Silver City Lancastrian logo?

whats the story on this aircraft?

Info from Aeroplane Monthly, May 1981 (paraphrased for brevity):

Silver City Airways was registered 25/11/46. Bought 3 new Lancastrians from Avro G-AHBW ‘City of London’, G-AHBT ‘City of New York’ and G-AHBV ‘City of Canberra’. They were used to link the UK with mining territories in South Africa and Australia, being based at Langley. G-AGHW was eventually sold to QANTAS (doesn’t say what date), for which see:

http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/QantasFleet/VH-EAV.html

Simon

whats the story on this aircraft?

Yup, Eagle! Though, it looks like they flipped the eagle on the VStab in the first pic. I wonder if they wanted to keep the bird’s head into the wind?

From What I’ve seen, the old logo appears to be an eagle on top a globe…just have not found a clear enough image to verify! Must have had a very limited, short usage.

Something like this:

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u175/wwrsimon/silver_city.jpg?t=1173183561

Although it doesn’t look much like an eagle! Found it an old copy of Air Pictorial. Thanks for everyone’s help on this, it’s been much appreciated.

Simon

From What I’ve seen, the old logo appears to be an eagle on top a globe…just have not found a clear enough image to verify! Must have had a very limited, short usage.

Simon

First I found two clearer pics of the second (the later) logo:
http://www.reflections-images.co.uk/image1.php?img_id=2141
http://www.timetableimages.com/i-s/silv61i.jpg

Will look for the source of the yellow one!

MArtin

Simon

I only found that little pic. Not a real advance!

Martin

Thanks for the 2 images Martin. Looks like the one on the ticket is the one I’m after. Where did you come across that one?

Simon

… and a different logo :rolleyes:
http://www.reflections-images.co.uk/uploaded_images/653253_78903454.jpg

Martin

Simon

I only found that little pic. Not a real advance!

Martin

not really clearer/sharper:(

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1128934/L/

MArtin

Martin

I’d already found that image, but many thanks for the reply. I’m guessing it would be on a timetable or similar, or perhaps on a close-up photo. I know it’s a bit of a long-shot, but if you don’t ask…

Simon

not really clearer/sharper:(

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1128934/L/

MArtin