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Old 20th Oct 2020, 18:16
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GeeRam
 
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Originally Posted by lsh
"The Vikings"!
F104 display pair.

Near the end of the display, one does a gear down, slow-ish pass.
His mate "gooses" him at high speed and pulls up in front.
Fantastic stunt, as we were all watching the low & slow guy.
On their last appearance at RIAT in the mid 80's the fast past in that sequence just nudged the forbidden zone resulting in a loud enough 'crack' to announce his passing
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