I`m pretty certain the 3rd piccy is XR484,by lightening the screen the numbers stay `dark`,and it`s got a `Mucky Duck`/Black Swan on the tail.However,484 spent most of it`s time dressed in yellow,along with 482/3,XP411,XJ411 and possibly XR458,in my time up to `67.,XR483 was `X`, so `Y` would not be out of place,although it looks to have reverted to SH duties,and had a session with the `painters & decorators`,so it`s probably 68 or later.There are also some piccies over on `www.singas.co.uk`,if you trawl the site..
With regard to the pic.of XP329,that is a 225 Sdn a/c,as evidenced by the `zap` on the nose,it does have the decca box,but there was no Decca chain in that part of the FE,so all the kit would have been `binned`,same with the HF( could talk to anywhere,but,nowhere useful,except BBC World service..!).
The pilot may have been F/S, Fred Ayris,F/S Ron King,or Sgt M Williams,depending on the date/place of the photo.
ED.Anybody remember when `one-piece` white `bone-domes` became `de riguer` at home/abroad...?
Last edited by sycamore; 25th May 2012 at 20:29.