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Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:30 pm

Fairy Albacores in flight 1942

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:01 am

" do you smell tuna?"

JDK · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:27 am

Nice on Jack, of an often overlooked torpedo bomber.

This shot by the great Charles E Brown. Note the Blackburn Roc trailing.

JDK · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:34 am

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.

visaliaaviation · **Joined:** Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:01 pm **Posts:** 353

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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