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...the first one for me please! :D
...and that's the "Full Sopwith Camel" .

"Lose the white-and-blue"... :twisted:

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How do you want your @RAFKingAir to look this summer? Options are top to bottom on the photo.
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Positively in favour of #1 (actually none of the above).
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Bennie wrote:Positively in favour of #1 (actually none of the above).
Only 20 hours left at
https://twitter.com/RAFKingAir/status/6 ... 9455273986
actually.

And a lot of people seem to want to cling on to the "White-and-Blue" unfortunately...

Well, none of the above look rather "currently operational" to me.
So better go with the "Operational in the past"-look-a-like then... :wink:
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Don't wanna register on Twitter for this, but if someone else could cast a vote for the Sopwith colours :D

Painting roses on a mil bird is ridiculous...
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Sopwith !
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SquAdmin wrote:Painting roses on a mil bird is ridiculous...
Except when you realise where these flowers stand for in the UK.
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SquAdmin wrote:Painting roses on a mil bird is ridiculous...
Not in the UK, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_poppy
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7 min to go..
Full Sopwith camel will win with almost 60% of the votes
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Painting roses on a mil bird is ridiculous...
It's not a rose, it's a poppy. And if you do not know what these signify within the (British) armed forces I suggest you open a book and read about WW1.
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mirage 69 wrote:7 min to go..
Full Sopwith camel will win with almost 60% of the votes
And it has indeed become the green Sopwith Camel scheme!

Note: this "contest" is/was not binding, it was more "to test the waters"...

...and better leave the Poppies (uit Vlaanderen/Flanders Fields)/Roses alone now,
enough has been said about this... :wink:
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