Strathallen collection

Lovely paint job

Shame to point out but the flags are back to front for starboard.

Answer to a post above…..Yes Silver City leased a Breguet Deaux Points

The low RPM on a Vanguard is just the engines in start position……it’s a very heavy propeller

When settled down to the correct figures the engine was set to high ground idle which meant not a gradual but a very quick acceleration to high RPM.

In that mode the prop was turning constantly at high rpm the throttles making small changes in pitch to give better control on the ground.

On take off the throttle went into flight mode and the RPM dropped away quickly followed but a much deeper sound as the engines spooled up in the normal fashion.

There are differences between the Aircoupe and the Ercoupe……engine something to do with baggage and maybe a change to the wing…can’t say exactly what, but they are different although essentially similar

That is indeed the only Mk.21 and was in service along with another that crashed, for many years after all other 21’s had be scrapped.

It’s last operater was Air Express who also operated the Mk.31 preserved at Moorabbin.

Apart from a Mk. 1 in Argentina all other survivors are Mk.31.

All the marks were operated extensively in Europe with the long nose Superfreighter only ever flying for operators in Belgium, Canada, France as well as the UK

She did land on her last RAF display there but the previous year a request to land was refused

They had to meet special criteria to allow the landing on the last tour and from what I remember it was special permission rather than permission.

Of course things change, that was a long time back now and XH558 is in early days so maybe one day…….