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Passed over the Severn Bridge today at around midday.

One for the planes experts to ID.

My old man said it looked like at of Meteor .

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Posted : 21/05/2014 4:10 pm
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Looks like an L29 Delphin?


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 4:13 pm
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It's an Aero Vodochody L-29, and was en-route from an airfield near Bedford to one in South Wales.


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 4:13 pm
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up rising in Bristol? annexation before the weekend? cheaper gas for the south west?


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 4:14 pm
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I was really hoping that a Bear carrying nukes had smashed into South Glos.

I can dream.


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 4:15 pm
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Someone in Avonmouth sang 'Crimea River' and the Russians got confused.

igmc.


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 4:16 pm
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Thanks guys.

Here is the pilot...

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http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_jets_l29-mattes.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-29_Delf%C3%ADn


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 4:33 pm
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So that's what a 'warbird' looks like! I shall have to take a greater interest... 😉


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 6:06 pm
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Was it heading towards Highgrove?

😉


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 6:29 pm
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whoawhoawhoawhoa...damn, I just coughed my dinner up!!


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 6:48 pm