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Old April 15th 09, 05:21 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Peter Twydell
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Not sure why the cockpit is radioactive.
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It's Elf'n'Safety concerns about the radiation given off by the radium
in the luminous instrument markings. Probably gave a rat a pimple on its
bum after 10,000 hours exposure to 1000 altimeters.
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Peter

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