Originally Posted by
Dora-9
vmcdemo:
WP867 was with Southampton UAS from 1953 to 1965, and your photo depicts a fabulous restoration in that unit's markings. Given the yellow bands then it's marked as it was prior to 1959.
("vmcdemo" - love the name, have many memories of F.27 vmca demos).
Dora-9
In that case would it be appropriate to possibly put WP829 in those colours? Although she was shipped to Kenya in 69, and shipped from Gatwick to the USA in 73, before that she was at Southampton UAS. I know she wasn't in originally in these colours, Just think this scheme looks pretty sharp!