Amazing! Thanks again for finding and posting!
picture 3: cockpit supporting parachutes – for emergency use?

Martin

Just tried it – it needs some seconds to open the proper site – but it works on my pc!

Some additional interesting stuff linked here
http://www.cnac.org/jamesbrowne01.htm

More photos of RN Geese 1As in the FP range would be welcome.

Just out of curiousity, how excited would the UK historic aviation community be to see it in its wartime colours? (Not that it’s my decision mind you…)

Pick one….
1. Very Much! 🙂
2. Yes, it would be nice.
3. Not really since its a minor type…and American
4. Don’t care since I won’t see it and it won’t be at Legends…

Wish you a good new Year 2012!

Bernard 260 only one built 1932

Am no expert for Hampdens – is it
VN-X, P2070, 50th Sq., MIA 1940 08 26 ??

Is the third one a British Airco DH-1 ??

Found this post for you:
“Some marking info for your Firefly, 1770 Sqn used Firefly’s aboard HMS Indefatigable and were coded 270 – 281. The deck letter for Indefatigable was ‘S’ this was repeated on the tail of all aircraft to identify the parent carrier. The markings would be white for a machine in a temperate sea scheme but could have been sky, med sea gray or ‘India’ white a pale blue colour.”
http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=71488

A little more information which may be helpful (or confusing!!!). The Percival Gull was produced in three versions:
D.1 with 130 h.p. Cirrus Hermes IV
D.2 Gull Four with either 130 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy Major
or 160 h.p. Napier Javelin
D.3 Gull Six with 200 h.p de Havilland Gipsy Six

The Vega Gull was developed from the Gull Six. As has been said the Vega Gull was a full four seater where as the preceding Gulls had been three seaters.
The Vega Gulls were powered by either 200 h.p de Havilland Gipsy Six or
205 h.p de Havilland Gipsy Six Series II.

The Proctor was developed from the Vega Gull. Produced as the Proctor 1, 2, 3 & 4. The Proctor 5 was, as has been stated, essentailly a new design (postwar). The main power plant used for the Proctor series was the 210 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy Queen 2.

Planemike

…and don’t forget the single PROCTOR VI, built 1948, c/n AE140, powered by a 250 hp Gipsy Queen 31 😉

LOL wieesso, history repeats itself!
Reminds me of a more recent deal. In 1994, we bought 15 F-111Gs from the USAF boneyard to extend the LOT of the F-111C. 15 were initially assessed as: 13 could be prep’d for flight delivery to Aus, and 2 would be shipped for spares. “However, they were found to be in such excellent condition that they were re-erected and quickly put into service.” Yes, all 15 were flown out, and rotated through service until ‘G’ WFS c2008-ish; the F-111C was WFS in Dec 2010.

🙂