Poor girl is getting old.

Nothing to do with the age of the a/c. Not a helpful comment :rolleyes:

Paint “YOUR” Spit whatever colour you want.

In the UK – you certainly can, so long as you are happy to display the regulation size ‘G registration’ in the appropriate places. If thats not to your taste, then you need to apply to the CAA for a dispensation allowing you to omit the G reg. Approval of your chosen scheme is part of that process and you usually need to prove that you are applying an authentic scheme and done in such a way as to not bring the represented service ‘in to disrepute’. This boils down to a requirment to get it reasonbly right or else do whatever you want with G-**** written large.

Put this on the flightline at Legends or any other airshow and the average Joe Public would not know the difference.

The concept behind a national museum is the educate ‘Joe Pubic’ so that he does know the difference. Ignorance is no excuse.

They were a fairly bright blue (upper surfaces) on the USS Wasp as camouflage against the sea. This was removed once active on Malta I understand. BM597 had such a temporary scheme applied for last years ‘Merlins over Malta’ mission – there are a few threads on this here.

BTW: I cannot see how decals would be different for the ‘blue’ scheme as it was the standard scheme overpainted (avoiding the roundels, codes and serial block).

http://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/mossie_april06.html actually being the newest, or should I say neewest :rolleyes:

OK CC – I will change it next week when I will be on your side of the Atlantic!

Is the Harry Whereatt one actually airworthy? Other than that, I concurr

Kind of – I suppose M12’s description ‘resting’ would be appropriate. Can you (or anyone) provide a reg number please and location and I will update my little list.