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Old 20th Dec 2007, 23:45
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Somewhere in Cumbria...

What's this, and what is it doing there?
A remote spot
I'm not much of a spotter, so it's probably something well-known, and I imagine that it's a test rig for the sort of things that go on in an electronic warfare testing range, but curious nonetheless.
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Old 20th Dec 2007, 23:53
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Looks like a Hawker Hunter or a Mig 21??
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I think Spadeadam is a 'Mock Airfield' as well as a Bombing range
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I vaguely remembered the Blue Streak test rig at Spadeadam.
Going into Google produces losts of interesting pics including aircraft mentioned above.
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Originally Posted by BYALPHAINDIA
Looks like a Hawker Hunter or a Mig 21??
Pictures of the aircraft targets at Spadeadam are here and here
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Read all about it (and a whole lot more) here. Fascinating site.
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