Definitely 3/9 – 1/3 each!! It is etched in the memory – whoever went to the barbers for a haircut??:D

And why was it always something for the weekend?

I recall being ‘potless’ for several years while a young man – even at that price 1s 3d it was always “a considered purchase” :rolleyes:

I think there is a clue in the use of the word ‘Temporary’ on the linked image – lots of aircraft have had ‘temporary’ paint jobs, sometimes not always seen on public display.

One of 224’s Shackletons once bore nose-art of the cartoon character Andy Capp (thanks to Graham Ridley!!!!) – this was applied in the ASF hangar at North Front in the late 1950’s but didn’t see the light of day as the junior engineering officer of the day tossed a wobbler when he saw it 😮 .
Enter man with a spray gun!!

Sorry for a hint of thread drift (but it is paint-job specific)

Hey, Lincoln – if you’re caught short 😮 you can also try Bog Lane in many places including Melbourne (Derby not Oz – unless you know better! York, Leeds, Tenbury Wells, etc.

Bristol street names:

Broke it,damn!

Mine were the same as Resmorah’s when I was posted to Borneo in 1960s – I was ground crew, but our Dragmaster crews had the same type.

I had to hand mine back at the end of my tour – perhaps they issued them to somebody else :rolleyes:

My husband,who’s as fascinated by buses as I am by flying-boats,tells me that Wrightbus are building the new London bus,nicknamed the Borismaster.
He told me a lot more about it that I can’t remember,but here’s a picture of it for those weird people that might be interested –

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9003948@N05/5543589377/

That’s only a mock-up though! – is Boris?:D

Answers on the back of a Routemaster, please.

Nice pictures, Darren! Thanks for posting.

P.S. Was that bright stuff sunshine?:D