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12th June 2017, 20:56 | #1 |
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Rover 75 Tourer CDT CLUB SE Copper Red Mica Dec 01 ....now deceased....replaced by2003 Royal Blue T Join Date: Nov 2007
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Swift,Silent,Superb.....and the Tourer!
Taken last week after working at Duxford.
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12th June 2017, 21:58 | #2 |
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Not very silent when you're trying to sleep off nights next to a runway in nothing much more than a portakabin
Beautiful aeroplane, and the Car is pretty good too! I was in the Falkland Islands when ZA147 was the final VC10 to fly from the Islands. |
13th June 2017, 09:28 | #3 |
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Rover 75 Tourer CDT CLUB SE Copper Red Mica Dec 01 ....now deceased....replaced by2003 Royal Blue T Join Date: Nov 2007
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I remember them late at night with that noise fading into the distance and even earlier when they were doing prototype engine runs at Wisely early on a Sunday morning...lovely airliner😍
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13th June 2017, 17:50 | #4 |
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Great aircraft
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15th June 2017, 09:03 | #5 |
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fantastic.. love the VC10.. remember flying back from Red flag on one with the RN/RAF.. and so quick too.. pity there arent any still flying..
and your pic reminds me - need to go to Duxford sometime, never been to that museum yet... Kev |
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