Mark12
July 14, 2005 at 5:12 pm

One for the Halifax guys.

Here is a shot given to me by a former work colleague.

I think he was ex Handley Page.

Serial is RG815 and it carries the nose art ‘Mercury’.

It looks a bit special so who can analyse the photo and tell us a bit about it?

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By: Mark12 - 14th July 2005 at 19:15

Indeed it is http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/Harrow_County/mercury.jpg

Hmm. Now thats a bit of a coincidence. Jeffrey Maynard runs the website of my old school – Harrow County Grammar.

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By: WebPilot - 14th July 2005 at 19:06

RG815 was a B Mk VI, specially equipped as a flying classroom for the Empire Radio School under joint sponsorship of the Air Min and Canadian government.

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By: HP57 - 14th July 2005 at 18:30

Nice pic

Thanks Mark for posting.

Cheers

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By: Rlangham - 14th July 2005 at 18:25

Indeed it is http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/Harrow_County/mercury.jpg

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By: TEXANTOMCAT - 14th July 2005 at 17:25

That would follow – Mercury is the symbol of the Royal Corps of Signals… ?

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By: Macfire - 14th July 2005 at 17:23

Off the top of my head Mercury was from a Radio and/or Navigation Unit.
Toured Australia and NZ in the late 40’s.
I’ll check my books and see if I can find reference to it