XA699 at the Midland Air Museum

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Before pictures

XA699 before leaving Cosford.
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Early picture of XA699
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First view of XA699
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Front view of XA699
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Three-quarter view
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Exterior views

Underside painted
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New roundel
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Tail fin
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XA699 Easter wash
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Cleaning the cockpits
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Rear view
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Side view
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Side view
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Viewed from the front.
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Front view.
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Side view.
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Gleaming paintwork
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XA699 with Ferrari
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Frosty Winter morning
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Red stripe being painted on fin
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Side view showing camoflage on upper fuselage
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Detailed close-ups


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Sapphire engine
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Stbd main wheel
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Starboard wing from beneath
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Tail cone.
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Tail cone with blanking plate removed.
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Cockpit

View from navigator's seat
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Pilot's instrument panel
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Pilot's cockpit
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All pictures © D. Hughes and M. Howard unless stated otherwise.