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Old March 15th 08, 03:54 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John[_18_]
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Default Victors, pt 2 - Handley Page Victor 10.jpg (1/1) - 3 attachments

I remember seeing an 8 plane scramble at RAF Wittering, what an awesome
spectacle. john
"Square Wheels" wrote in
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:43:04 +0000, Bob Harrington wrote:

none wrote in news
On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:52:24 +0000, Alan Erskine wrote:

"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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I know "Beauty is as beauty does", but geez these things were gawdawful
ugly.

As a photograph it can look ungainly. But as the full 3D object -
whether
as a model or at an aircraft museum - you can appreciate its beauty.


Agreed. After the Vulcan, one of my favorite UKish aircraft designs. We
used to see them over here in the Pacific Northwest fairly often.
Sigh...

Bob ^,,^


Love the shape of those intakes or whatever they're called.....