"Amy Johnson" airport in the Thames Estuary

Joseph Cullen · Post by **Joseph Cullen** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:54 pm

Am I the only person who thinks that if a Thames Estuary airport ever gets built that it should be named after Amy Johnson? It would be highly appropriate for this brave pioneer to be remembered where she lost her life serving her country. If anyone else agrees could I suggest an email to Boris Johnson proposing the idea?

http://www.boris-johnson.com/contact/

Bill McCarthy · Post by **Bill McCarthy** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:24 pm

Yes, you're the only person.

Robert Eagle · Post by **Robert Eagle** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:54 pm

Why don't we just save ourselves a few billion and call it Schiphol ?

Nigel Ramsay · Post by **Nigel Ramsay** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:46 pm

Why don't we call it HMS something or other and pretend it's our new carrier? That would save us billions

Steve Brown · Post by **Steve Brown** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:53 pm

Or SS Richard Montgomery ?

Steve Brown · Post by **Steve Brown** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:55 pm

Or Boris and Amy Johnson

G.Dawes · Post by **G.Dawes** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:16 pm

Could be another Tory BIG BANG. Probably take out our Editor with it.
This idea would cause tremendous problems trying to make routes into Heathrow and Stansted In all probability it would stop all flying in the South East. Period.

Brian Hope · Post by **Brian Hope** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:28 pm

As a born and bred islander, a genuine Sheppey swampy in fact, I have seen the Richard Montgomery 'danger' and the airport plan emerge on a regular basis for more years than I care to remember. When the papers have nothing better to write about they regurgitate one or other for a month or two but my guess is that the airport plan will sink beneath the waves again to keep the US bomb ship company just as soon as Boris finds something new to promote himself with.

Ian Melville · Post by **Ian Melville** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:05 am

G.Dawes wrote:Could be another Tory BIG BANG. Probably take out our Editor with it.
This idea would cause tremendous problems trying to make routes into Heathrow and Stansted In all probability it would stop all flying in the South East. Period.

Sod Heathrow and Stansted, If it takes out our Editor, I'm gonna miss my mag

Nigel Ramsay · Post by **Nigel Ramsay** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:54 am

It's a little known fact that our editor is in fact the King of Sheppey, true swampy royalty in fact, to be revered and wondered at (well some of us do wonder if truth be known).

Bill McCarthy · Post by **Bill McCarthy** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:42 pm

My "best man" was from the Isle of Sheppey - since he and Brian are about the same age it would indeed be a small world if they knew each other.

Nigel Ramsay · Post by **Nigel Ramsay** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:47 pm

I expect they fought over the only girl on the island

Jeremy Liber · Post by **Jeremy Liber** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:31 pm

There's a lot of goats on Sheppey Nigel, so the fight wouldn't have lasted long.

Nigel Ramsay · Post by **Nigel Ramsay** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:32 pm

No, you are right Jeremy, goats don't put up much of a fight either ...... that's why BH is so laid back!

G.Dawes · Post by **G.Dawes** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:43 pm

STOP IT