Archive for April 21st, 2010

Surviving 200 Class boat to go to the RAF Museum

April 21, 2010
By Jeremy Wilson
Surviving 200 Class boat to go to the RAF Museum

Adapted from an RAF Museum press release Lawrence of Arabia’s launch is the last RAF boat to set sail on historic final voyage. Date: 30 April – 4 May 2010 A Seaplane Tender from the 1930s is to sail around the south coast and up the Thames to complete a display at the Royal...
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Thought for the day

April 21, 2010
By Jeremy Wilson

Listening to the radio yesterday I heard a scientist (speaking of scientific research) say something that people writing about T.E. Lawrence should keep on their desktop: “Bizarre propositions get promoted to the status of fact because of repetition.” Many popular biographies are based on previous popular biographies. Their authors tend to repeat and embellish sensational claims...
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