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Pssst!- wana buy a missile?

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Old 1st Jan 2013, 15:01
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Pssst!- wana buy a missile?
Firestreak for sale!
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Nah, I've just bought a battleship.
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Old 1st Jan 2013, 15:21
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Cool, how many guns?
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Old 1st Jan 2013, 15:39
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Psst- Herod!- what colour is the battleship?
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Would I be able to take it home on the train?
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@Orac- if you have a friend to help you lift it- no problem!
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Old 1st Jan 2013, 16:03
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Who would want one - it probably comes with a Lightning attached!!

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Old 1st Jan 2013, 16:15
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Why would anyone attach a Lightning to a battleship?
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Old 1st Jan 2013, 17:50
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To add a bit of bling?
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Is his bike for sale?
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Old 2nd Jan 2013, 17:25
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I see it has the nosecone missing.......... I wonder what they would offer me for mine!
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Old 3rd Jan 2013, 17:42
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Ref the things location, I wonder if it's ex Aberporth? Although I wouldn't have thought it was a spare/training round - or did they re-arm at the airfield? Wouldn't have thought the runway was long enough for a Lightning or whatever.
 
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Old 3rd Jan 2013, 18:23
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Given that it's a cut-away, I suspect it was a teaching aid. That would make it quite an attractive item - to the right people.
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When i did my RTFS (Red Top Firestreak) course at at Newton it was there. I don't think there would be another cutaway around, it would have cost a fortune to produce.
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There are two cutaway perhaps three! Firestreaks next to the lightning at the RAF museum Hendon
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