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WW11 Bombers

In most WW11 films & documenteries I've seen, British bombers, Lancasters etc are heavily camaflaged while American ones, B29s etc are shiny aluminium. Whats the reason for this?

chimpbal

I have read as many books as there are published from the above authors and I have been highly impressed. Now that I have read their books I have been left with a gap to fill until more are published....

curley

Cryptic Group/Band

Slow moving chocolate?

apricot

Scousers

Are there any scousers on Abank? I certainly haven't noticed any scouse wit or spelling. Is there anybody there????

Anteverett

Finding relatives

I am trying to track my father down who I belive still lives in Alicante, Spain. Are there any electoral registers similar to those we have here?

man utd mrs

Avenues and Alleyways

Which TV programme was "Avenues and Alleyways" by Tony christie, the theme song to?

ansteyg

Strange Laws

There are a lot of laws that are technically still in force as they have not been repealed. For example it is apparently legal to shoot a Welshmen with a cross bow on Sunday morning somewhere. Are...

jonbouy

odean

what does the word odean stand for

bradford

Black plague

Where were all the bodies buried from the great plague?

TallDave57

Rationing in cafes 1952

In 1952, when wartime rationing was still in force in the UK, what were greasy spoon cafes serving, when you could only have one egg per week and bacon, ham etc was limited to 100g each per week?

K99

Ghosts

Does anybody have a ghost in their house? I havn't seen one in my house but someone else has. I often feel like there is somebody there and the dog often just barks at thin air! Is it true that some...