I quote:
“One can only conjecture as to the system to be adopted when serial ZZ999 has been reached, although at the present rate of issue this will not be until 1960”
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1955/1955%20-%201543.html
At present rate probably NOT until 2060!!!!!
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th March 2008 at 20:46
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They could always start using the unused numbers between 001 and 099.
Oh Hang on it looks like they’ve already started.
By: Pondskater - 13th March 2008 at 18:08
There is a little further information in the correspondence following this article. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1955/1955%20-%201606.html
Working out the order early aircraft were built is hard enough but the RNAS/Army early numbering sometimes seems designed to confuse historians. Bless ’em.
By: BlueRobin - 13th March 2008 at 15:50
I guess they were getting through a few British military aircraft registrations back then. 😉
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