Argosy XP411-Cosford

Seems you’re right Cestrian. Would that wingtip on the right in the second picture be Argosy ‘A’, I wonder??

Richard

I think that the code C on XP411 may have it’s origins as a training airframe with 2 School of Technical Training at Cosford before it’s move to the Museum.Note the dayglo code just ahead of the roundel on XP411 and also on it’s colleague XR107 coded B. Both pics taken in 1987.

Thanks Simon, please check you PM folder.

Richard

Richard

My late father was the 6FTS / Finningley Flying Standards Unit Argosy Instructor / Examiner. All the hours detailed in the Cosford pdf document, from 8th October 1974 up to XP411s delivery to its delivery to Cosford on 22nd May 1975 (with the exception of 1hour on 30th January 1975 when the OC of Flying Standards went “solo”) are detailed in his logbook, with him as P1.
I had seen reference to the coding of XP411 as “Y”, and asked him about it. He had no recollection of it carrying a code at all.
I have 2 very poor quality photos of XP411 during its time at Finningley, neither of which show the tail fins.
I have since acquired a copyrighted black and white image from 1975, which shows a starboard view of XP411. At top of the red coloured section of the fin, there is a white rectangular area with a “Y” in it.

Regards
Simon

Thanks Simon,

Photo with ‘Y’ on still eluding me. Don’t have the Aircraft Enthusiast mentioned but that seems to refer to the aircraft before the code was applied, if it was at all.

Richard

Richard

Unless you haven’t already, download this pdf file:

www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/collections/aircraft/aircraft_histories/1988-0098-A%20%20AW%20Argosy%20C1%20XP411.pdf

and it gives the aircraft’s history with a couple of references for photos.

Or Google ‘Argosy XP411’ and use the ‘view as html’ option from the result for the above link.

Simon

Bump

Bumping this up just in case someone else comes across something.

Had a reply from Cosford, saying that the ‘C’ it once wore was spurrous. So if anyone can come up with a pic of this Argosy wearing the ‘Y’ code would be fantastic.

Thanks,

Richard J. Caruana