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Having had several PM's on why I chose the Ilyushin Il-76 for one of my 3 fave aircraft I have the following explaination:
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a incredable aircraft. It has a payload of about 3x more than the west's Hercules and when inside it the noise is much lower (as people who have flowen in a Herc will no doubt attest, the noise is dredful).
It can land in very bad weather and on very short and harsh runways. My Dad's company has landed them on a 3,000m ice runway in the middle of Antartica (which is no mean feat).
It is multi-roled and is a good all-rounder.
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Regards, Alex
Poem found on the body of a British Soldier killed in Northern Ireland:
"Do not stand on my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush ....
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die."
Berlin Cemetery:
Berlin Cemetery's a funny place,
there's seven graves and then a space,
I thought a while, and then I knew,
those seven were a bomber crew.
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