Sorry, is actually a DHC Dash 7 (four engines). Look up DHC Dash 7 and the DHC-8 on ‘Wikipedia’ for more details on the types.

Have you tried a “Google” search of the tail registration, rather than the FAA register site?

In US military use designated: 0-5 and C-7 eg O-5A, EO-5B, RC-7B (later changed to EO-5C to de-conflict, as a C-7 was properly the DHC Caribou!). The ‘EO-‘ role designation showing special electronic installation in an observation aircraft type.

N566C is a US Army aircraft. C/no 056 ff 7.81. As N175RA served with US domestic airlines 7.81 to 12.97, then to VH-UUX 12.97 to 4.99. To store Chandler, Az 4.99 as N56HG. To Northrop Grumman California Microwave for modifications 12.01, to US Army 3.04 and regd N566C 7.04. From ‘Turbo Prop Airliner Production List’, Roach & Eastwood, TAHS UK 2007. I can see on the photo the serial appears to be applied N566CC – so there is an assumption (on my part) that this history applies to the aircraft pictured.

My very ancient, and superceeded by more recent research, “British Military Aircraft Serials 1912-1963” Bruce Robertson, Ian Allan 1964 states that Lysanders V9930-9974 as cancelled.

Looking at the pictures, to me the first number is less clear than the others, V*948. Trying V6948 makes it a Hurricane I, V8948 a cancelled Canadian built Lysander batch. Looking at W6948 places it inbetween Lysander III batches, W8948 a Miles Master III, W9948 a cancelled Blackburn Botha.

Not a great deal of help really. “NATO”, how do you read the lettering off the original?

Cessna 152 G-BHAD

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/december_1988/cessna_152_acrobat__g_bhad.cfm

G-BHAD was repaired following this incident, 1st October 1988 close to Sleap.

Dove 2B G-AJLW – the prototype srs 2, first flight May/June 1947, conv to srs 2B 1951. C/no.04033

Force landed with flaps and u/c retracted after port engine lost power in sleet shower whilst en route Yeovil to Hucknall 26th April 1965. Struck wire fence and hedge, 8 miles west of Droitwich and DBR.
Credit: Air Britain ‘DH Dove & Heron’ monograph 1973, ed T.Sykes.

Not, bad, even if I say so myself, thirty-five minutes to find the question and research the reply. I assume the different versions of the Dove accident location all add up to the same place!

I just might be able to help ?

Of perhaps more relevance, I have ‘Aeronautical Chart ICAO 1:500 000, Southern England and Wales, Edition 10’, with revisions to 1984. This is the topographical map with aerodrome positions, danger zones etc, with SRZ and lower airways in pale blue shading.

PM me with your e-mail, and I will scan centered on your described location and send as an attachment – providing that it is not too early ie too old for your purposes!!

Resurrected this thread in the hope that ‘Follygate’ still looks-in occasionally.

Found another “City of Exeter” named aircraft, to add to the list.

History gathered from ‘Turbo Prop Airliner Prodution List, Roach & Eastwood, TAHS 2007.

DHC Dash 7, c/no 109 (one of the final batch built), rolled-out 12.87 and test flown in by de Havilland Canada as C-GEWQ. Delivered to Brymon Airways at Plymouth 15.1.88 as G-BRYD and named “City of Exeter”. Company renamed Brymon European Airways on a merger 1.11.92, aircraft continued as “City of Exeter” until renamed “Cornwall/Kernow” 1.5.93. Sold 9.6.00 as 9M-TAK and delivered to Berjaya Air of Malaysia.

As if on cue:

C/no.1743, ff 11.8.76 built for Belgian Air Force as a Mk.2A LFD. Temp serialed G-BEEM 9.76. Del to Belgian AF 30.9.76 as CS-03. Wfu Weelde, Belgium 12.02 and used for spare. Ultimate fate of front end, not known to me.

Actually I don’t think that number is a C/no, actually being 5E.SR41743 – just a coincidence that the ‘last four’ match an Avro sequence c/no.

Likewise the felt pen inscription on the nose paintwork “Ser. no.: CTC/748/0” could be interpreted Ser. No.:CTC 1748/0. C/no.1748 ff 11.5.77 delivered to Guyana Airways 22.6.77 as 8R-GEV and flown in Guyana throughout service life. Sold to Calm Air International .99 and broken up for spares .99. Certain this is another blind alley though.

G-BDTY = a Scottish Aviation Bulldog, so clearly a mis-read in the dark.

A bit of background to enlarge on and confirm previous posts.

My copy of ‘Squadron Codes 1937-1956’ Michael Bowyer & John Rawlings, 1979 states that “YE” was used by 289 Squadron from November 1941 to June 1945. No 289 being an AAC unit in the Lowlands of Scotland area operating types such as Oxford, Hurricane, Martinet and Vengeance.

‘The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force’ James Halley, Air Britain 1980 goes into more detail: No 289 Squadron was formed at Kirknewton on 20.11.41 as a anti-aircraft co-operation unit from No.13 Group AAC Flight. It maintained detachments at various airfields in southern Scotland and NE England for co-operation with anti-aircraft batteries in the area until the end of the war. On 26.6.45 the squadron disbanded. No badge.

Squadron HQ based at: formed Kirknewton 20.11.41, to Turnhouse 20.5.42, to Acklington 7.5.45, to Eshott 18.5.45, to Andover 5.6.45, disbanded 26.6.45.

Over the years a variety of types operated: Blenheim, Lysander, Hudson, Hurricane, Oxford, Defiant, Martinet, Vengeance and Spitfire. Various marks of Hurricane operated between 12.41 and 6.45, a representative aircraft being LF628 coded ‘YE:S’.

To kick-start discussion on the first question of the original post, although pure speculation on my part, would the rudder colours be to enhance identification while being operated on anti-aircraft co-operation duties, I wonder?