10:002014-04-29T12:04:39.301+10:00Wow, it all happens pretty quickly up in the skies...Wow, it all happens pretty quickly up in the skies! Nice poem and thoughts; interesting read.cae5ar@y7mail.comnoreply@blogger.com