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Joseph Testagrose
July 4th 13, 11:49 AM

Jess Lurkin[_6_]
July 4th 13, 12:43 PM
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Admittedly, my eyes are not so good. BUT...

Did this Wellie get rear-ended by a Mack truck?
Looks like the "crumple-zone" worked well.

Can anyone explain? TIA

ŽiŠardo[_3_]
July 4th 13, 01:02 PM
On 04/07/2013 12:43, Jess Lurkin wrote:
> Joseph Testagrose > wrote in
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> Admittedly, my eyes are not so good. BUT...
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> Did this Wellie get rear-ended by a Mack truck?
> Looks like the "crumple-zone" worked well.
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> Can anyone explain? TIA
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That's a wavy line separating the top camouflage colours from the black.

There's a poor example in this link, aircraft SEP.

http://www.aircraftaces.com/vickers-wellington.htm

http://wpalette.com/en/pictures/44895

Regards,

RiŠardo
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July 4th 13, 01:20 PM
On 4 Jul 2013 11:43:58 GMT, Jess Lurkin > wrote:

>Joseph Testagrose > wrote in
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>Admittedly, my eyes are not so good. BUT...
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>Did this Wellie get rear-ended by a Mack truck?
>Looks like the "crumple-zone" worked well.
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>Can anyone explain? TIA

Looks like the bloke that painted the black camouflage may have had an
extra martini at lunch...

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