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Old 30th Oct 2005, 08:34
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Remember the occasion well. Was sitting next to PRM on the floor of XP302 as we circled the Abingdon static park on 10th June. Boiling hot day prior to the Review proper, the Whirlwind was struggling in the high mid-morning temps and after a few circuits it was time to land, open the nose cowls and attempt to cool down.

The two vintage a/c in front of the VC10 were the Vickers Gunbus, and the (Royal ?) Afghan Air Force Hawker Hind, whose representatives presented the a/c to the RAF Museum on the day. If memory serves me correctly they still had a few more Hinds back home!

An event never to be repeated, with a mixture of old and new - was it THAT long ago!
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