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VEGAS
Battle of Britain
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by VEGAS 08 Jan 2009, 19:04
Hi all,
clocked this pretty visitor to Manchester on Wednesday. Seems KLM enjoy splashing their aircraft with liveries of days gone. I have also noticed a few of the operators from the US have also done this.
http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/PH-BXA_DR_070109.jpg
Personally I think its a wonderful idea and no doubt is good PR for the airline and brings back treasured memories for many enthusiasts from all over the globe.
Be nice to see BA adopt this idea. :think:
Although I can't think of many other UK operators still around that could!
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DaveB
The Ministry
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by DaveB 08 Jan 2009, 19:31
That's a very smart livery Eddie ;-)
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jonesey2k
Vintage Pair
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by jonesey2k 08 Jan 2009, 19:38
An A320 in BEA high speed jack and a 777 in BOAC golden speedbird
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Kevin Farnell
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by Kevin Farnell 08 Jan 2009, 19:48
jonesey2k wrote: An A320 in BEA high speed jack
I'm sure I saw one on AVSIM.
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Kevin
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TSR2
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by TSR2 08 Jan 2009, 19:57
Should probably be a 747 in Golden Speedbird as it actually wore it.... Now a 146 in Red Square would look very smart... oh, and its British of course
DaveB
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by DaveB 08 Jan 2009, 21:07
Yes.. but unlike KLM.. both BOAC and BEA ceased to exist on Apr 1 1974. I'm sure they could paint em up and hide a BA logo somewhere.. like inside a wheel bay
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TSR2
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by TSR2 08 Jan 2009, 21:48
Must admit I really like the old Red Tails... much prefer them to Landor
Kevin Farnell
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by Kevin Farnell 08 Jan 2009, 22:19
Ben Watson wrote: Must admit I really like the old Red Tails... much prefer them to Landor
As long as it says 'British Airways' on the fuselage. I hated them when it said just 'British'.
Kevin
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TSR2
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by TSR2 08 Jan 2009, 22:40
Yep, definately British Airways... although the 757 looked great in Red Tail, but alas was only the "British" titles.
NigelC
Concorde
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by NigelC 09 Jan 2009, 09:30
Believe Air France have just done an A320 retro.
"Speed building both sides.....passing one hundred knots.....V1..rotate...oh sh*t..."
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