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Subject:Re: Friday - yet more aircraft pictures
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:30:59 -0800

Yup, Alpha Jets for sure!

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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
>>
>

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