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Old 29th May 2014, 21:53
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Apart from the obvious reversal of probe and cupola (I'm sure I know the bloke in there), I offer another clue that may not be so obvious. If you look at the rear escape hatch, its a nice dark green (obviously on the wrong side of the fin). Now, I'm not sure if its well known, but the SF Herks, deployed in support of SF operations in GW1, were painted pink, by the ground crews, and aircrews, by hand, in theatre. When they applied the paint, their access "upstairs" was through that hatch, and consequently missed the lick of paint the rest of the airframe got. So, it stands out like the canines cojones, the hatch is on the wrong side. To be pedantic, the Cargo pack NACA duct (hacker duct) is also on the wrong side.

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