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My self Andy S and Phil A set for Scotland on another trip out and about,
This time we were trying to get Phils last 3 RAF Viking Gliders for the
RAF fleet, 1 at Kirknewton and 2 at Arbroath. The log started at Newcastle
with a quick stop to see what was around |
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NEWCASTLE 12-10-08 |
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Terminal |
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G-BYAW B-757 |
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G-FCLA B-757 |
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G-FCLK B-757 |
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G-LSAG B-757 |
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G-MAJD BAe-41 |
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G-OBYI B-767 |
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TC-FBY A-320 |
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GA Area |
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G-BVWZ Pa-32 |
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G-NESV Ec-135 POLICE |
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G-WACT Ce-152 |
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F-GNOE Be-300 |
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N999F Be-33 |
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Newcastle Aviation Acadamy |
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C-GWJO B-737 |
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(5N-AAN) BAe-125 |
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And one of these two "JP,s" under a Green cover |
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(XM355/D) JET PROVOST |
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(XM419/102) JET PROVOST |
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From here it was up the A1 to East Fortune and a visit to the Royal Scottish
Museum of Flight |
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EAST FORTUNE 12-10-08 |
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The nearby Microlight strip was active but nothing was read off and we
understand they are not friendly towards spotters anyway
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Civil |
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Royal Scottish Museum of Flight |
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British Civil |
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Airliners etc |
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(G-AMOG) VISCOUNT |
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G-ANOV DOVE |
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(G-APFJ) B-707 (Nose Only) |
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G-ASUG Be-18 |
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G-AVMO BAC-111 |
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(G-BBBV) BAe-31 (Fuse Only) |
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G-BELF Bn-2 ISLANDER |
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G-BOAA CONCORDE |
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G-JSSD BAe-31 |
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GA |
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(G-ACVA) KAYS GYROCOPTER |
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G-ACYK SPARTON CRUISER (Fuse Only) |
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(G-AVPC) TURBULENT |
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(G-AXEH) BULLDOG |
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G-BVWK A & S-18 |
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None British Civil |
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(VH-UQB) DRAGON-1 |
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Civil Ex Military UK |
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G-AGBN GAL-42 CYGNET (ES915) |
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G-AHKY MILES M-18 (Ex MH545) |
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G-AOEL DHC-89 TIGER MOTH (Ex N9510) |
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G-APHV ANSON (Ex VM360) |
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G-ARCX METEOR (Ex WM261) |
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G-BBVF TWIN PIONEER (Ex XM961) |
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G-BDIX COMET (Ex XR399) |
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Civil Ex Military None UK |
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VH-SNB DRAGON 1 (Ex A34-13 RAAF) |
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Military UK |
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TE462/- SPITFIRE |
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VX185/- CANBERRA (Nose Only) |
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WF259/A-171 SEA HAWK |
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WV493/29 PROVOST |
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WW145/680 SEA VENOM |
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XA109/- SEA VAMPIRE |
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XL762/- SKEETER |
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XM597/- VULCAN |
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XN776/C LIGHTNING |
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XT288/288 BUCCANEER |
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XV277/- Gr-1 HARRIER |
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ZE934/TE F-3 TORNADO |
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None UK Military |
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(9940) BOLINGBROKE |
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3677 MiG-15 |
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(191659)/15 ME-163 |
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155848/WT F-4 PHANTOM |
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(FI +S) MS-505 CRIQUET (G-BIRW) |
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Moving on to RAF Kirknewton and a Base Tour we had pre-arranged. |
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RAF KIRKNEWTON 12-10-08 |
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We had been told on the phone the unit would not be flying BUT the weather
was so good 3 aircraft were out flying, Nice to get some winch launch
photos. |
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"H" = Hangared |
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ZE496/VB VIKING (H, Dismantled) |
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ZE520/VJ VIKING |
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ZE533/VV VIKING (H) |
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ZE559/WG VIKING (H) |
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ZE590/WT VIKING |
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ZE594/WX VIKING (H) |
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ZE683/YT VIKING |
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Phil made his 1 here and we left for |
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EDINBURGH 12-10-08 |
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A quick call to see what was around, We viewed from the Cargo area only |
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(G-BMXD) Fk-27 BAC EXPRESS WFU |
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G-BXAR BAe-146 |
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G-EZIV A-319 |
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G-FTLB BAe-146 |
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G-ISAY BAe-41 |
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G-JECM DASH-8 |
