The Stealth bomber was unveiled today in 1988, a sneaky beast that can't be detected by radar, but can - as we now know - be shot down. I was idling my time during the First Gulf War in a London antique market and I heard a customer ask the stall owner if he had any bits of Stealth aircraft for sale. In those long-gone naive days we all assumed he was a hopeful collector rather than a terrorist. Of course, the stall holder said, 'No, sorry, I'm afraid you're asking for the impossible.' He looked at the customer, winked and said, 'Come back tomorrow and I'll see what I can do.' I've often wondered whose side he was on.
In other news ...
Charles de Gaulle died today in 1970. He was the one, according to Allo! Allo! with the big 'ooter. This man was leader of the Free French army during World War Two and a complete pain in the backside to everybody he met. When they made the remake of Day of the Jackal I hoped the sniper would get him this time.
