Make sure your aged Aunt Doris's teeth are firmly glued in on Thursday, as rumour has it one of these heavy lift Russky cargo carriers is due in to Chas 'n' Dave Margate International Airport. That should make the ming on the old mantelpiece rattle!I suppose it would be fruitless to speculate on what kind of freight will be in its hold, given the recent queer deliveries at the airport. But I'm told it's coming in to 'pick up something big', and they're 'bringing their own crew in to move whatever it is, with Manston's staff not being allowed to touch it, so there is some degree of secrecy surrounding it.' It's also rumoured to be flying under CCCP markings.
Anyone got any clues what our former Soviet friends could want with something top secret from Thanet that weighs around 40 tonnes?
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