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Joseph Testagrose
September 7th 13, 01:20 PM
Dave Kearton[_3_]
September 8th 13, 01:00 AM
"Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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What's the aircraft in the background ?


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Dave Kearton
Syke[_2_]
September 8th 13, 07:58 AM
On 08/09/2013 01:00, Dave Kearton wrote:
> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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> What's the aircraft in the background ?
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I think it's a Short Sturgeon Target Tug.

Regards

Syke
Ramsman
September 8th 13, 09:20 AM
On 08/09/2013 07:58, Syke wrote:
> On 08/09/2013 01:00, Dave Kearton wrote:
>> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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>> What's the aircraft in the background ?
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> I think it's a Short Sturgeon Target Tug.
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> Regards
>
> Syke

As soon as I saw the photo I thought 'Oh, a Sturgeon. I bet someone asks
what it is.'

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Peter
Dave Kearton[_3_]
September 8th 13, 09:38 AM
"Ramsman" > wrote in message
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> On 08/09/2013 07:58, Syke wrote:
>> On 08/09/2013 01:00, Dave Kearton wrote:
>>> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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>>>
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>>> What's the aircraft in the background ?
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>> I think it's a Short Sturgeon Target Tug.
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>> Regards
>>
>> Syke
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> As soon as I saw the photo I thought 'Oh, a Sturgeon. I bet someone asks
> what it is.'
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> Peter




Quite right, thanks Gentlemen.



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Dave Kearton
ŽiŠardo[_3_]
September 8th 13, 10:19 AM
On 08/09/2013 09:20, Ramsman wrote:
> On 08/09/2013 07:58, Syke wrote:
>> On 08/09/2013 01:00, Dave Kearton wrote:
>>> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What's the aircraft in the background ?
>>>
>>>
>> I think it's a Short Sturgeon Target Tug.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Syke
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> As soon as I saw the photo I thought 'Oh, a Sturgeon. I bet someone asks
> what it is.'
>

Quite highly rated in the ugly stakes!

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Ramsman
September 8th 13, 11:37 AM
On 08/09/2013 10:19, ŽiŠardo wrote:
> On 08/09/2013 09:20, Ramsman wrote:
>> On 08/09/2013 07:58, Syke wrote:
>>> On 08/09/2013 01:00, Dave Kearton wrote:
>>>> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What's the aircraft in the background ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I think it's a Short Sturgeon Target Tug.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Syke
>>
>> As soon as I saw the photo I thought 'Oh, a Sturgeon. I bet someone asks
>> what it is.'
>>
>
> Quite highly rated in the ugly stakes!
>

I hope you mean the aircraft and not me!

Not all the marks of Sturgeon were all that ugly. There seems to be
something about conversion to target tugs that sometimes suppresses the
sense of elegance in designers.

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Peter
ŽiŠardo[_3_]
September 8th 13, 11:54 AM
On 08/09/2013 11:37, Ramsman wrote:
> On 08/09/2013 10:19, ŽiŠardo wrote:
>> On 08/09/2013 09:20, Ramsman wrote:
>>> On 08/09/2013 07:58, Syke wrote:
>>>> On 08/09/2013 01:00, Dave Kearton wrote:
>>>>> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the aircraft in the background ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I think it's a Short Sturgeon Target Tug.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Syke
>>>
>>> As soon as I saw the photo I thought 'Oh, a Sturgeon. I bet someone asks
>>> what it is.'
>>>
>>
>> Quite highly rated in the ugly stakes!
>>
>
> I hope you mean the aircraft and not me!
>
> Not all the marks of Sturgeon were all that ugly. There seems to be
> something about conversion to target tugs that sometimes suppresses the
> sense of elegance in designers.
>

Come along Peter, of course I meant the aircraft! I don't have a picture
of you!

;-)

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