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Blue Wonder!!

Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic photos in here please.
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JONLITE06
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Blue Wonder!!

Post by JONLITE06 » Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:45 pm

Upper Heyford 1991.Image
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Moschops
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by Moschops » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:10 pm

Cool. With Baggage pod too.
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by Unknown74 » Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:32 am

Would this by any chance be one of the pair which also attended IAT'91 at Fairford?
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by SCARECROW » Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:08 pm

Yes
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The Phantom
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by The Phantom » Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:17 pm

Is niiiice :thumbs:
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by Unknown74 » Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:18 pm

Cheerz Scarecrow I thought it would be one of them.
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by upnorth » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:15 pm

Lovely to see her when she was fresh.

She still looks in a good state, if a bit faded, in the Kbely museum in Prague these days.
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SCARECROW
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by SCARECROW » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:47 pm

Did'nt the other blue un end up on display at Cranwell, thought it was the Aircrew selection centre ??
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by aviationandy » Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:49 pm

The other a/c XV408, now resides at the Tangmere museum, in west sussex. :thumb:

She has been re-painted in the standard grey scheme, & wears 29 Sqn markings.

Traces of her blue scheme are still visible in places. ;)
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by SCARECROW » Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:14 pm

Thanks, at least the scrapman did'nt get her !!
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by jem60 » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:43 am

A friend of mine had a very nice pic of 408. He has a friend who is a very good artist. I now have a very large painting of 408 in a nice frame in my dining room. Much admired by my guests. Beautiful pic, beautiful aircraft!.
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by Moschops » Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:38 pm

jem60 wrote:A friend of mine had a very nice pic of 408. He has a friend who is a very good artist. I now have a very large painting of 408 in a nice frame in my dining room. Much admired by my guests. Beautiful pic, beautiful aircraft!.
Need a pic please.... :pop:
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Re: Blue Wonder!!

Post by jem60 » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:52 am

Being a non technical computer ignorant guy, I can't do this, but when my Senior Manangement gets up, I will have words about it. Don't hold your breath [in the middle of serious decorating at the mo] but I will do what I can. :) I also think my friend has a large number of prints he had made, but He is out of the country at the moment. Advise on how to post pics would be welcome. Ta.Ah, just seen the thread on how to post.
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