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Buyer Mistakenly Identifies Iconic Thunderbird 3 Rocket

10/4/2025

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Story summary
  • A buyer misidentified a miniature Thunderbird 3 space rocket.
  • The error occurred in 2008, involving the son of a former Humberside Airport owner.
  • Andrew Bellamy, a former airport employee, recounted the incident.
  • The team went to Blackpool to collect it, then were asked if they had a lorry.
  • Thunderbird 3 is a key spacecraft from the kids' puppet series, Thunderbirds.