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By Rob P
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eltonioni wrote:They have still put in the hard yards to be measured against their piers.


Brighton? Southend? Clacton?

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By Sooty25
#1862970
Paul_Sengupta wrote:Gliding?


Gliding was the event a medal was actually awarded, but "aeronautics" (aerobatics) was another demonstration event.

Alexander Papana of the Rumanian Air Force, participated a Bücker Jungmeister, which featured Olympic rings on its tail. This is why you often see Olympic rings on Jungmeisters, and Jungmanns from which the Jungmeister was developed.

It was hoped it would be an actual event in Tokyo 1940, but a little war got in the way. Should have guessed really, the BF109 was also demonstrated!

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By eltonioni
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Sooty25 wrote:It was hoped it would be an actual event in Tokyo 1940, but a little war got in the way.

If memory serves, in '36 the German plan was, after Tokyo, to have it in Berlin forevermore.
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By Sooty25
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eltonioni wrote:
Sooty25 wrote:It was hoped it would be an actual event in Tokyo 1940, but a little war got in the way.

If memory serves, in '36 the German plan was, after Tokyo, to have it in Berlin forevermore.


You can remember 1936? :shock: :lol:
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By eltonioni
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@Sooty25 I wonce red a buk. :lol:


Anyroyd. Another cycling gold this morning. :thumleft:
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By Sooty25
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eltonioni wrote:@Sooty25 I wonce red a buk. :lol:


Anyroyd. Another cycling gold this morning. :thumleft:


but Katy Marchant crashing out of the Keirin was sad. We've had a couple of disappointing, no fault, bad luck crashes.
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By Pete L
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Rob P wrote:
eltonioni wrote:They have still put in the hard yards to be measured against their piers.


Brighton? Southend? Clacton?

Rob P


Only Southend has a pier. Anything else is just a jetty. :-D :-
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By eltonioni
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Blackpool North. Same length as Netherthorpe 24. Makes you think eh?
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By Morten
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Sarfenders sometimes get a bit tetchy about what appears to be only thing they've got going for them, so it's nice to remind them that their structure is almost a third of the length of the world longest pier... :twisted:

Progreso Pier, located in the town of Progreso in Mexico, is the longest pier in the world. It stretches for approximately 4 miles or 6.5 kilometers and was constructed to enable effective cruise ship control at the Gulf of Mexico and Merida town. The colossal structure was completed in 1942 and lies on a shelf of limestone that stretches into the sea. It’s mainly a tourist site, allowing ships to dock there so that tourists can explore the nearby archaeological sites.
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By PeteSpencer
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Sarfend pier is dead handy when crossing the Thames to the Norf in marginal Wx : It lines up perfectly with the Southend apt overhead…. :wink: