Names of aircraft types.

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What I still want to know is, why was a certain English Electric type named after an Australian city?

And a certain DH twin renamed by the RAF after a county?
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Avro Liverpool heavy bomber anybody? :D
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Don't think so Jonesey.. more your Saro Scouser :lol:

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Saro Scouser indeed :lol: :lol:

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Boston was another named one... The Canbeer was name that as the Oz's were the first order on the plates and at that time the aircraft wasnt named...
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I want a Westland Walsall, or better still a Blackburn Bloxwich :lol:

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Garry Russell wrote:I always liked the RR jet engine river theme.......Dart, Avon, Spey, Tay, RB.211 etc :lol:
:lol: :lol: Missed that first time!

A while back BA had ordered a new fleet of shorthaul aircraft and asked staff for suggestions for individual names. They ran a competition in British Airways News. Everybody's favourite suggestion was from a Captain. Scottish Glens. Glen Livet, Glen Morangie, Glen Fiddich, Glen Moray ...

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That was the 748 fleet I think :think:

Did have a nice ring about it :dancer: ............On the otherhand the Minibus fleet named "Island of wherever" was a bit corny

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