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Old Oct 8, 2003, 3:00 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Aircfo:

"Just a theory, but it does look very similar to what happens when an F1-11 vents fuel which is then ignited by it's afterburner.
Just a thought!" Chris Roussel, Great Britain
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An F1-11 venting fuel during the day and at night

Spectacular but if that photo was an F1-11 or Concorde you'd have seen the aircraft.

Also it would have been of interest to know the time the shot was taken so you could tally it with an outbound / inbound Concorde, he said he was skateboarding so it was after 3.30pm or he is a skiving pikey

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