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Old 9th Jun 2010, 12:01
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Richard, please check.

I think HD got there first......
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 12:07
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LM 13.35 : "The Ku-2 is very close"
HD 13.48 : "Kupper Uhu?"

Well ,I don't know ...What do you suggest ...?
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 12:10
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I forgot I posted that. Thank you and standby.
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 12:41
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I am staying with the true spirit of "Silhouette Challenge".

So here's a silhouette:

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Old 9th Jun 2010, 12:42
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a min-Mariner?
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 12:46
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A what......?
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 13:32
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German...?
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 13:33
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Not German Ken.
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 13:43
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 13:56
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Fishing...moi?

So it is Russian?!
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 14:01
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Niet comrade.
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 14:19
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Appears to be a scale version of something bigger? Did it actually fly?

Still fishing!!
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 14:22
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It did fly.
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 14:26
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It was a 3/8 scale test aeroplane for something else, and RR was getting close, and then went off-thread.
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 15:01
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I think my above post is quite a clue......

I'm going home in about 20 minutes - I'll put my green light off when I do.

I'll be back around 1800.
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 15:30
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Martin 162A?
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 16:09
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Nicely done 10.

The "Tadpole Clipper".

Your turn.

(PM coming)
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 16:40
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Thanks LM...the clue did kind of make things easy!

Here we go:

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Old 9th Jun 2010, 17:22
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Clues are what it's all about. No point making it anything other than fun.

My turn:

French....
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Old 9th Jun 2010, 18:19
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Hello
It looks like the Gabardini G.8

Richard
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