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Old 31st Jan 2015, 05:42
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Tiger Mate et al,

Sycamore pointed me to an update of this Thread.

I can confirm that the print is top notch, thank you.

As to the Belvedere, I'm uncertain as to the Tengah connotation. 66 were based at Seletar throughout their Far East life but of course detachments and individual aircraft roamed all over the place - the ferry of several Belvederes across the sea from Singapore to Kuching must have been pretty exciting for those who did it!

There are some sensitivities regarding the transfer of aircraft from Aden (26 Sqn) to Singapore/Borneo and whether the crews (air and ground) remained on 26's books or were reposted to 66. However, that won't affect your painting but what will, is the colour scheme you choose. I hope the photos you have and the contributions from others will have been of use to you.

Although never associated directly with the Belvedere, I am looking forward very much to the results of your labours - put me down for a couple of LE prints!

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