Just to advise all interested parties that exactly 95 years on from the formation of 78 (Home Defence) Sqn (on Wednesday 1st Nov 1916) today saw a 78 Sqn crewed Merlin conduct a routine training sortie which included flypasts over all of our former WWI bases – as detailed below . . .
Gosport (Hampshire) Telscombe Cliffs (East Sussex) Penshurst (Kent) Biggin Hill (Kent) Harrietsham (Kent) and Suttons Farm – AKA Hornchurch (Essex)
Nemo Non Paratus ~ Nobody Unprepared
Tony H
South East Oxfordshire
By: AMB - 2nd November 2011 at 14:27
Adrian
Photos of that design still adorn the Sqn – but there is a possibility of a more up to date version shortly . . . . !
Tony H
Can’t wait to see that. I submitted three designs and this one was chosen ‘ as being most subdued for an operational theatre’. I even cut out the stencils and painted the tiger emlem on the nose…..well I had to find something worthwhile to do down there, as I got fed up penguin spotting!;)
By: AMB - 2nd November 2011 at 14:27
Adrian
Photos of that design still adorn the Sqn – but there is a possibility of a more up to date version shortly . . . . !
Tony H
Can’t wait to see that. I submitted three designs and this one was chosen ‘ as being most subdued for an operational theatre’. I even cut out the stencils and painted the tiger emlem on the nose…..well I had to find something worthwhile to do down there, as I got fed up penguin spotting!;)
By: Tony H - 1st November 2011 at 22:00
Adrian
Photos of that design still adorn the Sqn – but there is a possibility of a more up to date version shortly . . . . !
Tony H
By: Tony H - 1st November 2011 at 22:00
Adrian
Photos of that design still adorn the Sqn – but there is a possibility of a more up to date version shortly . . . . !
Tony H
By: AMB - 1st November 2011 at 21:05
Crickey, it doesn’t seem that I was in the Falklands 20 years ago and designed this special paint scheme for a Sea King to commemorate their 75th Anniversay.
By: AMB - 1st November 2011 at 21:05
Crickey, it doesn’t seem that I was in the Falklands 20 years ago and designed this special paint scheme for a Sea King to commemorate their 75th Anniversay.
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November 1, 2011 at 7:24 pm