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Old 29th Oct 2023, 10:36
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McKenzie Silverwings
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Old 29th Oct 2023, 18:43
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That's the one, over to you Mel.

https://aeropedia.com.au/content/mac...-silver-wings/
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Old 30th Oct 2023, 15:45
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pre 1940?
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Old 30th Oct 2023, 23:11
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Yes, but not by much.
Sorry about the tiny pic.
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Old 31st Oct 2023, 08:42
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British? I have a strong feeling I have a copy of that pic somewhere in the piles ................ rather files
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Old 31st Oct 2023, 09:16
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I think I know but could be Miles out.
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Old 31st Oct 2023, 09:57
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Hawk-eyed , Waffu! ?
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Old 31st Oct 2023, 10:40
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You are indeed miles out. 4045 miles out to be precise. (I'm assuming that the old airfield was where the current one is)
However there is a curious coincidence in the respective designers names - a homonym.

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Old 31st Oct 2023, 15:37
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well if its NOT Miles at Woodley then 4045 miles puts us in the USA
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Old 31st Oct 2023, 15:54
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Or Canada?
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Old 31st Oct 2023, 18:30
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well if its NOT Miles at Woodley then 4045 miles puts us in the USA
Equally the Caribbean, northern S America, equatorial africa, India, China, Mongolia, Siberia, Alaska...
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Old 1st Nov 2023, 08:50
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Not great hives of aircraft building activity

So it's NOT N America?

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Old 1st Nov 2023, 12:39
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No, I said "equally" so I didn't specify though looking at hives of activity might prove fruitful.There's a clue in that too...and you already have one very specific one re location.
It was a one-off and the company that made it went bust following fraudulent funding activities. It flew well, there is extensive footage of it on YouTube.







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Old 1st Nov 2023, 13:31
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Mel, your distance is in nautical miles I think?

Now I fancy a sandwich…
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Old 1st Nov 2023, 13:56
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Yes, NM of course.
Kebab for me today.
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Old 1st Nov 2023, 19:52
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Originally Posted by thnarg
Now I fancy a sandwich…
Well that was supposed to be a clue
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Old 1st Nov 2023, 21:19
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I assumed that, hence my pehaps rather more appropriate response .Or maybe you haven't got it after all...because I don't see a sandwich in this (and its a bit of a stretch even to include kebab)

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Old 2nd Nov 2023, 05:04
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Hmm Sandwich Isles are a bit too far away.
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Originally Posted by chevvron
Hmm Sandwich Isles are a bit too far away.
Assuming I’ve got the right machine, maybe an omelet (sic) would have been better?
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