“Suburb”? They won’t like that!
Fact of the Day: The Sunderland flyingboat is named after a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first flight Sqn Ldr Mack "Macky" Mackem performed a fly past to Geordie #AvGeek fans on South Shields beach on the 14th April 2021pic.twitter.com/l0vts1k2Hn
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It more of a collection of streets than a suburb really....
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Particularly pretty in the UK ‘Brexit blue’ livery......
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Originally designed by accident because they forgot to draw the wheels on.
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Those 'Geordies' have far to many clothes on, aren't they famed for not wearing many layers, even in the coldest times of the year?
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They are demonstrating their artic warfare clothing. The t shirt and shorts is optional for those who feel the cold abit more than the usual locals
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That Canberra pilot was showing some serious low flying skills to capture that image on the move!
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Pretty sure that the Boffins at Broome Lake have fitted the Trusty Canberra with the latest in "Hover while inverted " super snappy technology
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I could hear the turbojets from Jesmond! Amazing.
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Is this taken from a Canberra?
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