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Old August 24th 11, 09:14 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:00:02 +0100, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote
(in article ):

Interesting -- in that it has lost its canopy.


Pretty sure the manufacturers weren't delivering to England at the
time... ;^}


Actually, it was reportedly removed because one of the Rolls Royce test
pilots was too tall to fit in the cockpit comfortably. Then they lost the
canopy:

http://tinyurl.com/3vobw6o