1) the Heron with the 516L mark is definitely G-AVTU
2) G-AVTU was manufactured in 1967
3) there was only once a Heron at the Paris Air Show: 1961, and I don’t know which one
My conclusion: the 516L mark isn’t from The Paris Air Show
And I don’t know the date of the pic
Martin
To me 516L looks like one of the codes they use on the Paris Airshow Aircraft ??
Duxman
Now I know that only 1961 was a Heron at the Paris Air Show.
G-AVTU was manufactured in 1967!
Martin
Amazing, when did you last Google something and nothing comes up!:D
Hey, try
somers kendal sk-1
or
somers kendall sk-1
Martin
… here you can find a big pic
http://www.beney.org.uk/personal/miles/images/sk1.jpg
She was also at Wattisham 56 Sqn 70th Anniversary -07-08-1986 according to
http://www.scramble.nl/mil/show/showreports/wattis86.htm
… a pic from airlinehobby.com and a FDC from ebay
‘It could well be that what you saw was a “Kit set” of parts comprised of parts from several sources to comprise a Complete aircraft 87853 could be a source of some parts but so could the original serial and there may well be good reasons not to explore all of this at this stage online?’
Have a look…
Martin
‘…a complete set of wings with 4 large piston props in tact, due to the propellers being bent…’
B-24 D ‘Hadley’s Harem’ sn 41-24311 L
Look at this wing – any similarities?
http://www.b24bestweb.com/hadleysharem1.htm
Why the “VP” registration on the Dash-7?
I guess VP-F as an International Aircraft Registration Prefix for the Falkland Islands was chosen out of economical reasons.
10 out of 10 for Leader12uk !
G-AVTU in 1971 had the same color scheme (1967 – 1974).
This is a horizontal flip from the pic at airliners.net
Most definitely NOT a Sea Heron.
I fully agree! Isn’t there a specialist for the Paris Airshow? Thanks so far to all!
Martin
… must be number 516 of the ********
Air Force.:)
Guess no!
Belgian Kongo
CGG
Ceylon
CR-801, CR-802, CR-803, CR-804
Ghana
500, 501, 502
Iraq
393, 394, RF5
Jordan
H-105, H-106
Katanga
KAT-01
Kuwait
303, KAF-AA
Malaysia
FM-1054, FM-1055, FM-1060, FM1601, FM-1602, FM-1603
Saudi Arabia
SA-R5
South Africa
120, 121
United Kingdom
XG603, XH375, XL961, XM295, XM296, XR391, XR441, XR442, XR443, XR444, XR445
West Germany
CA+001
CA+002
Heron – look closely and you can see two sets of props (ie four engines).
…fixed it! And the 516L?
Edit: …scroll all the way down (with pic)
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/Luftwaffe/junkers/junkers52.htm
http://www.6juin1944.com/assaut/aeropus/en_page.php?page=s12
Do you already know this link to 43-15211?