Well done Ted, that’s just what I was going to suggest. Print off my photo and paint yours to match it. Here’s a another idea – there is a JPT5 (XW353)on the gate at Cranwell. The blue band is the same size, so why don’t you go and measure it?

What and get myself arrested?:diablo:

Hi Guys
What we now need to know is,
1) What are the widths of the bands both dark and light blue, on the RAF Cranwell tail band.
Once again, any help is appriciated.

Scaling it from the photo posted, I make the total width of the band 457.2mm = 18″ and the width of the dark blue bands 38.1mm = 1.5″ making the light blue band 15″ wide.
This is assuming the static pitot outlet plate is the same size as our T4, 6″ wide with the hole in the middle.

High up in the blue just West of Spilsby, E. Lincs a BBMF Griffon Spitfire has just been giving it some verve.:) ..PM631.??

Clive.

Yup, Al Pinner giving it an air test.

Over Metheringham Airfield Visitors Centre, Lincolnshire

Seen this afternoon:
12:22, DH82A Tiger Moth, G-ARAZ heading South after circling overhead
15:02, Jodel DR1050 G-AVOA heading back to Anwick
15:12, SE5A Replica heading North after circling overhead returned later heading South.

Delightful afternoon.:)

Spitfire seen circling over Metheringham yesterday about 11:30 ish. A bit too far off to identify but could just make out invasion stripes on wings.

Front and rear turrets were fitted in 1966, she join BBMF in 1973 and the unit’s name was changed to the “Battle of Britain Memorial Flight”.
The mid upper turret was brought back from Argentina aboard HMS Hampshire and fitted in 1975.
Then in 1976 the flight moved to Coningsby.

The RR Spitfire MkXIX, PS853 is supposed to be taking part for some air to air photogaphy of the 4 original HAF aircraft; to be shot from a YAK 52.

Not many bombers left to poach these days but I do spend some of my time in the company of the best bomber ever built.
According to my information the Tiger Force was to have a Black & White colour scheme.
I have a photo of PA475 taken in 1950 when she was with 82 sqdn at Eastleigh, Kenya and the caption refers to the ex-Bomber Command white & black colour scheme.
I don’t know about squadrons for the TF but Armstrong Whitworth built a batch of 25 MkI FE (TW647-TW671) which were delivered June – July 1945.
There were also some MKVII FE variants built by Austin Motors Ltd.
There were also 2 prototypes fitted with 1200 gal saddle tanks in order to extend the range that would be required by the TF.