Talking with an elderly local re Feathestone camp : a railway ran close by – the POWs used to throw potatoes (which they had in abundance) into the train – the engineers and firemen collected the potatoes and threw back lumps of coal – so that POWs had extra fuel for the huts.
Become normal for trains to slow down whilst passing this section of track.
Have a trip to Eden Camp – they have a good display on all the POW camps in UK.
There was one 10 miles here at Featherstone – The local history society says it was originally for the US – but it was too cold and bleak – so they turned it into a POW camp (???).
Some of the Osties – did not want to go back and stayed over – just near here was where Hans lived at Springfield.
94835 (490th BG, “Mandy J III”) No. 1 engine caught fire during
training mission May 29, 1944 with full bombload. Crashed
and exploded at Great Horkesley. Crew bailed out safely,
two suffering injuries.
In conclusion – the 27 squadron Vulcans would have had the Dumbo but not the Lincoln crest.
When they moved to 50 squadron they would have had the Lincoln crest and the dogs only.
As Blue 2 suggested and just confirmed by photos in the Rowland White book – 607 had her Lincoln Crest and 44 sgdn badge removed when operating on Black Buck – just fin flash and code.
On 607 – she has been shown in photos – sometimes painted with the Lincoln crest and 44 sqdn circle as well as fin flash and other times just with fin flash.
I was planning to drive the 5 miles to Carlisle when the weather (and light) improves and take a picture of their 27 sqdn Vulcan tail and use this as a basis.
A strange point is that Medium Sea Grey I have mixed is a lot bluer than the pictures/profile artists/sim artists use to paint Vulcans. They also appear to weaken the green. If I was to match these images I would have to use Light Aircraft Grey….
Is the NAM Vulcan painted in Med Sea Grey (BS381 637) and Dark Green (BS381 241) ?
Thank you to both Chox and Mad Jock for all the discussion and detail. It is much appreciated.
I have a small piece of Vulcan door – which was corroded and orange peeled – I have stripped it back and will repaint it as a 27 squadron camouflage tail fin – with code, fin flash and dumbo (white circle).
A final question – there are some 27 sqdn aircraft with the red cross/white shield in the top corner. Is this a St. Georges cross or the Lincoln City flag (with yellow/gold fleur de Lys ) – I can get enough resolution to confirm.
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