Frank Ifield sounds like a 125 with a blown bearing! Loved the thread on oddities there Jack.

Speaking of oddities, here's a nice little article on the complex life of Special engine AC54244:

April, 1968

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Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bestseller	03/01/16 01:54 AM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	paul_c	03/01/16 06:21 AM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	CyberJack	03/01/16 08:11 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bestseller	04/01/16 07:23 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	CyberJack	04/01/16 07:30 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bestseller	04/01/16 07:33 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	HT6	04/01/16 08:57 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	paul_c	04/01/16 09:23 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	HT6	04/01/16 10:10 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bestseller	06/01/16 09:17 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	CyberJack	06/01/16 09:46 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bestseller	06/01/16 10:11 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	CyberJack	07/01/16 06:18 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	Pope	07/01/16 10:01 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bestseller	07/01/16 10:03 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bestseller	12/01/16 08:09 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	CyberJack	12/01/16 10:48 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	NormK	13/01/16 06:56 AM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bestseller	25/01/16 07:22 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	CyberJack	26/01/16 12:58 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	NormK	26/01/16 01:34 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	Gadge	26/01/16 08:13 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	NormK	27/01/16 09:57 AM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	IanOZ	30/01/16 05:32 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	slashnburn	30/01/16 05:52 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	NormK	30/01/16 06:11 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	slashnburn	30/01/16 06:43 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	NormK	30/01/16 08:15 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	slashnburn	30/01/16 09:22 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	NormK	30/01/16 10:00 PM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	slashnburn	31/01/16 07:20 AM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	NormK	31/01/16 08:49 AM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	bellarinelawns	31/01/16 09:00 AM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	NormK	31/01/16 09:09 AM
Re: Early Victa: Oddities and Anecdotes	slashnburn	31/01/16 12:53 PM

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