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Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Pujgnie » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:15 pm

Another one sorely missed..... :(







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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby RLN » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:17 pm

Quite a poignant moment at RIAT. :(
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Saracenman » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:38 pm

:( what a machine!

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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Mayfly » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:44 pm

I've flown in a canberra [just to name drop] :p :D
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:45 pm

Mayfly wrote:I've flown in a canberra [just to name drop] :p :D



And I have worked on them! :p
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Thumper » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:55 pm

What a beauty and such a shame that none of the privately owned ones perform at Airshows :(
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Pujgnie » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:16 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Mayfly wrote:I've flown in a canberra [just to name drop] :p :D



And I have worked on them! :p


I guarded a few... so you lot could fly and work on them :p - so there !!
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Saracenman » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:17 pm

well I took a piss against one once! :p
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Mayfly » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:18 pm

=)) =)) =))

so we have the full set!
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby RLN » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:19 pm

I've built the Airfix kit.
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:51 pm

RLN wrote:I've built the Airfix kit.


Was that the one M.F. flew in?
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Mayfly » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:55 pm

:-o b-(
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:59 pm

Tickling glove at the ready!
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Mayfly » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:01 am

can we have the yellow ones with ostrich feathers this time please? :D
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Gully » Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:24 pm

Thumper wrote:What a beauty and such a shame that none of the privately owned ones perform at Airshows :(


WK136 out of Coventry used to, but she needs an engine change last I heard.

Still a number of PR9's at Kemble... Live in hope!

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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Dan4th » Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:31 pm

Mayfly wrote:I've flown in a canberra [just to name drop] :p :D


Well, EYE saw Yogi Berra play Baseball once!

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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby RLN » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:28 pm

What was Boo Boo doing?
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:30 pm

RLN wrote:What was Boo Boo doing?




Housework in the cave!
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby RLN » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:30 pm

=))
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Mayfly » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:40 pm

ooooo thats mean :)) but fair
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Dan4th » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:49 pm

Yogi Berra:

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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby RLN » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:59 pm

That Yogi Berra
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:02 pm

Looks far too old to play rounders!
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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Dan4th » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:19 pm

IS far too old to play "Rounders".

....as are YOU!

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Re: Oldie but Goldie... Canberra

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:31 pm

Leave your bat at home when you come over then!
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