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Steve 14th April 2017 19:35
What is ................
 
Test ................... The most numerous Bird in the world ?

Hawkey01 17th April 2017 12:51
Chicken with an estimated 50 million birds. However the most abundant wild bird is a Red billed Weaver/Quelea.

Neville

Andy 17th April 2017 20:46
chicken.... thanks QI :)

billyboy 18th April 2017 01:12
Hmmmm my guess would have been Sparrow. prevalent in almost every country.

Dartskipper 18th April 2017 21:08
Don't mind what it is as long as it doesn't fly directly overhead.:)

cueball44 18th April 2017 22:26
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Can you say what this ship was noted for in WW2 ?

Saudisid 18th April 2017 23:22
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Originally Posted by cueball44 (Post 194)
Can you say what this ship was noted for in WW2 ?
Opening shots in Gydina or Gadansk.

cueball44 19th April 2017 07:51
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Originally Posted by Saudisid (Post 197)
Opening shots in Gydina or Gadansk.
Opening shots WW2. Correct. :)

Saudisid 19th April 2017 16:15
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Originally Posted by cueball44 (Post 216)
Opening shots WW2. Correct. :)
There were some film clips of this at the Tank place at Bovingdon when I was there a few years ago
Alan

Steve 20th April 2017 22:03
http://www.shippinghistory.com/showt...?p=421#post421

cueball44 20th April 2017 22:52
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Originally Posted by Steve (Post 422)
OK, we are off again. Thank's Steve. :)

cueball44 8th March 2018 22:53
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What is this procedure known as ?

Malcolm G 9th March 2018 10:10
Dipping the eye.... ?

cueball44 9th March 2018 11:17
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Originally Posted by Malcolm G (Post 12445)
Dipping the eye.... ?
Correct. :thumb:

cueball44 9th March 2018 12:39
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What is the term used for these beams ?

Malcolm G 10th March 2018 08:31
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Originally Posted by cueball44 (Post 12452)
What is the term used for these beams ?
No replies yet so I will give it a shot:
I have no idea what it is called in a ship but, in a house or barn of timber construction, it would be called a diagonal truss or bracing truss.

cueball44 10th March 2018 08:48
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Originally Posted by Malcolm G (Post 12489)
No replies yet so I will give it a shot:
I have no idea what it is called in a ship but, in a house or barn of timber construction, it would be called a diagonal truss or bracing truss.
Sorry not that. :balloon: Clue > In the ships bow (the term sounds like breathing heavy).

Gulpers 10th March 2018 09:02
Sorry, original link didn’t work.
Try this.

cueball44 10th March 2018 10:56
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#15. Answer >

Tmac1720 10th March 2018 17:42
Och I was going to say breast hooks.:(

Tom Alexander 11th March 2018 06:40
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Originally Posted by cueball44 (Post 12490)
Sorry not that. :balloon: Clue > In the ships bow (the term sounds like breathing heavy).
A panting truss perhaps?

cueball44 11th March 2018 07:46
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Originally Posted by Tom Alexander (Post 12507)
A panting truss perhaps?
Near enough 'Panting beams'. :thumb:


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