"RustY ©" wrote in message
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On 18/02/2011 20:15, wrote:
What's with the Red star in white circle on the tail?
Brian
Aggressor squadron ? :-)
Which reminds me .......... back around 1973/74 I used to lurk around the
perimeters of RAF Wattisham, this being at the time when BAe Lightnings were
operating from there. It may have been imagination but am certain I saw on a
couple of occasions a Lightning with a Russian star on its fin. I've never
been able to confirm if this was true. I took several 35mm snaps of the a/c
but never caught it at an angle which gave a good view of the tail.
A couple of years later I was in a job repairing high security shredders for
the MoD which included several units in Comcen under the control tower at
Wattisham. So, still being curious I asked about 'the Lightning with the red
star'. The airman I asked and the others around went very quiet and an
officer gave me a stern look and said "You don't ask questions like that".
That's it, nearly 40 years on and I'd still like an answer ;~)
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Dingo