Argosy question for Garry

Rich · Post by **Rich** » 25 Nov 2006, 06:13

Hi Garry just found this I can't read the reg. this was in Aden around the mid 60's, seems it had the name Leamington Spa, any info on it.

http://www.adenairways.com/Bulletin_Boa ... mit=recent

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 25 Nov 2006, 11:05

Looks like N896U (helps if you know what to expect).

Earlier view here: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0710534/L/

Similar view here: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0241925/L/

Apparently the first Argosy, ex G-AOZZ of BEA

Edit:

Identity confirmed by

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/archiv ... 50327.html

and item 12 at http://www.ais.org/~schnars/aero/yaf-list.htm

Is it still there?

Rich · Post by **Rich** » 25 Nov 2006, 11:17

ianhind, thanks for the pics the second realy looks the part, another hunt, like a pack of hungry wolves on the trail,.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Nov 2006, 11:35

That is the first prototype in basic Universal livery

Just read the Key pub forum........a bunch of speculators who have no idea what they are talking about making a wild guess at everything....never a reliable source

Anyway the first prototype is still in existence and was wearing that name when it last flew.

Persevered at Willow Run

I very much doubt if it had been painted like that in the mid sixties but would have been in full Universal livery until the early seventies.

Garry

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 25 Nov 2006, 12:23

Never read the Key pub forum - now I have I see what Garry means - "is it xyz or perhap abc?".

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Nov 2006, 13:03

Throw three darts at the wall repeatedly until you get a bullesye :think:

Still it's worth reading as it can throw up a pic....but reading and believing are two different things.

Garry

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 25 Nov 2006, 13:07

Garry Russell wrote:Throw three darts at the wall repeatedly until you get a bullesye

It might help to have a board hung up as well....just a thought :think:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Nov 2006, 13:19

Very good Dan

..and perhaps since the subject is an Argosy we better make it four Darts

Garry

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 25 Nov 2006, 21:00

So you going to paint that one then Garry?

ttfn

Pete

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Nov 2006, 21:23

That's a series 100

The model is a 200

There are paints done for the unfinished series 100 model

but that's not one of them as it is only Universal with bits painted out.

Garry