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Subject:Re: Friday - yet more aircraft pictures
From:Evan Mac Donald
Date:Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:27:28 -0800

Let'see...
One, larger exhaust directly under the tail for a Hawk, (single engine, which a 
Hawk is)
vs.
Two smaller exhausts aft of the wing roots (twin engines, which Alpha Jets 
have...)

The winner is Alpha jet!

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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 9:19:00 PM
Subject: Re: Friday - yet more aircraft pictures

I posted comparison pics on blog, you decide :)

http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/bae-hawk-or-alphajet/

I think Evan is right, Alphajet. If that's right then they could be privately 
owned by Top Aces International.

(that's right BenT, same name as your movie production company)

alistair

On 21-Jan-11, at 5:15 PM, Evan Martin wrote:

>> -----------------
>> Thats for the post Alistair….
>> A pair of Hawks… Cannot make out a Nationality if military.
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> Phil Z.
>> 
>> 
>> looks like Alpha Jets operated by a defense contractor on behalf of the
>> RAF. Not sure if the Germans still have Alpha Jets and the French rarely
>> train in Canada, if ever. Not aware of the regular RAF ever having flown
>> Alpha Jets, could be the Germans, I guess.
>> 
> 
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QinetiQ
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dornier.alpha.zj648.arp.jpg