Classic British Flight Sim

Aeroplane magazine has just released another of its occasional specials, entitled Great British Flying-boats. Bought it today in W H Smith, and it really is a good read. I'm no expert on British flying boats, but I find the cut-away drawings absolutely fascinating- more so that any other type of aircraft because these things had upstairs and downstairs, galleys, clerk's offices, smoking rooms and so on. It really is worth getting for these great drawings; for example, the proposed civilian version of the Short Shetland . Other aircraft covered include the Shorts C, G and Mayo Composite and Sunderland, Saro's Princess, Sandringham, A.33, Solent and Lerwick, Blackburn's B-20 and Sydney, plus quite a few more.

Here's a link, so you know what to look out for in W H Smiths, or where ever you go. ( Does John Menzies still exist ? )

http://www.uniquemagazines.co.uk/bookaz ... -Bookazine

Highly recommended !

Thank you Paul ,
I'll look out for it Downunder.

Hi Folks

Think someone's Hoover'd,

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John Menzies newsagent/stores still exist
but are owned by W H Smiths.

John Menzies Aviation is apparently still going strong.



HTH
ATB
Paul

John Menzies was still alive and walking around last time I saw him

But he never had a shop

basys wrote:Hi Folks

Think someone's Hoover'd,.......

Wasn't familiar with this term so I checked various meanings on the web. Many of them are things I can't do since my surgery. Others, well, I wouldn't want them done to me as I'm not into cocaine, or sponging off folks.
So that I can sleep again, Mr Basys, would you elaborate for me please?

Hi Folks

Airspeed wrote:So that I can sleep again, Mr Basys, would you elaborate for me please?

Hoover'ed - An ill thought out marketing promotion
which rewarded purchase of a £100 Hoover product
with two free return flights to Florida.
It ended up costing the company £48m.
See Wikipedia - Hoover free flights promotion

Garry Russell wrote:John Menzies was still alive and walking around last time I saw him

But he never had a shop

Gary -
Sorry, you've lost me.
BBC - John Menzies to quit High Street

HTH
ATB
Paul

The question was does John Menzies still exist...well I know it was a shop chain not that I've even seen one.

However...I know a chap called John Jenzies who does, I think still exist... I worked with his daughter

Oh and dhe doesn't live in the High Streeet but did live close by

I've probably been up longer than you

Hi Paul ,

To experience what I did, try Googling Hoovered

Hoover Free Flights Promotion gives an entirely different result. PHEW! Where's the sleeping Smilie?

We had an Australian Prime Minister, eventually Sir Robert Menzies, known as "Pig Iron Bob" for selling metal to the Japanese about the time of a kerfuffle dating back to the 1940s.
I don't think he sold from a shop, but does he still count?

Garry Russell wrote: .....The question was.......I've probably been up longer than you

You're not kidding Garry!! I've noticed your posts ranging from around 4am to after 11pm. I think you over- did the cordial! Hot milk and a blanket for you, young man!