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Check out the paint job the locals gave this bird the USN left behind...
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Kind of reminds me of a guy that had flower petals on the intakes of his T-33 in the 70s.

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Very interesting, maybe it should be recovered and restored to flying condition. It is very clear the Navy could careless about it.

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At least with all that paint on it will last a bit longer :lol:

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I wonder how hard it would be to get the rights to the airframe? Ifthe locals would go bananas about losing it - looks like it is in a park of some type.

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