Jet Provost / RAF Cranwell Crest.

Thanks all

Thanks to everyone who has posted on this subject, I feel we have the answers we were after now!
Best wishes,

Either with or without will do!

Hi EXMPA
Thanks for the information, it would seem that these crests are a bit hit and miss, application wise! Still no matter if we have them or not, the scheme will be authentic!
Many thanks,

During the 68-73 period I recall that we went through a combination of three basic colour schemes on the Cranwell JP’s and that with each there was a mixture of those with and without College badge transfers on the fuselage band, including some with the badge obviously stripped off for one reason or another.
(Incidentally Ex MPA . Flt. Cdt. Stirrup would have been on 97’s Grad Parade 🙂 )

The Ring of Confidence

I have had a look through some old formation photos. They were taken in the period 1966/7. Only on one is the serial number visible, XR673 (Tail number 97), which appears to be a Mk4. It does have a crest in the band as does tail number 55. However tail number 94 has no crest.

There would not have been any badges specially applied for the graduation flypast. You just took whatever aircraft were available! 97 Entry grad’ was in spring 1970.

exmpa

I note that I flew XN584 a total of 15 times between 1966 and 1974. Initially at Barkston Heath and later from Cranwell. I last flew a T3 (XN471) on 29 Oct 1974, after that it was all T5s and 5As

Re Crest.

Hi All
Thanks for the replys, I have an inflight photo of our Jet Provost when she was a Mk-3 (Now a Mk-3A), taken during a practice formation flight for a passing out parade (97 course I believe), it shows several JP’s most in the old silver and dayglow scheme, but they all have the crest on the blue band, it may have been put there aspecialy for the occasion.
Thanks again,

The crests on both sides of Newark’s Jetstream are 45 [Reserve] Squadron not the Cranwell crest; even their Bulldog whilst wearing the light blue College Band does not [I believe] carry the Cranwell crest.

Are there any badge references on Mark Russell’s Jet Provost website? http://www.jetprovostheaven.com/

After further thought, ISTR one or perhaps two jets had the crest on the intake, in sticker format, and another had the 3FTS crest in the same place. No idea of serials or fleet numbers now though.

HTH

FF

This picture from the Cranwell heritage centre backs up what Forestfan says http://lincolnshireairfields.fotopic.net/p13257782.html

This picture of NAM’s Jetstream has a crest on, but I didn’t take a closer picture of it! http://airfieldspast.fotopic.net/p11262750.html

I used to work on the Cranwell JP5’s, the blue band was plain, no crest on it. Even the two display jets late 80’s [38] and [44] didn’t have them IIRC.

RAF Cranwell crest is on this page, http://www.joebridge.co.uk/gallery/rafbadges12.htm

CFS Cranwell crest here, http://www.joebridge.co.uk/gallery/rafbadges4.htm#

Hope these are of use to you, I have no pictures of the JP on gate there.