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Old 29th May 2013, 13:53
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Is it a cleverly inverted photo of an F18 rear end?
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Old 29th May 2013, 16:27
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Strange & Weird Airplanes of the World a5sj3 ? RealityPod

any ideas??
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Old 29th May 2013, 21:04
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Early Thursday morning clue
Is it a cleverly inverted photo of an F18 rear end?
I'm not clever mate.

It's from Russia.
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Old 30th May 2013, 11:33
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Had considered the Mig 35 before I went with the Chinese thing, so, is it that?
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Old 30th May 2013, 11:55
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Not the 35 mate, but it is a MiG....
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Old 30th May 2013, 12:12
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Here is the un-cropped photo Kitbag....

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Old 30th May 2013, 15:47
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MAPO Mig 1.42 ?
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Old 30th May 2013, 20:33
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Well done Brian, your control mate!
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Old 30th May 2013, 21:56
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Thanks mate! Here is another challenge:
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Old 30th May 2013, 22:15
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Another experimental MiG mate? Ye-8?
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Old 31st May 2013, 01:01
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Yes indeed, it is the MIG Ye-8. You have control.
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Old 31st May 2013, 01:09
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Thanks mate, easy one in return....

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Old 31st May 2013, 16:30
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Looks spookily like a Phantom
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Old 31st May 2013, 21:45
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It is the Phantom Kitbag!

Your control.
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Old 1st Jun 2013, 11:54
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Thank you.
Apologies for the delay was having a nightmare with my GIMP fnar, fnar

Hot end time again:
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Old 2nd Jun 2013, 07:16
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Morning Kitbag.

Russian?
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Old 2nd Jun 2013, 18:03
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No this is not Russian, nor is it western
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Old 2nd Jun 2013, 19:11
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How about a SOKO J-22?
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Old 2nd Jun 2013, 19:31
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Sorry Nacluv, neither Romanian or Yugoslavian ancestry here.
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Old 3rd Jun 2013, 07:05
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Chinese maybe?

I'm thinking of something like theShenyang J-8 II Finback.
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