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Old 6th Jun 2008, 23:28
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Big Tudor
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Thanks GBZ. I never knew there was any sort of naming tradition with RAF aircraft (but would love to know why a prop a/c was christened Jetstream.
I always thought the naming convention only applied to NATO names for Soviet a/c, i.e. F for fighters, B for Bombers, etc.
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