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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

  1. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    No to all three of the answers. This flight was from Britain to somewhere to the east of Britain. There was no measuring or anything the flight was just to get to the other end as fast as possible. The plane was without weapons and replaced Armstrong Whitworth Witley Lockheed 14 and Hudson which were not suitable for the job.

    Even Herman Göring loved the aircraft. He said
    - In 1940 I could at least fly as far as Glasgow in most of my aircraft, but not now! It makes me furious when I see xxxxxxxxxx. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminium better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that? There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops. After the war is over I'm going to buy a British radio set - then at least I'll own something that has always worked.

    Iceland was occupied in the war for our own "protection", I think you would say, by the British and Americans. That is where we became independent of Danmörk.
     
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  2. yorkshirehornet

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    very interesting
     
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  3. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    I think you will not find the answer so I will give you a new question.

    Which famous British actress was born in Belgium and in what town?

    The answer to the other question where will this man most likely fly between and what aircraft is he in?
    Leuchars in Scotland to Bromma in Sweden, the aircraft was a de Havilland dh98 Mosquito belonging to BOAC. The passengers were generally resistance fighters from Norway and other military people, I think the danish scientist Niels Bohr also flew in this way. When the aircraft returned they were full of ball bearings.
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

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    Audrey Hepburn - born in Brussels?
     
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  5. yorkshirehornet

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    I think so BB

    AK???
     
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  6. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    That is correct, Audrey Hepburn was born in Ixelles district of Brussel.
     
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  7. Bolton's Boots

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    The name of which Australian football club shows its Scottish roots?
     
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  8. NZHorn

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    St Kilda?
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    That's the one. The beachside suburb was named after a schooner - the Lady of St Kilda - which moored on the main beach for the best part of the year 1841. The schooner had been named in honour of Lady Grange, who had been imprisoned for 7 years by her husband - on an island in the St Kilda archipelago to the west of Scotland.

    Over to you...
     
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  11. NZHorn

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    Where did Waterloo grow into a country's capital city (for a while, at least)?
     
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    Texas in the US ofA until it was renamed Austin!
     
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    That was quick! Well done Dave.
     
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    canary-dave Well-Known Member

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    What year was Watford first referenced, though not specifically by name and where is the reference found?
     
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  15. yorkshirehornet

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    mmmm..

    1196 when Eustace de Watford held estates in the county?
     
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  16. yorkshirehornet

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    The first reference to the area of Watford was made in the Domesday book of 1086 which refers to the Manor Of Cashio, though the records do not specifically mention Watford
     
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  17. canary-dave

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    That's the one yorkie! Over to you!

    <applause>
     
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  18. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    What does the ancestor of a big building company in the UK have with the origins of a country. ;)
     
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  19. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    I think the building company is MacAlpine and has something to do with the Scotland.
     
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  20. yorkshirehornet

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    Yes who was he?
     
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