On 2014-11-21 09:07:40 +0000, "Bob (not my real pseudonym)"
<invalid@invalid.invalid> said:
> On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 07:33:23 -0800, Savageduck
> <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-11-20 12:32:18 +0000, Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> said:
>>
>>> On 20 Nov 2014 06:21:54 GMT, Mike <dfgh@dftyr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Joseph Testagrose <Joet5@optonline.net> wrote in
>>>> news:fnuq6alitas4mk9g34me4mla4hnfe8ao3g@4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> begin 644 UK2 WJ229 Hawker SeaFury 1953-09 RAFBenson.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> Attachment decoded: UK2 WJ229 Hawker SeaFury 1953-09 RAFBenson.jpg
>>>>> `
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Now this is weird, considering the date.
>>>> Anyone?
>>>
>>> Pure speculation, but I would suspect this was used as a prop for a movie.
>>
>> Agreed! The fuselage cross looks like it was suck on over the roundel,
>> which can just bee seen ppeeking over the square of the sticker. Then
>> the words "Royal Navy" remain quite visible. I don't think this was
>> meant to pass close scrutiny.
>
> Sort of a poor man's "Tora Tora Tora" display for an airshow, with the
> Sea Fury doing a surprisingly decent stand-in for the Bad Guy...?
Yup! I remember those "Tora Tora Tora" AT-6's and their cosmetic makeover.
A few fast low passes and most folks watching a movie would be none the wiser.
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Regards,
Savageduck
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