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By: - 13th April 2011 at 23:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Very nice.
Please excuse my ignorance on the subject, but what is the significance of the aircraft that she represents? What I mean by that is, why did BBMF chose those colors?
I think it looks great.
By: - 14th April 2011 at 00:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I don't know what the significance of this particular aircraft is apart from being the subject of a well known photograph. But the original 'UK' was a Dakota III, serialled FZ692 of 233 Sqn flying in support of the D-Day landings towing gliders and dropping paratroops in June 1944 from Blakehill Farm.
Two aircraft from this unit were the first RAF Transport Command aircraft to land in France when they landed at B.2 airstrip on 13 June 1944.
Anyway, I like it as well, I think it looks great.
Cheers,
FC
By: - 14th April 2011 at 01:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I seem to think the original FZ692 is still flying with Environment Canada, registed C-GRSB. Its original USAAF reg is 42-92489 C/N 12295
pic http://www.airpics.com/photos/5377
hehe just Googled "kwicherbichen" haha theres some very interesting results especially in image mode!!!
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By: Roobarb - 13th April 2011 at 22:39 - Edited 2nd October 2019 at 11:40
BBMF's Dakota has now arrived back at RAF Coningsby following a major overhaul at Humberside. As no one seems to have cottoned on to this and its new colours I thought I would post some pictures taken by one of my collegues for me. I was fortunate enough to have been asked to research the scheme and supervise the layout application at Manchester Airport where it was painted. The paint isn't as shiney as it looks! There was one piece of detail that couldn't be deciphered though and that is on the artwork aft of the cockpit, where a ghostly figure outline can be seen on the picture of the original aircraft held by IWM. It may be of an infantryman with a rifle across his chest and possibly turning around. However as I could not be 100% sure it was decided to leave it off pending further evidence coming to light when the aeroplane makes it out and about. Anyone with info on this can PM me or contact me via the flight or ARC. Many thanks to Geoff and Gary at Air Livery (Manchester) for their attention to detail and interest in the scheme and Darren at Norwich for the graphic assistance. Original image is copyright to IWM but can be seen here: http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=NEXT_RECORD&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwmcollections.org.uk%2FqryPhotoImg.php&TN=Uncat&SN=AUTO29287&SE=6335&RN=119&MR=25&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=phoResults&EF=&DF=phoDetails&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=1&ID=&MF=WPENGMSG.INI&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=0&NR=0&NB=4&SV=0&BG=0&FG=0&QS=
The UK is supposed to be on the slant, that's how it was! :)
Roobarb