And the CC2’s were grey and white, with the roundel on the lower, curved grey bit:
http://aviation-safety.net/photos/aircraft/20050299-0-P-d-1-500.jpg
As was at least one C1:
http://www.baha.be/Webpages/Navigator/News/images/hs_andover_openskies_171005.jpg
OK – it does look like a fuselage skin.
My immediate thought was Andover – I believe they were a greenish blue finish internally. Despite my best efforts I cant find a close picture up of that bit of fuselage to compare rivet pitch / spacing.
The government deciding to have an RAF expansion plan…….:rolleyes:
Hi 172 – did you see the thread on Prune recently.
I put a few shots of her up, not long afeter she came off the gate at Colt.
She certainly looks far better now – well done.
You could always buy a sheet of red decal and cut the strips……
or:
Using proper Gyrons, not Juniors?
There was an airclues / I learnt about flying from that, book around a few years ago – a compilation of around 20 or so stories.
Fine read!
Masquerading as………really annoys me:
Off the top of my head – MiGs in Top Gun, Hind in Rambo. Sure you’ll get a few more!
Why ? – damm things were disabled to stop them drooping.
Only ever saw one down on Major maintenance.
Don’t forget the Jags ( oh, and a few lesser types ) at Cosford and Cranwell !
Almark do a set:
Certainly some of the buildings down the side / behind the trading estate, towards the Royal Mail depot, have a distinctly airfield look about them.
I suspect that any party running this line will introduce a ban on production of fossil fueled vehicles, not stopping those already out there being used.
Well, having sean the Beau in this months Aeroplane ( I think )…………. amazing for so long in the sea – Aegean I believe.
OK, maybe they would not be fighting Israeli jets, but it has set me wondering.
Assuming a Hunter didn’t get taken out fom long range, how do you think it would fare in a dogfight with the modern Israeli types once the range closed?