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01-28-2004, 04:48 PM
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#1 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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At school me and the lanchave been wondering whether there was such a plane as the westland welkin, someones bound to know, is there?
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01-29-2004, 07:58 AM
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#2 | | Master of Ewes
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01-29-2004, 12:06 PM
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panic over people, we researched it in our own time.
however, we are in doubt about the "vickers windsor", which is supposed to be the 4 engined version of the wellington anyone know about this?
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01-29-2004, 06:09 PM
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#4 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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The MkI Prototype. 
Production Mk1 
MKI Prototype in a new Scheme. 
The MkII Prototype. 
I'll see if I can find some Tech Data on it 
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01-29-2004, 06:17 PM
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#5 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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01-29-2004, 06:28 PM
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01-30-2004, 01:56 PM
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#7 | | Master of Ewes
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01-30-2004, 02:30 PM
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#8 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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He also built the famous Vickers Wellington as well, M8 
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01-31-2004, 11:58 AM
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01-31-2004, 12:32 PM
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01-31-2004, 02:03 PM
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#11 | | Master of Ewes
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01-31-2004, 02:07 PM
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02-01-2004, 07:56 AM
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#13 | | Master of Ewes
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02-03-2004, 04:47 PM
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02-03-2004, 05:06 PM
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| the HOOVER dam, now eh?
Bomb your own bloody dams, you Brit anti-B-17ers!! 
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