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Larry, Graham et al...



I agree that the starboard propellor looks 'Photoshopped'. I did think that the horizontal stripes on the side of the forward fuselage might be a reflection of some form of layering on the sand bank or dune that the aircraft is facing, but not sure it would have reflected to the same extent we see here on the inside of the starboard cowling... I would've expected some shadow from the fuselage to be present. Also, it looks way too 'polished' and given the rather faded/matt appearance of much of the rest of the aircraft, I think the fuselage and cowling sides have definitely been doctored.

We haven't been told where the image originated from but if it was perhaps from ebay or the like, then perhaps someone has tried to blank out superimposed text and then tried to restore image to something like the original.

Regards,

Paul