Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Comet4 is the red and white thing, although it looks like it made it halfway through its Nimrod conversion and then dropped 
big nose plane is Handley Page Victor, which was part of the UK's V-Bomber force, used for Nuclear deterrent against the Soviets. flew alongside the Avro Vulcan.
ugly thing is the Aero Spacelines Super Guppy, based on a Boeing Stratocruiser. Airbus purchased 4 in the 1970's during the A300 development, since parts were made all over Europe, it made sense to fly ovesize parts like wings in these Aero Spacelines aircraft.
Has since been replaced by the Airbus ST, which is based on the A300-600. it is powered by 2 turbofans, unlike the Guppys Turboprops 
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