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Re: See Ben Rogers Fly Vintage page for a couple of Exclusives

Posted by Chris on Tue Aug 20, 2002 04:12:18 PM

In reply top Re: See Ben Rogers Fly Vintage page for a couple of Exclusives posted by Paul McMillan on Tue Aug 20, 2002 08:30:28 AM

: No....
:
: The point is.. Aeroplane had a photo of it WITHOUT an engi
: ne and uncomplete.. The engine was with Retro and Track..
: The USAAF flew it over in the first place in a C-5 or C-17
: or even in the back of a Herk.. Not a lot of people knew
: it was in UK, or where it was (though you could guess). No
: w it is finished and has been shipped back by the RAF (or
: so it appears) I wonder why the USAF didn't do that job..
: I would have though Brad would have jumped at the chance!

You could have guessed, but for the last few months you would probably have been wrong. I saw it when it arrived and again the day before it left, the standard of work to transform it from a Hurricane ish machine to what it is today is fantastic, I hope they look after her.

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