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What have Osprey's members been viewing

Posted by Ed on October 29, 2008

Now that the Osprey member’s area is four months old I’ve decided to see what our Gold and Silver members have been viewing in the map and plane databases. It was quite interesting to see that half of the plane profiles and maps had been viewed by at least one of our members. With a combined database of over 9,000 images I find this very impressive!

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How old should your children be before they read about war?

Posted by Richard on September 12, 2008

For the last three nights my five year-old has insisted that Griffon Spitfire Aces is an essential part of his bed-time stories.

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Oshkosh B'Gosh

Posted by John on August 15, 2008

The quickest drive from Chicago north to Oshkosh, WI is the wide, straight state highway 41. It takes you past fields and farms, including an enormous wind farm--something I've never seen before. The EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) grounds are just past a bluff of trees across from the first car dealership you'll pass on your journey...

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Is the F-22 a waste of money?

Posted by Mike on July 18, 2008

There has been a lot in the news recently about the battle between Boeing and Airbus, both in civilian aviation, and more recently in the battle over who will supply the US Airforce with its next generation of midair refueling tankers...

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Buy your own Osprey

Posted by Richard on July 17, 2008

I read today that the civilian version of the Osprey tilt-rotorcraft will soon be available to buy. So if you wish to deploy you and your family at the beach this summer in a way that gets you noticed then dig out that spare $18-23 million stuffed under the bed and you are all set.

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The Greatest Military quotes?

Posted by Phil on July 07, 2008

Recently, with one of my typical flights of fancy, I started to ponder on some of the military sayings and quotes that have achieved fame throughout history. My personal favourites are: "The sun will never set on the British Empire – God does not trust the English in the dark" – Anon

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Free Online WW1 Dogfighting Game

Posted by Phil on June 26, 2008

I was browsing the web recently, and came across a link to this WWI dogfight game. It's free, it's fun, it's pretty quick to play through the 10 levels, and you get to shoot down a zeppelin...

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The Osprey Blog Birthday Competition

Posted by Mike on June 19, 2008

To celebrate the fact that the Osprey Blog is now a year old, we are running The Osprey Blog Birthday Competition where one lucky reader can win a book from every month that the Blog has been running...

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The Dambusters - a remake

Posted by Mike on June 02, 2008

I love the Dambusters film. And this clip suggests that Peter Jackson is getting closer to filming a remake. Which could be great...like the Lord of the Rings. Or not so great - like King Kong. Fingers crossed he doesn't mess it up because he has a lot to live up to here...

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More of the greatest generation

Posted by William on May 26, 2008

A couple of days after my last post on the subject, two more amazing individuals were celebrated in obituaries on the same day, again heroes from the French Resistance and the Royal Air Force...

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