airart
December 22, 2011 at 2:03 pm

Season's Greetings…US Navy Style

Best wishes to all.

Grumman C1A Trader, at Luqa Malta on 4 January 1966 that was specially decorated to carry Santa Claus for a children’s party on the base

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By: ppp - 23rd December 2011 at 07:35

HMS Ocean 2011 Christmas Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDZcGz4vmJc

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By: airart - 23rd December 2011 at 07:06

Anson for Santa is great! Here’s two more with a detail shot of the tail. Enjoy

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By: thawes - 22nd December 2011 at 23:14

Can’t beat the decor of the USN’s Grumman C1A Trader, but fifteen years earlier in December 1951 at 5 FTS (RAF Thornhill, S. Rhodesia), Santa Claus arrived for the station’s children’s Christmas party by Avro Anson as can be seen in my photos below.

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By: pagen01 - 22nd December 2011 at 14:19

Fantastic Richard, would make a great model subject!