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My Blackbird with the Ultimate Blackbird!

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skippy

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Very nice but shame bout the colour:neenaw: :}

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Hunter

Hunter

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Colour! Black is not a colour, it's an industry standard!

As for these multi-coloured and brightly coloured versions, well, why call it a Blackbird then?

I'll have to send you a pic of a multi-coloured non-Blackbird.
 
ianrobbo1

ianrobbo1

good looking AND modest
is that old plane

from Duxford Air musium:rolleyes:
and isnt it a hawker Hunter, and not an sr71 SUPER BLACKBIRD :dunno:

Tis a shame about the ''industry standard being so s low'':rolleyes:















crackin pair m8:bow:
 
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skippy

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Originally posted by Hunter
Colour! Black is not a colour, it's an industry standard!

As for these multi-coloured and brightly coloured versions, well, why call it a Blackbird then?

I'll have to send you a pic of a multi-coloured non-Blackbird.
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seriously nice bit of kit .............some sods get all the good jobs
:} by all means if you have some piccies of proper coloured ones send em on:goofy:
 
Hunter

Hunter

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Correct, ianrobbo, it is a Hawker Hunter. The last of the thoroughbreds. Not an SR71 Blackbird, but our British Black Bird.

Remember, the SR71 didn't last 50 years!

Not only that but the USAF wouldn't let us have one even though I told them I already had one Blackbird here.:B

Skippy, I'll let you have those pics as soon as I can, but we had a meltdown on the PC involving reformatting and re-installation yesterday and SWMBO can't get the scanner drivers to work at the moment. Women!:bandit:

And to think, I've let her loose on two wheels (with L Plates) at last (after all she's 46, so it's about time).:mad:
 
Hunter

Hunter

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Oh, and the Hunter is not from Duxford, they haven't got any that look that good!

She's from Delta Jets at Kemble and lives in a very large stable with four more Hunters, two Gnats (of Red Arrows fame) and a couple of Jet Provosts (but we don't usually admit to those).

They all still fly, even at their age, although they're all still younger than I am!:lol:
 
Hunter

Hunter

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So why isn't there a photo of your Bird in Owners Bikes, then Skippy? Not black or something? :lol:
 
Geoff James

Geoff James

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Lovely stuff......

Owning one of your own would be pretty nice too!

A rich bugger from my old uni at Cranfield owned a Lockheed Shooting Star and a Tempest. Ormond Haydon Baillie if I remember his name correctly. Wonder what happened to him?
 
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skippy

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Originally posted by Hunter
So why isn't there a photo of your Bird in Owners Bikes, then Skippy? Not black or something? :lol:
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Ok just for you m8 a proper coloured one
 

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skippy

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:goofy: and just to prove we're not colour or brand predudice ...........we even let a token slow Black one and slow Blue suzuki thing into the fold:neenaw: :lol:
 

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Geoff James

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Bloody hell Skip.......

You really are an Honorary Northern Clogger, ain't ya?

Strike a blow for individualism by buying blue :} :}

Geoff
 
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skippy

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:lol: Blue would be my second choice M8 but Candy Glory Red still rulez :yo:

I hope all is settled after your little incident with the hard bits on the side of the road:eek: lets not have a summer of 2004 club.



take care,

skip
 
Hunter

Hunter

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Very nice Skip, glad to see you have a token classic with all them colours though.

SWMBO has got the scanner working at last, so watch your e-mail......
 
Hunter

Hunter

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A rich bugger from my old uni at Cranfield owned a Lockheed Shooting Star and a Tempest. Ormond Haydon Baillie if I remember his name correctly. Wonder what happened to him?
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I knew him too, I think he also had a Sea Fury and I can tell you what happened to him, unfortunately. He was killed at an airshow several years ago in his Sea Fury (I think). I have a photo of it somewhere, if I can find it, I'll let you have it.

I remember the Shooting Star as well, it was all black (naturally!), with a silver Knight's helmet and plume along the side. The last time I saw it was at Greenham Common years ago.
 
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skippy

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Originally posted by Hunter
Very nice Skip, glad to see you have a token classic with all them colours though.

SWMBO has got the scanner working at last, so watch your e-mail......
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Now thats what I call having a bet each way on colour:}


FLAPJACK
 

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Hunter

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Hang about Skippy, I didn't send you that first photo (did I?) and Flapjack is the owner & Pilot's callsign. Do you know Jonathan then?:dunno:
 
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skippy

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Originally posted by Hunter
Hang about Skippy, I didn't send you that first photo (did I?) and Flapjack is the owner & Pilot's callsign. Do you know Jonathan then?:dunno:
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Jonathon Whaley ? never met him but you can't fly something like that around and remain anonymous for too long:}


To think it once used to tow targets
 
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