Did I see a Lancaster over Gosport?
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Sway said:
It was taxiing behind my flight when we landed at Southampton Friday evening.
Bloody gorgeous, but I couldn't get any pics as my tablet on airplane mode would have killed us all.
Seemed to be painted almost black - was this a 'normal' paintscheme?
Black underneath and most of fuselage, camoflage top surfaces.Bloody gorgeous, but I couldn't get any pics as my tablet on airplane mode would have killed us all.
Seemed to be painted almost black - was this a 'normal' paintscheme?
That was the standard Bomber Command colour scheme for the heavies from about mid 1940 onwards.
At the very beginning of the war the camouflage had continued down the sides of the fuselage but they decided to have a larger black area as night bombing became the preferred option.
This is a Wellington in the 1938/39 scheme.
Here is another Wellington a year or so later -
At the very beginning of the war the camouflage had continued down the sides of the fuselage but they decided to have a larger black area as night bombing became the preferred option.
This is a Wellington in the 1938/39 scheme.
Here is another Wellington a year or so later -
Simpo Two said:
Nice spangly markings to defeat the black bit though!
'Gott in Himmel, vot is zis? Orange letters flying in formation?'
In reality they weren't that bright. The colour in that opicture is a bit garish. In actual fact, they found that the red letters (the colour was referred to in RAF parlance as "Dull Ident Red") didn't stand out as boldly as the previous code letters, which had been in "Medium Grey".'Gott in Himmel, vot is zis? Orange letters flying in formation?'
Here's another variation, this time a Stirling with the grey lettering.
Lanc flew over West End nr Southampton today, with either a Spitfire or Hurricane in tow (was driving at the same time so couldn't look long enough to see for sure)
Never saw it fly over Stubbington yesterday (which is where it was turning around on each loop of Cowes (I presume) but ironically saw it today away from where I live!
Had just taken off from Southampton Airport (which isn't in Southampton).
Never saw it fly over Stubbington yesterday (which is where it was turning around on each loop of Cowes (I presume) but ironically saw it today away from where I live!
Had just taken off from Southampton Airport (which isn't in Southampton).
Was at Sywell today
BBMF Lancaster Sywell Airshow by Nevyn2009, on Flickr
BBMF Lancaster Sywell Airshow by Nevyn2009, on Flickr
BBMF Lancaster Sywell Airshow by Nevyn2009, on Flickr
BBMF Lancaster Sywell Airshow by Nevyn2009, on Flickr
Edited by Oystercatcher on Sunday 19th August 21:58
Eric Mc said:
Health and safety isn't a completely modern invention. If you see colour pictures of RAF armourers or groundcrew during WW2, you will often see that they are wearing leather jackets with orange flourescent patches.
RR Vulture I deduce - possibly the only engine RR made that wasn't very good?(NB Fluorescent)
The Vulture was a bit of a failure but I think that is a Merlin in the Whitley
Vulture was a X configuration engine with two exhaust stacks on either side of the engine.
As used in this Hawker Tornado
It was also a key failing of the Avro Manchester....thank god.
Vulture was a X configuration engine with two exhaust stacks on either side of the engine.
As used in this Hawker Tornado
It was also a key failing of the Avro Manchester....thank god.
Edited by Zaxxon on Sunday 19th August 22:53
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