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June 12, 2009 at 12:20 am in reply to: RAF Comets-such a beautiful sight! #1216264

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The Caravelle was the best looking airliner to leave French soil.

Principally because it had the nose of a Comet!!

June 11, 2009 at 10:38 am in reply to: RAF Comets-such a beautiful sight! #1216883

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It wasn’t universal – only some C2s (I’ve seen them on XK697, 715 and 716), and only appears to have been for a short time in the early 60s. (When the C4s were coming into service – perhaps they were being used as trainers for the C4 fleet.) – never seen dayglo on ‘line’ Argosys or Beverleys either.

Alternatively your mention of the USAF made me think of arctic colours – perhaps they were being used for ‘over the pole’ operations. Postfade’s photos show that the paint was applied to the wingtips as well.

June 10, 2009 at 9:40 pm in reply to: RAF Comets-such a beautiful sight! #1217156

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Great thread David! Yes indeed, a couple of the RAF’s Comet Mk.2s were given dayglo trim and designated as T.2 trainers for a short while.

Checked, the T2s were XK669 and XK670, but some of the other C2s were used for training and given the dayglo (One source suggets this was when they were used for aircrew training by 51 Sqn, but they carried letter codes when in that role).

June 10, 2009 at 12:00 am in reply to: RAF Comets-such a beautiful sight! #1217993

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David,

What a fantastic collection of photos – were the bands dayglo or yellow?

AMB – I’m not sure of the ones with the bands were the T2s – the original T2s had the cheat line painted below the line of the windows (and looked rather strange for it). Need to check

June 3, 2009 at 10:55 pm in reply to: Comet at Lyneham no longer doomed….! #1224474

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Who knows, with the current trend for painting aircraft in authentic colours (RAFM Tempest, IWM Mosquito) isn’t it possible that one of the other genuine RAF Comet C4 aircraft may wear Transport Command colours again?

Unlikely, as they are all in their locations for their role as airliners rather than Military aircraft.

Funny to think all three surviving Signals Command aircraft were preserved, two in Museums (one a National collection) and all were scrapped. One would fit (thematically)into the Cold War exhibition at Cosford quite nicely.

The ideal place for the Lyneham aircraft would be Hendon, which doesn’t have any Transport Command or successor aircraft on display. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the room (Pointing to the folly of Hendon as a location, but that’s another discussion!!).

As a Comet enthusiast, I hope it can be preserved.

June 2, 2009 at 6:52 pm in reply to: Comet at Lyneham no longer doomed….! #1226291

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Comet 1 and 2 wings are not interchangeable – Ghosts vs Avons….

And also toed-out engines on the mk 2 and subsequent.

Perhaps somebody could do a comprehensive photo walkround of the aircraft, outside and in, just in case!

May 28, 2009 at 10:26 pm in reply to: US aircraft service history – how ? #1233322

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http://www.afhra.af.mil/

http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/

Hold details of USAF/USAAF/USAAC airracft record cards

May 26, 2009 at 4:49 pm in reply to: The dark side of aircraft salvage #1161151

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Making no comment on the article or the rights and wrongs of the subject, I do admire the effort the US goes to to recvover their war dead.

May 20, 2009 at 10:15 pm in reply to: RAF SEAC colour schemes #1164700

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Dave, do you have a copy of the photo of HB275? I’d be very interested in seeing it.

Cheers, Rob

PS, the correct spelling is ‘Expeditor’, it’s a very common mistake

It’s an IWM photo, small version of it is here

and another:

May 20, 2009 at 9:57 pm in reply to: RAF SEAC colour schemes #1164706

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Now there is a question I have pondered many times over the years!!

There are not many published pics of RAF Expediters in SEAC camo – a side on view of HB275 being the most common one. Plenty of post war ones in overall aluminium, or of FAA ones.

I agree the upper surfaces should probably be Dark earth and Dark Green, but the underside is the puzzle. Malcolm’s suggestion of MSG makes sense, but the official scheme for communications aircraft was yellow undersides, and the picture of HB275 does seem to have brighter undersides than MSG would give. But then, SEAC went their own way on these things……

May 20, 2009 at 9:49 pm in reply to: Buccaneer for sale?? #1164718

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Seems they won’t let it fly in the UK 🙁

If on a military contract (Like the HHA Hunters) then it flie sunder military regulations and military serial, no input from CAA.

May 1, 2009 at 4:02 pm in reply to: Article in Scotsman newspaper about East Fortune #1187832

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Whilst looking for info on East Fortune Beaus, came across this album which appears to show some work being done on the Beau

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1119495103030488026gyzWRn

May 1, 2009 at 12:15 pm in reply to: Spitfire Survivors list – 1960 #1188094

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So Biggin Hill was just about the last RAF station to scrap Spitfires kept for parts for flyers like Thum and the embryo BBMF……..

Except for:

TB382 – SOC

May 1, 2009 at 11:58 am in reply to: Admirals Barge Shar for sale #1188124

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I never have unerstood the idea of fighting 2 wars and withdrawing top notch a/c with no sign of immediate replacements for them.

Not enough engine power for hot and high operations, and too expensive/small to re-fit a new one.

Limited to two weapons stations as well

April 27, 2009 at 11:07 pm in reply to: East fortune gets a Jaguar #1191686

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Pleasant surprise indeed. Now get a proper RAF Phantom!!!
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