tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6645481546864016652..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Spot the mistakeRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73096942845393617962013-08-21T22:49:20.438+01:002013-08-21T22:49:20.438+01:00Tim Gow,
If you had not spotted it, it would have...Tim Gow,<br /><br />If you had not spotted it, it would have been a very BAD thing!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-68910199638582882932013-08-21T22:29:51.041+01:002013-08-21T22:29:51.041+01:00I think I'd have spotted it too. I'm not ...I think I'd have spotted it too. I'm not sure if that's a good thing....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67045353387294765322013-08-21T14:34:54.537+01:002013-08-21T14:34:54.537+01:00Jim Duncan,
But in the Hollywood version the US d...Jim Duncan,<br /><br />But in the Hollywood version the US did use Hellcats to shoot down Zeros during the Battle of Britain, and thus save our bacon ... and no doubt that will be a 'fact' in the revised National Curriculum for History!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-81755925338264954962013-08-21T14:03:48.678+01:002013-08-21T14:03:48.678+01:00Next time you watch TV re the Battle of Britain lo...Next time you watch TV re the Battle of Britain look and see if you can spot the Hellcat shooting down a Zero!<br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-76730666230838281942013-08-21T13:29:11.169+01:002013-08-21T13:29:11.169+01:00Jim Duncan,
It is nice to know that I am not alon...Jim Duncan,<br /><br />It is nice to know that I am not alone in spotting errors like this ... although I doubt if my wife will be impressed by the fact.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-51753812436765928182013-08-21T13:27:39.866+01:002013-08-21T13:27:39.866+01:00Legatus Hedlius,
The BBC does research? I thought...Legatus Hedlius,<br /><br />The BBC does research? I thought that they were like most media organisations these days and used the Internet and Wikipedia as prmiary sources.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60665739410663703912013-08-21T11:36:16.544+01:002013-08-21T11:36:16.544+01:00You can advise your wife that you would not have b...You can advise your wife that you would not have been alone in spotting the ship error.<br /><br />I would have spotted that too and I know at least one other wargaming chum who would have spotted it too!<br /><br />Well done all the same.Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-64441113096888717552013-08-21T10:05:15.814+01:002013-08-21T10:05:15.814+01:00Well spotted indeed. You can now write a letter t...Well spotted indeed. You can now write a letter to the Radio Times complaining about the BBC's continued drop in standards of research!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.com