[REVISITED] Spitfire Down!
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OK.
So I just took a walk. I have farmland behind my house. Last year they planted wheat. This year carrots. There is still some wheat growing in the corner of the field. Might be interesting - at least for part of the field.
So - hedgerows. - "Hedgerows, especially those that are ancient or rich in woody species, provide valuable habitats for wildlife and are a key component of our cultural and landscape heritage in Britain."
What about wheat in one field and a plowed field in the next, hedgerow in between. Old hand operated plow in the corner of the field. Spitfire crashed and slid thru the hedgerow, destroying some of it. Tilly drove up either on access road (if that would be) or drove right thru the field?
Does that say England 1940?
OK.
So I just took a walk. I have farmland behind my house. Last year they planted wheat. This year carrots. There is still some wheat growing in the corner of the field. Might be interesting - at least for part of the field.
So - hedgerows. - "Hedgerows, especially those that are ancient or rich in woody species, provide valuable habitats for wildlife and are a key component of our cultural and landscape heritage in Britain."
What about wheat in one field and a plowed field in the next, hedgerow in between. Old hand operated plow in the corner of the field. Spitfire crashed and slid thru the hedgerow, destroying some of it. Tilly drove up either on access road (if that would be) or drove right thru the field?
Does that say England 1940?
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On this page read Monday, 12th/Tuesday, 13th August 1940 N345.corn fields in britain 1940.
http://www.bpears.org.uk/NE-Diary/Inc/ISeq_05.html
And if your still uncertain you could go with a poppy field.
On this page read Monday, 12th/Tuesday, 13th August 1940 N345.corn fields in britain 1940.
http://www.bpears.org.uk/NE-Diary/Inc/ISeq_05.html
And if your still uncertain you could go with a poppy field.
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The Battle of Ohio, sound like a Ma K build is in the works, or maybe a "Red Dawn" thing.
All of the crash images I have seen have shown wheat or grass meadows. In my searching except the corn field of the Israeli Spitfire. Sorry Scott, my gooogle fu is weak.
The Battle of Ohio, sound like a Ma K build is in the works, or maybe a "Red Dawn" thing.
All of the crash images I have seen have shown wheat or grass meadows. In my searching except the corn field of the Israeli Spitfire. Sorry Scott, my gooogle fu is weak.
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Then it's a confirm! right?
Scott Girvan said:
Then it's a confirm! right?
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My wife would be very upset with you, she's from Chagrin Falls Ohio and shes always yammerin' away about it...
but yeah, rocks sitting on dirt under a buckeye tree.
DreamKnight said:
My wife would be very upset with you, she's from Chagrin Falls Ohio and shes always yammerin' away about it...
but yeah, rocks sitting on dirt under a buckeye tree.
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Awe, tell ya what, she can make fun of Cali all she wants. And yeh. Sorry. Forgot about the tree. lol
ScaleModelMadman said:My wife would be very upset with you, she's from Chagrin Falls Ohio and shes always yammerin' away about it...
but yeah, rocks sitting on dirt under a buckeye tree.
Awe, tell ya what, she can make fun of Cali all she wants.
And yeh. Sorry. Forgot about the tree. lol
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Cool! This will be a good dio to see. Quite sentimental about the old Spitfire, me.
If you're doing hedgerows then how about two with a sunken lane between? The Tilly could be parked just short of the holes in the hedgerows. Also, in the S.E. of England the hedgerows are made up of planted trees and bushes etc:
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/english-hedges.htm
- so you don't need to worry about stone cores or anything, like these that we have here in Cornwall. Hitting one of these is not a good idea:
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/drystone.htm
They look nice and soft and green and easy to run into if you have an accident, but that's because they've got obteen hundred years of greenery disguising them! Quite a few fatal accidents here involve dry stone walls - hitting one with a Spitfire would be 'interesting'!
I've grown up hearing all about the bombing raids my parents and older relatives went through, especially during the Blitz, and how they would watch the dog fights overhead. Got a photo somewhere of my mother as a kid, sitting in her grandparent's garden with a whirling mass of fighters, contrails and smoke etc right above and behind her. They still come out with things I've never heard mentioned before, even now. Heh, ironic to think that my first fiancé's grandfather was a Heinkel 111 pilot and actually one of the guys dropping bombs on my father! Crazy world, hey?
Cool! This will be a good dio to see. Quite sentimental about the old Spitfire, me.
If you're doing hedgerows then how about two with a sunken lane between? The Tilly could be parked just short of the holes in the hedgerows. Also, in the S.E. of England the hedgerows are made up of planted trees and bushes etc:
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/english-hedges.htm
- so you don't need to worry about stone cores or anything, like these that we have here in Cornwall. Hitting one of these is not a good idea:
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/drystone.htm
They look nice and soft and green and easy to run into if you have an accident, but that's because they've got obteen hundred years of greenery disguising them! Quite a few fatal accidents here involve dry stone walls - hitting one with a Spitfire would be 'interesting'!
I've grown up hearing all about the bombing raids my parents and older relatives went through, especially during the Blitz, and how they would watch the dog fights overhead. Got a photo somewhere of my mother as a kid, sitting in her grandparent's garden with a whirling mass of fighters, contrails and smoke etc right above and behind her. They still come out with things I've never heard mentioned before, even now.
Heh, ironic to think that my first fiancé's grandfather was a Heinkel 111 pilot and actually one of the guys dropping bombs on my father! Crazy world, hey?
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Here are some pics to give you some ideas hopefully:
http://maria.fremlin.org/misc/limburg/images/bingelrade_sunken_lane.jpg
This next one is way better but quite a big bank on either side:
http://wanderinggenealogist.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/sunken-lane1.jpg
How about this one:
http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/ballynoeLane.jpg
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_photo/892/Daneshill%20Park%20Wood%20LNR%20Hampshire%20sunken%20lane.jpg
This one may be a bit wide I guess.
http://collections.iwm.org.uk/upload/img_400/SunkenLane.jpg
This is a good one:
http://www.glamorganwalks.com/Sunken_lane.jpg
How's that lot for now, Scott? Let me know if there's anything else in particular you're looking for.
Here are some pics to give you some ideas hopefully:
http://maria.fremlin.org/misc/limburg/images/bingelrade_sunken_lane.jpg
This next one is way better but quite a big bank on either side:
http://wanderinggenealogist.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/sunken-lane1.jpg
How about this one:
http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/ballynoeLane.jpg
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_photo/892/Daneshill%20Park%20Wood%20LNR%20Hampshire%20sunken%20lane.jpg
This one may be a bit wide I guess.
http://collections.iwm.org.uk/upload/img_400/SunkenLane.jpg
This is a good one:
http://www.glamorganwalks.com/Sunken_lane.jpg
How's that lot for now, Scott? Let me know if there's anything else in particular you're looking for.
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