Varsity repaints
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- Nigel Edwards
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Varsity repaints
Again thanks to Rick for this great aeroplane, these paints going up at avsim today.
Training Command
Central Flying School
Coastal Command
RAF Manby
Signals Command
Training Command
College of Air Warfare
Hope you like them.
Best wishes
Nige
Training Command
Central Flying School
Coastal Command
RAF Manby
Signals Command
Training Command
College of Air Warfare
Hope you like them.
Best wishes
Nige
Things wasted to a pilot:
Runway behind you
Fuel in the bowser
Money in the bank
Runway behind you
Fuel in the bowser
Money in the bank
Re: Varsity repaints
Outstanding work Nigel, thank you!
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This may have been asked before, but why did Coastal Command operate the Varsity ?
Great paints Nigel, the Varsity is a favourite of mine.
Great paints Nigel, the Varsity is a favourite of mine.
- Nigel Edwards
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Re: Varsity repaints
I'm not entirely sure, I think it may have been in the comms role. I was very surprised to find a photo of WF330 in Coastal Command colours nonetheless!!
All uploaded to avsim now, over to them :dance:
Best wishes
Nige
All uploaded to avsim now, over to them :dance:
Best wishes
Nige
Things wasted to a pilot:
Runway behind you
Fuel in the bowser
Money in the bank
Runway behind you
Fuel in the bowser
Money in the bank
- Trev Clark
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Re: Varsity repaints
I am pretty sure it was part of the Met research flight based at (possibly) Ballykelly in N.I., I also have seen a photo saying that a Varsity was attached to HQ Coastal Command as a liason aircraft.This may have been asked before, but why did Coastal Command operate the Varsity ?
ATB Trev
- Garry Russell
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Re: Varsity repaints
It's a bit like that Coastal Command Hastings we came across recently......unusal type but operated in small numbers.
Reeling off a list of CC types I doubt if many would include either.
Good to see the rarer ones
Reeling off a list of CC types I doubt if many would include either.
Good to see the rarer ones
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
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Thanks all. Ah, the days when we could afford liason aircraft. ;-)
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According to a small monograph on the Varsity:
".....issued in small quantities to a variety of other units, including some which used the aircraft for communications, notably .......... the Station Flights at Coastal Command bases."
And WF330 was issued to Station Flight St Mawgan in 1959 which matches the date of the photo:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1073539/
".....issued in small quantities to a variety of other units, including some which used the aircraft for communications, notably .......... the Station Flights at Coastal Command bases."
And WF330 was issued to Station Flight St Mawgan in 1959 which matches the date of the photo:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1073539/
- Trev Clark
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Sorry to bring bad news, Nigel.
The DL for WJ948 has no .cfg mod in the folder. Not a problem for me, but it might confuse some folks.
The DL for WJ948 has no .cfg mod in the folder. Not a problem for me, but it might confuse some folks.
ATB Trev