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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Aircraft Identification
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 07:16:23 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
     I should have given more details.  The aircraft is a single-engine high 
wing monoplane.  It was painted a darkish yellow with red trim.  

>
>Tadpole? Not seen the film but that description shouts out DH Vampire or
>Venom
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Venom
>
>But a Lancaster in RN service would be a rare sight!
>
>     I've been watching the movie "The Running Man', starring Laurence
>Harvey and Lee Remick, and there are all sorts of interesting aircraft and
>sailplanes here and there.  Near the very end, in the vicinity of Gibraltar,
>there are two interesting light aircraft, one of which has a fuselage shaped
>like a tadpole.  I've never seen anything such as that before.  Oh, and
>there's a Royal Navy Lancaster seen taking off.
>


Chris

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