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Saturday, December 22, 2007

Britain phases out the Jaguar fighter jet news

The pencil-thin vapour trails of a Jaguar jet darting through the British skies were seen for the last time on Thursday 20 December, bringing a proud era in aviation history to an end.

The farewell flight by the warhorse warplane included a buzz over the Norfolk airbase that was its home for more than 30 years.

A plane owned by defence evaluation agency QinetiQ took to the skies for a final time on Thursday, with a farewell flypast over bases with connections to the jet.

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