*wipes away patriotic tear*
On this Day 720 HMS Tinyrunway set sail from #RAFLuton with a single Spitfire to sail up the River Wye and protect the bridge linking England to Wales during the Anglo-Welsh wars. The Story was later turned into the famous film Bridge over the River Wye. #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/47jG6vaonD
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Is that the cut down version of
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The River Wye is, of course, the sequel to the River Exe
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I had to think about that for a bit
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Is that the one where Ewan McGregor plays Alec Guinness?
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no, that was his brother Obi-two
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(Nice cover story for the super-secret makeshift float gear experiments)
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I giggled over my coffee on this one
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Little known fact it was just after this period of history that the Geordie tribe had to move to the NE due to the ethnic cleansing of the borders. The only legacy of their heritage being the plaintive cry of ‘Wye Aye’.
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Brilliant idea, strap the bridge to the plane, Sorted, now your own personal bridge allows you to land on any lake/river etc at any time. Who knew eh?.. Who knew?
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