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Pegasus Airlines Viking
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 10:03
by Garry Russell
Another couple of liveries...this time from Pegasus Airlines who operated three Vikings. One came from Hunting-Clan and the other two from Central African Airways
At least these two liveries were in use but I have not seen a pic of the third aircraft so have no idea how that one was painted
G-AJBT was one of the ex CAA machines. The pull down on the front of the black tail band is quite deliberate and was a part of their livery
Another shot of G-AJBT as it drifts in for a greaser
G-AHOY can from Hunting Clan and was one of the last UK operated Vikings with Invicta after a spell with Autair.
Uploaded to Classic British Files, Flightsim.com and Simviation
Garry
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 10:33
by ianhind
Garry,
I've just found a photo of G-AHPL in the "British Independent Airlines since 1946" volumes that were published by LAAS in 1976.
Same scheme as G-AJBT. I'll scan the black and white photo and send it to you.
Ian
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 10:43
by Garry Russell
Hi Ian
TBH I guessed it might be as it was the other one that came from the same source
The tail bands look like over-painted CAA markings and the reg pulled right forward to the LE curve on the fin was also a CAA detail.
Do you or anyone know what colour Maitland Drewery was.
I have two tone blue in my head but I can't actually fix a memory if seeing one in a book and certainly too early to remember for real if I ever saw one.
Thanks
Garry
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 10:52
by ianhind
Having a look for you (got a black and white of G-AJBX).
But found this site:
http://www.save-a-viking.org/de/vikings_bsl.html
and other areas on the site. Could keep you busy.
I remember D-BONE and D-BORA of Condor at Heathrow :dance:
Edit:
To save me scanning in G-AHPL, look here
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1011127/
Another Eagle:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1013128/
And there's a few more Vikings if you search.
2nd edit:
Photo in same book of G-AHPR in Maitland colours that look same as Viscount here:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/popup.php?q=1005498
Previously mentioned G-AJBX is in a less dramatic scheme.
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 11:27
by Garry Russell
Thanks for that Ian
All the British ones there are already in my active folder and being worked on.
But there were a couple of different angles
I have four Eagles part done with the crest to sort
At the moment I am working on Orion Airways which pics of are rare as they were only on the go from 1957-1960 and not photographed often
It's an over painted Eagle livery.
Garry
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 12:06
by ianhind
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 12:20
by Garry Russell
Hi Ian
The Orion is not quite like that and is finished apart from the titles etc
I have black and whites of Maitland Drewery It the colours I need for both this and a Viscount paint I have been trying to do for a year.
The only thing I am short of is the Maitland Drewery colours on their fulll livery..the bottom pic
Everything else I'm doing is covered but I just need to get arround to it.
It seemed quite common to have different versions of the same livery on different aircraft
The two Pegasus I just did only have the main wings and upper fuse stripe from the cockpit back common to both.
Everthig else.....spinners, titles bottom of cheatline, fin, tailplane underfuse.....all different.
The Orion I am doing is the full overpainted Eagle livery. That one there has a different fin.
ATB
Garry
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 12:25
by ianhind
You must have missed the link in my previous post
http://www.abpic.co.uk/popup.php?q=1005498
Edit:
And I've just found a different version of the Pegasus G-AHOY with
that ensign on the tail :roll:
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 12:34
by Garry Russell
Thanks Ian
I did miss than link
Right I can get tha one sorted sometime.
That one has been a real awkward one to get the colour for
Thanks very much.........funny I checked all the other links and even download som alternate angles but missed that :think:
Garry
Posted: 06 Nov 2006, 13:21
by Garry Russell
Ian
or anyone
Have you seen that Orion in real life od in colour
It looks like the fin is the same as the cheatline
If it is I can bung it out with the full bloodied one I'm doing now
That would be Emerald green (ish)
Garry