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Old 26th Aug 2011, 21:08
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What's this then?



Extra for the aircraft type and the location!
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Old 27th Aug 2011, 07:01
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non reheated jet pipe, somewhere in the Hunter era?
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Rocket motor for some Saunders Roe dual propellent job.
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Cheapo Chinese cup and saucer viewed from above.
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Old 27th Aug 2011, 17:24
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Nah ,it`s the jetpipe off a J-P and someone has removed the 4 thermocouples..
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Would the location be (then) RAF Museum Cosford?
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Old 27th Aug 2011, 17:41
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Some close, one very close but no cigar yet
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So, you are saying it is the Armstrong Siddeley Viper 8 jet pipe of the Saunders-Roe SR.53 in RAF Museum Cosford?
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Old 27th Aug 2011, 19:13
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So, you are saying it is the Armstrong Siddeley Viper 8 jet pipe of the Saunders-Roe SR.53 in RAF Museum Cosford?
Nope definitely not one of them or at that museum
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Not one but the other, or none of them?
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Alternatively, given the `user-id`,could it be the jet-pipe of the refurbished `BLUEBIRD`,from `oop North...
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I'll concede "jet pipe" and that it is an aircraft (in a museum)
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AVRO 707C ?
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Gloster Meteor at Carlisle ?
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Fairey FD2. Cosford?
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Keep trying, another clue when we get to page two
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Jindivik,at Cosford..?
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Keep trying, another clue when we get to page two
I'm looking forward to page 2....

Supermarine Attacker?

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If so, then how about Fleet Air Arm Museum?
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Supermarine 517.

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