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RRAF, aircraft ID?

at 8.52 in this vid, what it is?
Obviously I reconise the DC3’s….

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yf0weAgHJY&feature=related

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By: bazv - 5th July 2008 at 07:34

This was probably the ‘flier’ in the 80’s

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=37531&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1109193432

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By: bazv - 5th July 2008 at 07:19

Looks like an RRAF Provost refuelling ‘in the bush’

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=36240&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1194036383

And also to answer my own question above,there was a piston provost crash in S.A in 1998 and this may sadly have been the a/c in my photo

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By: bazv - 4th July 2008 at 22:39

There was at least one rhodie P Provost still airworthy in the early 80’s
These 2 pics taken in zimbabwe circa 1983,presumably taken by an AFZ photog from the back of a CASA transport,If anybody recognises these pics I will gladly credit them as I just cannot remember who gave them to me.I was an airframe tech on the Hawk squadron at Thornhill AFB near Gwelo in 83/84(when I wasn’t gliding :D) and a Provost was airworthy at that time,did she eventually go to S.A. ?
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The AFZ fitted this SF260 with a turbo prop but without any airframe mods she could exceed the vne whilst climbing(or so my mate told me!he was an engine tech who did a few flights in it)

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By: ozplane - 4th July 2008 at 15:17

Chap down at Brimpton has one. Alan House(?)

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By: pimpernel - 4th July 2008 at 12:26

Shuttleworth have one flying but not sure who else has!!

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By: ozplane - 4th July 2008 at 09:12

Affirmative. I wonder if they’ve survived somewhere?

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By: pimpernel - 4th July 2008 at 04:44

It looks like a Percival Piston Provost to me.

Brian.

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