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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 26, 2014 9:52:15 GMT 12
Today marks nine years since I created the Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum, as an offshoot of my Wings over Cambridge website at www.cambridgeairforce.org.nzWhat an awesome place this forum has become thanks to all the aviators, restorers and ground crew, photographers and enthusiasts and others who have made it such a wonderful resource for information and discussion. Cheers everyone! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 26, 2014 11:02:41 GMT 12
Oh by the way, tonight Bruce Cooke and I will be guest speakers at the Royal Aeronautical Society Hamilton Branch, and while Bruce is to speak about his very interesting Avian Adventurer aeroplane, I am the 'warm up' act talking about Wings Over Cambridge, the Wings Over New Zealand Forum and the Wings Over New Zealand Show. A nice way to mark the 9th anniversary I guess.
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Post by baz62 on Feb 26, 2014 11:47:42 GMT 12
Well we'll have to try and do soemthing special for next year and the magic 10 year milestone. Wonder how many forums have lasted this long in Internet land? Good work lads!
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Post by suthg on Feb 26, 2014 11:49:47 GMT 12
Well done David and team!! It grows better all the time!
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Post by scrooge on Feb 26, 2014 13:42:42 GMT 12
Congratulations. It is a fine day to have your birthday, I'm quite fond of it.
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Post by beagle on Feb 26, 2014 14:44:59 GMT 12
Congratulations every forumite.
9 years of our industrious leader putting up with us, sometimes getting wowed with exciting information and images and sometimes, "common guys, put it in the right thread", but I am sure he has enjoyed most days.
As with most of us I have learnt new things and seen some awe inspiring images too and will hope to see more.
I bow to our great leader
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 26, 2014 14:51:58 GMT 12
Happy birthday to us, to us.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Feb 26, 2014 14:53:02 GMT 12
It's all Al Marshall's fault. If he hadn't decided to reactivate a particular Bristol Freighter, I wouldn't have read about it in a newspaper, then used Google to search for more information, with that leading me to this forum, resulting in me wasting many, many enjoyable hours since then when I could have been doing other things. Well, anyway, that's my excuse for being here....   |
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Post by beagle on Feb 26, 2014 15:08:08 GMT 12
but you love it......
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Post by baz62 on Feb 26, 2014 15:13:11 GMT 12
It's all Al Marshall's fault. Yep me too! Via Youtube. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 26, 2014 15:17:18 GMT 12
but I am sure he has enjoyed most days. Yes, you're right - I have learned so much from the forum, and also made hundreds of great new friends over the past nine years. I do enjoy it a lot. I noticed today too that the membership surpassed 3,500 members this week too. Another amazing milestone. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 26, 2014 15:18:27 GMT 12
The forum was around and going strong before Al started restoring the Bristol, but I fully admit that thread brought a lot of people here, and thankfully many of them stayed.
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Post by beagle on Feb 26, 2014 15:23:07 GMT 12
and the wrong people were sent packing.
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Post by errolmartyn on Feb 26, 2014 16:33:28 GMT 12
Beagle,
"I bow to our great leader."
At least you didn't refer to him as our Dear Leader, thank goodness. I don't think Dave would be too keen on adopting the appropriate hair style to go with that title!
Errol
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 26, 2014 16:51:17 GMT 12
I'm not great Beagle. It's just my beer gut that gives that impression.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 26, 2014 18:11:33 GMT 12
I was bludgeoned into it. Thankfully. and the wrong people were sent packing. I take it you don't actually mean that. "The people who were the wrong sort were sent packing". |
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Post by corsairarm on Feb 26, 2014 18:40:16 GMT 12
Well done Dave. May it last another 9 years at least. I have just checked my profile only to find out I have been a member for 4 and 1/2 years. I don't know where the time has gone or how I found out about the forum but I have enjoyed it immensely and have learn't a lot. Thanks a million  |
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Post by campbellbox on Feb 26, 2014 18:46:58 GMT 12
Respect. And thanks! Have one or two medicinal drams to celebrate.
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Post by beagle on Feb 26, 2014 19:07:33 GMT 12
and the wrong people were sent packing. I take it you don't actually mean that. "The people who were the wrong sort were sent packing". [/quote] I only got 39% englesh School Cert in 1979 |
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Post by mumbles on Feb 26, 2014 21:55:21 GMT 12
Well done Dave and everyone else over the years (I've only been here since 2006!). Many happy returns |
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