Old timey Continental paint job

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  1. Photonerd71

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    Saw this at IAH this morning. Crappy cell phone pic on a crappy day, but still pretty cool I think.:D
     

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    Google N75436 if you want to see more pictures. :)
     
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    I'll do that when I get to ORD....I'll have 3 hrs to kill. :(
     
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    At least they're copying AA's initiative for a change.
     
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    That plane was painted when Larry Kelner was CEO of CO.
     
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    I saw it at IAD about two weeks ago.
     
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    It was painted that way in celebration of CO's 75th anniversary back in 2009. A little bit of trivia. It was the first aircraft CO took delivery that did not have the Sky Team logo on it.
    [​IMG]Continental Retrojet by Olton Hall, on Flickr

    [​IMG]IMGP6437 by Olton Hall, on Flickr
     
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    Many of us hope that we keep this paint job for many more years.
     
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    I heart teh Continental RetroJet! :)
     
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    Keep smiling guys, cuz I'm gonna give you a lot more than smiles in the next 5-7 years, and I think you'll like it.

    Also, this pic is dying for a Pinky and the Brain reference.
     
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