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Old 16th June 2011 | 17:43
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Ahh de Havilland
 
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Mystery of Led Zeppelin Squirrel

Savoia

I'm perplexed by this one... Had a quick look at all the likely candidates and found:

Gleneagles: G-BFZE + G-BGCV standard AS cs with orangey-red 'mask' and brown stripes
McAlpine: G-BGHG, BFNC, G-BGIL, G-BGIM (Glendyne), G-BMAV (Masselaz) all were in a standard AS cs - beige with dark blue + white stripes under door and dark blue stripe over window
Shawline: G-BGCW in same cs as McAlpine (as least when became G-FERG soon after)
Cabair/Russell: G-BGIF in standard AS cs with mid blue mask (darker than photo) and with same colour stripes.
Endeavour: G-GINA similar colours but different stripe pattern.

In particular they all have white engine cowlings except G-GINA.

None of these fit the 'Zeppelin' heli which seems to have pale blue mask, dark blue stripe on upper fuselage engine cowling, white stripe under cockpit & doors edged in blue.

Funny how most of these early imports all had the same cs. Lack of imagination?

Speaking of Shawline does anyone know anything about them?
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