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Old 17th Mar 2009, 17:45
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ColdWarWimp
 
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Unhappy Tailplane

The rumour about the spare tailplane was true.

I saw it in store at 30MU (Sealand) in the late 70s. I was intrigued as to what aircraft had a white, one piece wing (it appeared to be the size of the Hunter wing) so asked the suppliers what it was - nobody knew!

Got the Section/Ref and identified it from that.

On a job to Filton I saw the "twisted" fin and asked about that. The engineer I was working with said it had been twisted in an over enthusiastic missle avoidance trial!
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