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Offline Steve Pyro

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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #45 on: January 03, 2006, 02:51:00 pm »
Quote from: Lorry on January 03, 2006, 01:25:26 pm
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 What do you do with a caravan that is 5 metres long, 4 and a half wide with awning, add the car and thats 6 x 5 metres, or two and a half standard pitches.


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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #46 on: January 03, 2006, 04:57:04 pm »
Quote from: Steve Brown on January 03, 2006, 02:51:00 pm
Fear not Lorry.  I have a chain saw.
My last caravan's just gone up in so much smoke that the neighbours have complained.  Anyone going near the new one is in serious trouble. See http://www.electricfence-online.co.uk/
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #47 on: January 10, 2006, 06:57:10 pm »
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #48 on: January 10, 2006, 07:06:53 pm »
Holy sh*t! :o
Looks like an American five hundred pounder, minus its tail fins (standard high explosive ordinance of a B-17 or B-24)
How'd you like to be the bulldozer driver who stumbled on that?  I'd sh*t myself.
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #49 on: January 10, 2006, 07:10:32 pm »
That's not a bomb, that was left over from our firework display last year :o
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #50 on: January 10, 2006, 07:48:12 pm »
Concur with Fax that it is a US one - the Germans didn't bomb France much and it certainly isn't big enough for the standard RAF fare of 1,000 pounders.   It's where it is that makes one wonder how many of us have walked around there.....and how many others may still be buried.... 

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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #51 on: January 10, 2006, 07:56:23 pm »
I'm betting during the build-up to D-Day the rail yards were pasted pretty good, either that or from a Mustang run at the airfield.
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #52 on: January 10, 2006, 07:58:41 pm »
And who was it on here that recommended digging a hole to stash your BBQ and camping kit? Imagine digging one of those babies up :o
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #53 on: January 10, 2006, 08:13:48 pm »
From the photos posted, that bomb site is just by the slope of the old tunnel from the main entrance to the Poo Bar !!!

(the old double tunnel has been completely dug out as shown in the first photo)
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #54 on: January 10, 2006, 09:13:09 pm »
Apologies if this has been posted already  can't be arsed to read the thread in full!!!

The new paddock layout etc. can be seen here:

http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/dossiers/travaux/ressources/plans/slides/plan_masse_1024.jpg
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #55 on: January 10, 2006, 09:28:05 pm »
Quote from: Piglet on January 10, 2006, 09:13:09 pm
Apologies if this has been posted already  can't be arsed to read the thread in full!!!

The new paddock layout etc. can be seen here:

http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/dossiers/travaux/ressources/plans/slides/plan_masse_1024.jpg

So the new welcome centre isn't planned unit 2007 ! - but they've knocked the old one down.
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #56 on: January 10, 2006, 09:50:30 pm »
Or blown up ;D  Think I'd be treading lightly or....KA BOOM!
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #57 on: January 10, 2006, 10:34:01 pm »
Quote from: Steve Brown on January 10, 2006, 09:28:05 pm
So the new welcome centre isn't planned unit 2007 ! - but they've knocked the old one down.

 ;D...and that surprises you how?? ;D  this is the ACO we're talking about!!  (perhaps it's comments like that that explain why I never get my ticket allocation!)
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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #58 on: January 10, 2006, 10:51:31 pm »
Quote from: Piglet on January 10, 2006, 10:34:01 pm

(perhaps it's comments like that that explain why I never get my ticket allocation!)

.... and I DO  ;D ;D ;D 

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Re: More earthworks at LM
« Reply #59 on: January 11, 2006, 06:24:08 am »
Quote from: Fax on January 10, 2006, 07:06:53 pm
Holy sh**t! :o
Looks like an American five hundred pounder, minus its tail fins (standard high explosive ordinance of a B-17 or B-24)
How'd you like to be the bulldozer driver who stumbled on that?  I'd sh**t myself.
Fax
Hi Fax, or maybe these guys from 6 Group RAF Bomber Command on the 23rd May 1944.

112 Halifaxes from 420, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, 432, and 433 Squadrons were ordered on an attack of the rail yards at Le Mans. The crews were over the target at between 7,000 and 9,000 feet, releasing 826,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, bombing was accurate and severe damage was caused.

P/O W. Fernyhough from 432 Squadron returned without bombing as there were no T.I’s.
F/Sgt S. Kuleski RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III MZ-506 coded QO-X, failed to return from this operation.

Sgt E. Horton RAF
F/O W. Matthews RCAF
F/Sgt B. Richmond RCAF
W/O2 J. Desmarais RCAF
Sgt E. Boutilier RCAF
Sgt M. Wiwsianski RCAF
Sgt W. Crum RCAF
All were killed.
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