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    Default WGS "World Tour" Candidate?

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    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Helmut View Post
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    YES ! Yes ! and yes ! once again....(P-40s are my favorite plane -- can you tell ? )

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    Looks like the perfect candidate!

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    Well that ought to confuse any enemy ( and your own side).

    It comes from the dust jacket of a book.

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    This one's for you Bill - there was an amazing display by a P40 at the air show last weekend:
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    (the smoke in the background is from the grass fire caused in the simulated ground attack)

    It's in the Royal Australian Air Force colours of 75 Squadron in WW2, with the name "Currawong"
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    I'm no photographer - sorry - but what a machine!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptMoonbeam View Post
    This one's for you Bill - there was an amazing display by a P40 at the air show last weekend:
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    (the smoke in the background is from the grass fire caused in the simulated ground attack)

    It's in the Royal Australian Air Force colours of 75 Squadron in WW2, with the name "Currawong"
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    I'm no photographer - sorry - but what a machine!
    Thank you Terry ! I wish I could see one in the air in person -- love the photos !

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    CaptMoonbeam, you are killing us with all these airshow pics. Living large in the COVID free land of beauty. Wandering off to airshows as you please. I remember those days...

    thanks for sharing!

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    now i want to do a repaint of that lol!

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    Quote Originally Posted by milcoll73 View Post
    now i want to do a repaint of that lol!
    I'm sure we'd all love to see it!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    I thought that airplane looked familiar.

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    So how many books are in your personal library?

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    Well how 'bout that?

    I had no idea it was a real aircraft!

    Thanks for posting.
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!



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