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What could have caused this?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...icture-3414787

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What could have caused this?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...icture-3414787


Apparently somebody was testing fireworks.
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On Wednesday, 16 April 2014 20:12:01 UTC+1, Col wrote:
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What could have caused this?




http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...icture-3414787




Apparently somebody was testing fireworks.


How far is that from a flightpath to an aerodrome?


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On Wednesday, 16 April 2014 20:12:01 UTC+1, Col wrote:
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What could have caused this?




http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...icture-3414787




Apparently somebody was testing fireworks.


How far is that from a flightpath to an aerodrome?


Indeed.
My first thought was that it was a smoke ring from a display aircraft.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-maga...nitor-27037579
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On 16/04/2014 20:42, Col wrote:
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On Wednesday, 16 April 2014 20:12:01 UTC+1, Col wrote:
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What could have caused this?



http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...icture-3414787



Apparently somebody was testing fireworks.


How far is that from a flightpath to an aerodrome?


Indeed.
My first thought was that it was a smoke ring from a display aircraft.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-maga...nitor-27037579


Apparently Warwick Castle fessed up to it after a while.
Testing pyrotechnics for their trebuchet demonstrations.

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On 17/04/2014 08:44, Martin Brown wrote:

Apparently Warwick Castle fessed up to it after a while.
Testing pyrotechnics for their trebuchet demonstrations.


Since when did trebuchets use explosives?

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On 17/04/2014 08:44, Martin Brown wrote:

Apparently Warwick Castle fessed up to it after a while.
Testing pyrotechnics for their trebuchet demonstrations.


Since when did trebuchets use explosives?


Possibly since 2006. :-) See:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thiTa8wfZsc

Cheers, Alastair.



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On 17/04/2014 08:44, Martin Brown wrote:

Apparently Warwick Castle fessed up to it after a while.
Testing pyrotechnics for their trebuchet demonstrations.


Since when did trebuchets use explosives?


Possibly since 2006. :-) See:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thiTa8wfZsc

Cheers, Alastair.


See about 2 mins in on this vid from a similar mysterious smoke ring in the
USA:

http://pinellascounty.wtsp.com/news/...mystery-solved
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On Thursday, 17 April 2014 08:44:25 UTC+1, Martin Brown wrote:
On 16/04/2014 20:42, Col wrote:

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message


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On Wednesday, 16 April 2014 20:12:01 UTC+1, Col wrote:


"Simon S" wrote in message




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What could have caused this?








http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...icture-3414787








Apparently somebody was testing fireworks.




How far is that from a flightpath to an aerodrome?






Indeed.


My first thought was that it was a smoke ring from a display aircraft.




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-maga...nitor-27037579




Apparently Warwick Castle fessed up to it after a while.

Testing pyrotechnics for their trebuchet demonstrations.



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Martin Brown


"fessed up to it"

FFS Martin how old are you have you just had a piercing or tattoo done?


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