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G-LGNI Sf-340 |
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G-VIPX Pa-31 |
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G-???? A-319 EZY Arr 12-20 |
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G-???? B-737 ROYAL MAIL C/S |
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CS-DFH Da-900 |
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F-GIXB B-737 |
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F-GIXS B-737 |
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N198JH Ce-525 |
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TC-MBG Fk-27 WFU |
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Req,s |
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EI-DWI B-737 RYANAIR Dep
appx 12-00 |
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LN-RPB B-737 SAS Arr 12-45 |
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Out of here and off to a small village near RAF Leuchars |
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KEMBACK 12-10-08 |
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Kept at the back of a house in this village is |
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(XA917/-) VICTOR (Nose Only) |
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As we were passing RAF Leuchars anyway a look around the base found... |
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RAF LEUCHARS 12-10-08 |
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XT864/BJ F-4 PHANTOM Gate Guard |
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(XW265/-) T-4 HARRIER ATC (Nose Only) |
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ZE967/UT F-3 TORNADO Gate Guard |
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Z????/nn F-3 TORNADO (Black c/s) |
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The UAS were active so read off were |
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G-BYUD/UD TUTOR |
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G-BYUH/UH TUTOR |
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G-BYUM/UM TUTOR |
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G-BYUU/UU TUTOR |
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G-BYUX/UX TUTOR |
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G-BYVU/VU TUTOR |
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Next was the second base tour of the day at |
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RM CONDOR ARBROATH 12-10-08 |
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After a "Grilling" as we tried to get in from the RM Police we were escorted
by the VGS people around the Hangar and the launch area by two nice
lady Cadets, All the based aircraft was seen so Phil got his 2 here and the
"Last Viking" made turned out to be ZE630/XU which was in the hangar (Good
job we got in !!!). |
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"H" = Hangared |
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XE786/- CADET (H) |
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ZE586/WR VIKING |
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ZE591/WU VIKING (H) |
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ZE602/XB VIKING |
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ZE613/XM VIKING (H) |
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ZE629/XT VIKING (H) |
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ZE630/XU VIKING (H) |
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ZE632/XW VIKING |
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ZE682/YS VIKING |
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A nice Slingsby Cadet for me and the Vikings for Andy and Phil. Now we set
sail South bound and called at a few places on the way back. The first was |
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A quick look at Dundee next |
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DUNDEE 12-10-08 |
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No biz jets here this time, Never mind eh, May be next time |
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Of interest to me |
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G-BVHC GROB-115 Ex Royal Navy |
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G-BVHD GROB-115 Ex Royal Navy |
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G-BWUB Piper L-21CUB (On Floats c/n 18-3986 Ex MM54-2586, Italian AF) |
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The rest |
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G-BHDS Ce-152 |
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G-BN?? Pa-28 Which would work out to be either ON or OF as both are based |
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G-EVIE Pa-28 |
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G-JLCA Pa-34 |
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G-MPBH Ce-152 |
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G-ODUD Pa-28 |
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G-WEN(D) Pa-28 |
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N808(CA) Pa-32 (LAAS has this due to dep to Australia soon) |
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ERROL 12-10-08 |
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An ex military WW2 airfield with two aricraft of interest to us and a Cessna
at the Parachute Centre, The security guard allowed us access to photograph
the two military jets, A very nice man |
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G-AVID Ce-182 |
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XG882/LM-771 GANNET |
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XE897/Z VAMPIRE |
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South East of Glasgow is a place called Carluke and nearby is a garden
centre with a Gnat and a Cv-440, We all needed the Gnat so a look see was in
order |
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CARLUKE 12-10-08 |
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G-CONV Cv-440 |
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XM697/- GNAT Red Arrows c/s |
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And the last call in the dark |
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CARLISLE 12-10-08 |
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As Andy had not been before and there is a museum here which all bar 2
aircraft can be seen 24/7 and are outside we made the call |
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WE188/- CANBERRA |
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WP314573 SEA PRINCE |
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WS832/W METEOR |
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WV198/K WHIRLWIND |
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WZ515/- VAMPIRE (Wings only, Pod inside) |
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XJ823/- VULCAN |
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XS209/29 JET PROVOST |
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XV259/- NIMROD (Nose Only) |
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XV406/CK F-4 PHANTOM |
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ZF583/- LIGHTNING |
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Air side |
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XW325/- JET PROVOST |
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And one civil of note |
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G-STOB Ce-525 (Guess who this belongs to ?) |
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Well that was it a few miles done and a very good one yet again, My thanks
as usual to Phil and Andy for their company during the day |
