[TV] Captain Sir Tom Moore - *Died 2 Feb 2021*

Mr Bridger

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Not much brings a lump to my throat, but the sight of this old chap with the sight of a spitfire and Hurricane flying by , with his fist pumping in the air was truly emotional.
All that and amount he’s raised , the birthday cards that have been sent to him is a wonderful sight to see in these dark days.

 

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maltaseagull

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Mr Bridger said:

Not much brings a limp to my throat, but the site of this old chap with the site of a spitfire and Hurricane flying by , with his fist pumping in the air was truly emotional.
All that and amount he’s raised , the birthday cards that have been sent to him is a wonderful site to see and these dark days.

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I don't think it is too late to edit it.

 

lawros left foot

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Sight.




Just saying.

 

maltaseagull

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lawros left foot said:

Sight.




Just saying.

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Did you also know that throats rarely have a limp ?

 

Wrong-Direction

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He said " I'm one of the last people to see those planes fly in peace but also fly in anger"
The true meaning of hero.

Sent from my SM-A600FN using Tapatalk

 

Icy Gull

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[MENTION=4019]Triggaaar[/MENTION] is the resident pedant, he won’t be happy with others wading in

I concur completely with the OP’s comments

Did I just see Col Moore was on Terry Wogan’s Blankety Blank?

 

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Dick Swiveller

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A bit of respect please. "Colonel" Captain Tom Moore.

Captain Tom Moore has been made an honorary colonel on his 100th birthday.

 

Dick Swiveller

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maltaseagull said:

Did you also know that throats rarely have a limp ?

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maltaseagull

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Dick Swiveller said:

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Brilliant!!

I stand corrected

 

ManOfSussex

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He's been made an honorary England cricket player too and given a cap.

I doubt he'd mind, but I'm very sorry to Sir Ian Botham, but you're no longer my favourite England cricket player of all time.

 

Mr Bridger

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I had tears in my eyes ....... doh!

 

Norman Potting

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Not one but two "trains" named after him.

For the benefit of pedantic trainspotters on here (I suspect at least one other ) strictly speaking one is a Class 800 AT300 bi-mode multiple unit and the other a class 66 locomotive.

....And he fully deserves it!

 

southstandandy

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Well done to all who donated - just shy of £30 million. Just put another £50 in myself. Happy 100th Tom.

 

jakarta

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Top, top man, fully deserved the Spitfire and Hurricane flypast, as he said he saw them used in Anger back in World War II, not many left that can say that...

 

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ManOfSussex said:

He's been made an honorary England cricket player too and given a cap.

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And made a far more convincing hundred than Adam Lyth managed.

 

ManOfSussex

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A1X said:

And made a far more convincing hundred than Adam Lyth managed.

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He looked far more comfortable and relaxed in his 90's than most England players too. No 'nervous 90's' for him.

It was going to take something special to beat it, but I think that's the proudest hundred by a Yorkshireman for England, eclipsing even Boycott's at Headingley against The Aussies in 1977.

 

jakarta

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southstandandy said:

Well done to all who donated - just shy of £30 million. Just put another £50 in myself. Happy 100th Tom.

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Well done, You reminded me that I had forgotten to do this yesterday, another 50 quid on its way plus GiftAid...

Think it is over 30 million now.

 

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What a guy, fantastic, and how generous the people of UK to generate this amount, just shows what the people think of the NHS while they treated like muck by the government

 

Mr Bridger

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snowgrass said:

What a guy, fantastic, and how generous the people of UK to generate this amount, just shows what the people think of the NHS while they treated like muck by the government

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Couldn’t you have just given the guy some credit and left it at that?

 

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Icy Gull said:

[MENTION=4019]Triggaaar[/MENTION] is the resident pedant, he won’t be happy with others wading in

I concur completely with the OP’s comments

Did I just see Col Moore was on Terry Wogan’s Blankety Blank?

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Yes - they found the clip and showed it on BBC this morning, followed by a message from Ruth Madoc who was one of the celeb panel at the time