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Home » Issues » February 1983 » The things they say . . .

The things they say . . .

June 17th 2016
Alex Harmer
June 17, 2016

Although oft-quoted, the remark attributed to an RAF visitor to the Army Air celebrations at Middle Wallop last year certainly bears repetition . . . “If God had meant the Army to fly, He would have made the sky brown”.

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