Airspray, Boxted

Just found a link to a photo of Thruxton Jackaroo G-APHZ when it was operated by Airspray.

http://http://www.airliners.net/photo/Airspray-(Colchester)Ltd./Thruxton-Jackaroo/2101385/&sid=55f359d829bf8aa6598d26352f6fb39e

That would make a change from a standard Tiger as an RC model.

Glad to help. The earlier thread below includes a colour photo at post 23 of Tiger Moth G-ANFL in the checkered tail scheme.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=91074
There is also a mention at post 45 of a link to a photo album for forum member del1949 which includes a photo of Champion Challenger G-ASSN in which Percy Hatfield was killed when he hit a house at Boreham.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/album.php?albumid=290

Unfortunately there was little awareness in those days of the health problems caused by crop spraying chemicals and many agricultural pilots must have had their lives shortened by the effects of chemicals assuming they managed to survive operating at very low level all the time.

airspray boxted

thanks all info will help my dad worked for fisons crop spray killed him along with a lot of the others who worked there ddt metherstistox carbine sulpheric acid ect ect im going to build a 1/4 scale as percy hatfield was my hero was killed working with my dad at boreham

According to an old thread Airspray operated G_AMIV, NFL, NLE and NRX.
There are black and white photos on the Air Britain abpic site of both NFL and NLE with checkered tails. There is also a picture of NRX dismantled and without a rudder with what looks like the remnants of a checkered tail on the fin.
NRX still survives at Salisbury Hall but is now silver with a red stripe.