Cambrian Air Services

Post by **Bridon Bear** » 16 Jul 2007, 14:28

Here is a blast from the past...

Cambrian Air Services Dragon Rapide 32bit textures repaint with no mips
inspired by an image in Profile Publications (No 144) thanks Dave

G-AJCL C/No 6722 This Rapide was built for the RAF (NF851) TOC 18 MU, Dumfries 22.4.44 and had a varied career before being sold in 1948 to Butlins Ltd of London. In July 1949 it was registered to Allgood Mfg Ltd and operated by Cambrian Air Services Cardiff when the aircraft was named 'Flint' before eventually passing on to BEA being later re-named 'Sir Henry Lawrence' where it operated out of St Just (Lands End) where it served for a short while on the Scilly Islands service.

Just uploaded at 'The Pond'...Avsim and 'All Nodes'

Up from Sandow I.O.W.

Near Southampton on a 'Sightseeing Tour'.

Flaps deployed to slow the beast down... for the photographers on board over Popham.....

Regards.

Bridon Bear

Post by **Garry Russell** » 16 Jul 2007, 14:46

Nice one BB

That was one I was going to do but never had a colour pic

BTW St. Just base was Scilly Isles services

Garry

stegs · Post by **stegs** » 16 Jul 2007, 14:47

Flaps deployed to slow the beast down...??

This would be just before it ripped through the sound barrier I suppose

Nice paint BB

Steve

Post by **DaveB** » 16 Jul 2007, 14:52

Nicely portrayed Brian

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Post by **Bridon Bear** » 16 Jul 2007, 14:57

Thanks for that Garry

BTW St. Just base was Scilly Isles services

Duly edited....

To slow the beast down......

this aircraft has bird strikes from the rear....

Regards

Bridon Bear

Myles · Post by **Myles** » 16 Jul 2007, 15:06

Looks good, Brian. I'll be downloading that when I get home!

Best,
Myles

Post by **Garry Russell** » 16 Jul 2007, 15:26

You'd think it would slow down smartly with that drag-on the fin :roll:

Garry

Post by **Bridon Bear** » 16 Jul 2007, 15:54

You'd think it would slow down smartly with that drag-on the fin

Garry

I had to read that a couple of times before I got that one Garry....

Regards.

Bridon Bear

kit · Post by **kit** » 17 Jul 2007, 02:36

Bridon Bear wrote: I had to read that a couple of times before I got that one Garry....

Perhaps it loses something in the translation from the original Welsh....

tonymadge · Post by **tonymadge** » 18 Jul 2007, 17:29

Took this beauty on a run from Lands End to to St Mary's looks great in these colours many thanks