The RIP Thread

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and rip to anyone else who has died that i have never heard of either

Surely they had F Troop in Kiwi land, Kiwi.
Agan, the bugle player?
Jane, the blonde good sort!
Ken Berry as the bungling Captain?
...... No?
Your childhood isn't complete my friend.
Next, you'll be saying you didnt watch, Get Smart either!
 
A few years after Lockerbie I was a security officer, part of my job was working on the x-ray machine screening all the bags. We had been advised that one of the victims father was flying out that night. He thanked us all saying his daughter and the rest of those passengers may have been saved had they had the same level of security. I'm pretty sure it was Doctor Swire mentioned in the article. May they all Rest in Peace
 
I thought this was a fitting place to post this article. It seems extraordinary that 30 years have passed since Lockerbie, but the final message - that, if you wait long enough, good things will eventually prevail - is heartwarming. Very moving piece, I thought,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Lockerbie_Scotland_Pan_Am_flight_103

It was 30 years ago yesterday that the Clapham rail crash occurred when 35 people lost their lives. The 80's were a decade of disasters.
 
News just released that actress and ex-partner of Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke passed away last month. Although not the greatest actress, she worked really well alongside him in quite a few films including Every Which Way But Loose.....really enjoyed those films when I was a kid

Sondra Locke: Any Which Way You Can actress dies aged 74 - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46564964
 
I thought this was a fitting place to post this article. It seems extraordinary that 30 years have passed since Lockerbie, but the final message - that, if you wait long enough, good things will eventually prevail - is heartwarming. Very moving piece, I thought,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Lockerbie_Scotland_Pan_Am_flight_103

On a night out with pals, one of them is was based in Edinburgh with Royal Highland Fusiliers at the time, and he was sent down with his unit to secure the area after the crash, and is headed to a memorial in Lockerbie on Friday...he's still quite emotional about the whole event