Well known Duxford based Chipmunk WP929/G-BXCV is shortly to undergo some refurbishment work. Having worn the same paint since 1993, the owner has decided it is time for a change from the late scheme she currently wears and has decided upon the earlier silver scheme. We have a b/w photo of it with 8 AEF at Shawbury in 1969, complete with a letter describing the details of the markings, but this is the dayglo scheme with some rather extravegant fuselage markings and the 8 AEF emblem. As the photo is in b/w it isn’t clear if this is the later light aircraft grey scheme or silver as both seemed to be around still at that time. Either way it is not what the owner wants and dayglo is out. A generic scheme is easy as we have the drawings for it, but it would be nice to work to greater accuracy with a record photograph of the actual aircraft. So do any forumites have a photo of WP929 in service wearing the silver scheme with yellow trainer bands and code letter? Incidently, apparently WP929 served on 8 AEF longer than any other Chipmunk.
By: octavian - 2nd October 2013 at 17:49
I have a couple of 35mm slides of WP929 at Shawbury taken around March – April 1972. She was coded Y on the fin and was in a similar scheme to the photo of WG417 earlier in the thread; Dayglo panels and a white canopy surround, but I think that the base colour looks more silver than grey. If anyone can give me advice on how to transfer a 35mm colour slide image onto something that I can attach to a post I will do so.
By: TonyT - 29th September 2013 at 22:04
If you wanted to go different
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/521423-piston-provost-3.html
By: Rod Blievers - 25th September 2013 at 06:50
Roobarb – can you post the photos you get from the 8 AEF people please?
By: bazv - 24th September 2013 at 21:11
Rod
I would surmise that the slow take up might be because the a/c would only be repainted whenever required on calender servicing (paint) or perhaps during a Major Service !
Where I work almost all our Hawks are Black except for one a/c which is still in the old and much loved ‘Ripple’ colours purely because the a/c had a major service just before the decision to go black was finalised !
rgds baz
By: Rod Blievers - 24th September 2013 at 20:57
TonyT:
Looks the same scheme bar the 8 AEF badge
Not quite – WD353 is in a short-lived Birmingham UAS scheme (of identical vintage to 8 AEF’s scheme).
What I’ve never noticed before is that while both WD353 and WG417 are in the overall Light Aircraft Grey scheme, both have white canopy frames!
I’m intrigued by the timing of the LAG scheme. Polyurethane LAG paint effectively replaced the cellulose High Speed Silver paint in 1966, yet the “take up” rate on the Chipmunk was very slow, with only a handful appearing in this scheme around 1969. The first documentation I’ve located thus far regarding this scheme is DH’s Mod H.293 dated June 1970, yet by then the first variant of the Red/White/LAG was already appearing at 2 FTS, Church Fenton!
Thoughts anyone please?
Cheers,
Rod.
By: Roobarb - 22nd September 2013 at 22:12
Thanks Tim.
By: merlin70 - 22nd September 2013 at 22:07
8 AEF on Facebook
Nope, as I’m not on it.
8 AEF have responded via Facebook. They will have a dig around for you 🙂
By: Roobarb - 22nd September 2013 at 20:04
Nope, as I’m not on it.
By: merlin70 - 21st September 2013 at 17:58
8 AEF on Facebook
Hi Roobarb
Have you posted your request on 8 AEF’s Facebook page. They really should be able to source you a suitable photo in short order.
By: Black Knight - 21st September 2013 at 17:45
Shame, would love to see a Chippie & a JP in the dayglo schemes
By: bazv - 21st September 2013 at 15:34
Dont blame you roobarb but it is a lovely pic !!
By: Roobarb - 21st September 2013 at 15:32
Yes that’s very similar to the b/w picture that we have. However, Dayglo is off the menu…
By: bazv - 21st September 2013 at 15:16
This lovely pic was posted by Reissen2 in UKAR
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=45735&start=25
Taken in 1969
By: TonyT - 21st September 2013 at 14:37
Yup, my booboo 🙂
By: bazv - 21st September 2013 at 14:31
What Bazv? :p
Hehehe.
Aint time travel wonderful Tony ; )
By: TonyT - 21st September 2013 at 14:16
Looking at that scheme in the black and white I posted, a contemporary to it was this
Looks the same scheme bar the 8 AEF badge
By: TonyT - 21st September 2013 at 14:07
You got this one?
http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/MIL27141
What Bazv? :p
Hehehe.
By: bazv - 21st September 2013 at 13:57
Tony – shoulda gone to specsavers mate ; )
By: Arabella-Cox - 21st September 2013 at 13:14
Can’t help, but it was the first aircraft I flew in – 1970 at Shawbury!
She was then grey and dayglo, of course.
Would love to see the 1969 photo.
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