Bitzer project
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- Trident
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Re: Bitzer project
Gnatsnapper! Where on earth did that name come from? The don't appear to have thought much of its performance.
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- Concorde
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Yes, I wondered about that, too. A quick search of the internet would seem to suggest it's a small bird that feeds on insects which makes sense as it's a direct descendent of the Gloster Gamecock and Gloster Goldfinch.
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Re: Bitzer project
SURPRISE EVERYONE!
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Douglas Skyraider. We had some too I think.
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- Concorde
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Ah, well done Ben, you beat me to it. That's my guess too.
Pete
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It was the little box shaped antenna? That gave it away. And then what looked like some sort of mess below the word “Navy” is actually the exhaust heat shield.
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Yep, for me too - that and the solid rear of the cockpit canopy.
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You blokes are SO good!
Congratulations Ben, and thanks for the other input.
George, look what you did to the propellor!
Do we go back to badges?
Congratulations Ben, and thanks for the other input.
George, look what you did to the propellor!
Do we go back to badges?