He also did the military four wheel version (sort of) Kubelwagen. That and the 600 hp petrol-electric drive Elefant/Ferdinand tank destroyer. Not many common parts between those two.
Co-incidentaly at the weekend I spoke to a senior lawyer in the Scottish government and a senior civil servant at parliament and they both had been looking forward to a quiet couple of weeks if it had all kicked off.
I'm sure the BBC will announce that Swinney becoming leader unopposed was due to a unified party and is good for the Scottish parliament as there is continuity and no break in government. Oh wait: "coronation", "stitch up" etc.
3rd May 1945, file this under fog of war. The Kriegsmarine had been evacuating troops and civilians from Prussia in the face of the advancing Red Army. The RAF, flying from Lower Saxony by this point, were trying to interdict the shipping in the Baltic to prevent further units arriving in the west a...
A day late, but it was crosswinds all day at La Vuelta Femenina yesterday, always fun watching large (relatively) north Europeans malleting smaller Mediterranean types.
Beers for fears works best for me. I'm on red wine but since I did a massive ergs session earlier it is having little effect, damn this fitness lark. Enjoy the long weekend.
Yes to all that. In the interests of disclosure, I have met Swinney a couple of times and he seems like a decent guy but he isn't the future but probably the best of a bad lot. It is a poisoned chalice just now.
I'm not sure there will be an election, there should be since we're now heading for a second FM since the last one. The choice looks to be between the "safe pair of hands" John Swinney and Kate Forbes, the bigot who lost last time. Neither fill me with enthusiasm and I suspect there is a p...