{"id":20058,"date":"2018-09-10T14:49:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T13:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cometra.uk\/?page_id=20058"},"modified":"2021-11-16T16:57:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:57:36","slug":"westernair-comets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cometra.uk\/?page_id=20058","title":{"rendered":"Westernair Comets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Westernair&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#21236b&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Westernair, Albuquerque<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cometra.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/westernair.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image Westernair N888WA&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cometra.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/n888wa_700.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>N888WA in a poor state\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;N777WA&#8221; 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Restoration Project underway<\/p>\n<p>Restored by Technical School and BOAC livery funded by Boeing &#8211; see an inside and out video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qlraN0mPKHg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; gallery_ids=&#8221;20949,20957,20958&#8243; show_title_and_caption=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; zoom_icon_color=&#8221;#e85ab4&#8243; hover_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;History 6425&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\n<a name=\"n999\"><\/a>Air Frame 106425<\/p>\n<p>Comet Mk.4C<\/p>\n<p>First Reg. 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