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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Apr 2014, 16:09

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Mystery Vulcan markings

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Posted By WH904

Well done John and thanks - that solves the...

Well done John and thanks - that solves the puzzle neatly. I would have put money on the patches being orange! Never even thought about the possibility of paint trials but I guess it makes perfect...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Apr 2014, 08:41

Replies: 24

Mystery Vulcan markings

Views: 6,035

Posted By WH904

If anyone can help solve the mystery of where the...

If anyone can help solve the mystery of where the paint is applied underneath the aircraft that would be a big help - I'm preparing colour scheme drawings so I'd obviously like to tackle this one but...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

31st Mar 2014, 20:58

Replies: 24

Mystery Vulcan markings

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Posted By WH904

Thanks for trying John. I didn't even know that...

Thanks for trying John. I didn't even know that somebody had saved the Aero Flight's imagery. That's good to know!

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Mar 2014, 19:47

Replies: 24

Mystery Vulcan markings

Views: 6,035

Posted By WH904

I'm inclined to think it's "Fabglow" - the...

I'm inclined to think it's "Fabglow" - the fluorescent orange sticky-backed plastic sheeting that was applied to a lot of RAE and RAF aircraft in the 1960s. It was usually applied to avoid panel...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Mar 2014, 19:09

Replies: 24

Mystery Vulcan markings

Views: 6,035

Posted By WH904

That's a fascinating photo - I assume the Aero...

That's a fascinating photo - I assume the Aero Flight titling is in red?

Do you think the patches are fluorescent orange? They do seem to be slightly brighter than the centre of the national...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

29th Mar 2014, 22:00

Replies: 24

Mystery Vulcan markings

Views: 6,035

Posted By WH904

The two photos I found look as if they were taken...

The two photos I found look as if they were taken pretty early in the aircraft's service life.

Here's one of them - not the best quality as you can see:-
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

29th Mar 2014, 19:14

Replies: 24

Mystery Vulcan markings

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Posted By WH904

Thanks for the info. I wonder if the markings...

Thanks for the info. I wonder if the markings were connected to Project E - if there were any drop trials?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

29th Mar 2014, 17:16

Replies: 24

Mystery Vulcan markings

Views: 6,035

Posted By WH904

Mystery Vulcan markings

Further to my comments on the other Vulcan thread, I've been looking through my material and Vulcan B1 XA890 is the machine that carried rather unusual white patches on the wing leading edges, fin...

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