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The phenomenal crew of INAS 312 "Albatross" lined her up on the taxiway just the way we wanted & lit her nav & cockpit lights on my request. I squandered a lot of time inside the aircraft instead of shooting her here under the stars & so this is one of only 2 decent night shots i've got of her :-( 317 did another test flight the next day rehearsing the retirement flypast for the 29th when she bowed out of the Indian Navy handing the LR MR ASW baton over to the Boeing P-8I after about 3 decades of service.