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French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by Yunglee » Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:43 pm

French Xingu 67 sporting a painted tail for the 100th Anniversary of French Naval Aviation. Departing Doncaster airport on the 19th January 2018.

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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by Punkrunner62 » Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:01 pm

What a cracking image!
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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by reheat module » Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:23 pm

Stunning image and great scheme.
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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by hedgerowops » Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:26 pm

Really nice perfection. :clap:
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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by Thunderbolt II » Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:33 pm

Lovely. Nice work.
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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by Rubberneck » Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:49 pm

and for info this was using (and has been noted using since 2016) hex code 3B9BAF which both http://www.airframes.org/ and https://www.live-military-mode-s.eu/ say is assigned to serial 74
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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by PR9 » Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:00 pm

Nice catch. Do these have a set day they come into DSA?
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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by Bobby Jo » Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:48 pm

Last year it was drop off on a Monday and pick back up Friday

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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by Rubberneck » Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:10 am

They are not every week but if they do visit it is normally as Bobby Jo says above, however; this was a return visit to pick up those dropped off Monday 8th Jan - so a 2 week stay instead of the usual 1.
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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by SpilsbyPete » Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:11 pm

Great photo of a Great scheme.
Just to confuse the issue.
Coningsby had 2 Xingu's this week on Monday and Wednesday.

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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by paddyboy » Sat Jan 20, 2018 4:30 pm

Hi Lee :P

Great shot :thumbs:

What a smart looking 'frame :O

Thanks for posting ;)

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Re: French Xingu 100 year tail

Post by herc15 » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:06 pm

stunning
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