Fairy Albacores in flight 1942
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| Author: | Jack Cook [ Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:30 pm ] |
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Fairy Albacores in flight 1942 |
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| Author: | The Inspector [ Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:01 am ] |
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" do you smell tuna?" |
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| Author: | JDK [ Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:27 am ] |
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Nice on Jack, of an often overlooked torpedo bomber. This shot by the great Charles E Brown. Note the Blackburn Roc trailing. 
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| Author: | JDK [ Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:34 am ] |
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The Albacore was extinct as a type until one was reconstructed from remains with a lot of scratchbuilding, and delivered to the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton. 
No, it's not airworthy, not is there ever likely to be one fly again - at least we have one, remarkably accurate looking, preserved for future generations. |
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| Author: | visaliaaviation [ Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:09 pm ] |
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Hence the the non-complimentary term I first heard it when I brought a very sad looking Tri-Pacer project home. When he first saw it, I asked my buddy what he thought? " British BeautifuLL!" said it all. |
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