Raspberry Ripple Anyone ?

[CoffmanStarter]

On the Chipmunk thread our good friend Clicker raised a question on the old (stunning IMHO) Raspberry Ripple colour scheme sported by many RAF aircraft in the 70's/80's ...

I thought it might be a bit of fun to see if we could complete a comprehensive list of all the aircraft that sported the scheme ...

Inclusive of ETPS with their Blueberry streak added to the Raspberry, DERA, Helicopters, Air Cadet Gliders etc. ... the only restriction being that it must be a Military Registration Serial ...

My "Starter for Ten" ...

Andover
Buccaneer
Canberra
Chipmunk
Gnat
Harrier
Hawk
Hunter
Husky
Jet Provost
Tornado
Tucano
Varsity

Best ...

Coff.

[Courtney Mil]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8500038509_e402557864_n.jpg

[Top Bunk Tester]

You can add Dominie & Jetstream

[Courtney Mil]

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/stirlingeffort/Raspberry%20Ripple/PhantomXT597.jpg

[hoodie]

Sea King / SH-3D
Puma
Scout
Lynx
Gazelle
Wessex

Oh, and... :}

http://thumbnail.fast-air.co.uk/100303-Project-CURIUM/QinetiQ-Project-CURIUM-Mi-17.jpg

[Courtney Mil]

Shame you probably won't allow this one - no actual raspberry ripple, just the blueberry streak.

http://i42.tinypic.com/11me1de.jpg

[Courtney Mil]

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4122/4743394064_ebaa3f244c_z.jpg

[dragartist]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Testing-Colours-Adrian-M-Balch/dp/1853103497/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1368012089&sr=8-2&keywords=book+testing+colours

I have a copy somewhere!

I recall posting elsewhere a link to video of last days at RAE Bedford

[dragartist]

A couple of BAC 1-11s and then there was the Yellow Peril.

[CoffmanStarter]

Great ... keep em coming chaps ! The more exotic the better :ok:

Like the Mi17 :cool:

[CoffmanStarter]

An interesting possible addition to the list ... But I don't think it's on the Mil Register :confused:

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/8/4/8/1354848.jpg

[Ramshornvortex]

Bulldog...

[CoffmanStarter]

Just had to post this picture :{

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/images/online_exhibitions/80s-90s-TrainersLG.jpg

[CoffmanStarter]

Just for those who might not know what the Husky was ...

http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/airshow02/abingdonII/Husky.jpg

[hoodie]

Nice. The last two aren't raspberry ripple, as usually defined, though.

Harrier was already mentioned, but a picture of a key part of F-35B development is always worth it. ;)

http://www.airvectors.net/avav8_3_08.jpg

Forgot Meteor:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/Blackb1rd/MeteorNF11_filtered.jpg

And the "Sea Merkin" ;)

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/stirlingeffort/Raspberry%20Ripple/SeaKingZB506.jpg

[CoffmanStarter]

Hoodie ... Good God man you'll have JSFfan joining in next :suspect:

[hoodie]

Hoodie ... Good God man you'll have JSFfan joining in next :suspect:


http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/ukvoodoo/fsscr038.jpg

:sad: :ouch:

[CoffmanStarter]

Now you've done it mate ...

[hoodie]

Sorry. :E

Back on topic:

We've forgotten Bassett, Twin Pin and C-47. The Twin Pin is arguable; it did fly with ETPS as XT610, but the raspberry ripple scheme came after it returned to the civil register.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8121505567_517370f97c_b.jpg

http://www.airpixbycaz.co.uk/cazsite/galleries/as2000/2006/riat06/at0611-gaprs.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/stirlingeffort/Raspberry%20Ripple/DakotaZA947.jpg

[Courtney Mil]

http://planesandchoppers.com.s3.amazonaws.com/3804.jpg

[spamcanner]

To be fair, the Tucano has never appeared in full raspberry ripple, only the CFS red and white. There was a VC10 with a partial ripple scheme which flew out of Bedford with the RAE many moons ago and also an early R&D Nimrod with a partial scheme. Both had the classic red fins.

[Dan Winterland]

The VC10 was more peach melba rather than rasberry ripple.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/3/6/8/1826863.jpg

[Courtney Mil]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d87/AeroplaneDriver/Mig21001.jpg

[PEI_3721]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8122984312_cd974ef541.jpg (http:// http://www.flickr.com)

Two trusty steeds; the 1-11 didn’t need the full ‘ripple’ because it spent most of its time in fog!

[Davef68]

RAe Bedford Flying club's Cherokee G-ATJG

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1236355M.jpg


There's a list of what became known as Raspberry Ripples (The MOD PE fleet) here:

View topic - Raspberry Ripples - the ultimate list?? (http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47826&sid=62b78b72f0422efb67258353b2a85c8d)

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

You forgot the fastest of the lot!

http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xs422prm.jpg

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.5052192459129474&pid=15.1

[ExAscoteer]

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa121/Debs24_photos/Misc/MyAviationNetPhotoID00707818.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/Debs24_photos/media/Misc/MyAviationNetPhotoID00707818.jpg.html)

And

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa121/Debs24_photos/Misc/1197068.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/Debs24_photos/media/Misc/1197068.jpg.html)

[Wholigan]

Not RAF but aircraft had been flown by RAF pilot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/Wholigan/AIRCRAFT.jpg

[CoffmanStarter]

Courtney ... You've been surfing those plastic model web sites again :=

[CoffmanStarter]

Bucaneer ...

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6032/6329776401_25bc9c5a2a_m.jpg

[CoffmanStarter]

Tonka ...

http://www.angels-20.co.uk/Published/254_5491.jpg

[Plastic Bonsai]

http://www.targeta.co.uk/images/112_9037w7+.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/Plastic_Bonsai/TSRRaspberry_zpse08b416e.png (http://s538.photobucket.com/user/Plastic_Bonsai/media/TSRRaspberry_zpse08b416e.png.html)

[CoffmanStarter]

Plastic B ... Could you just reduce the size of your TSR2 a tad :ok:

[BEagle]

Viscount
Argosy
BAC 1-11 (sort of...)

[ex-fast-jets]

Clean wing - a bit gay - but a great piccie!!

Presumably downwind straight after take-off 'cos no fuel left to do anything useful!!

Rather like a Lightning!!

[Wholigan]

Actually quite a lot of fuel even clean (5800 lbs). Just don't use burner much! ;)

[WasNaeMe]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/DeeGee/Aircraft/AB2.jpg


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[dragartist]

Were the Piper P51 cheiftens not in keeping? They offered a fantastic service when I was working on a mod for Snoopy out of EWAU @ Wyton. used to ring a Mrs Wright up at Bedford. Report to Air Traffic at the given hour. hop on and get to Farnborough in around 25 minutes. Beats the outer london car park any day. when it was being built it could have taken 4 hrs in MT past the film studios, Denham junction etc.

Always arrived in good time to have my Dad show me around what was going on in the hangar. Burp tips in Puma, VAAC harrier, the Seaking with kestral, several Viscounts and Canberras. BAC 1-11 with various noses.

Recall the Glider on the Caption Competition a while back- had a moment like that. The captain turned around and mouthed "have you S#it? His pipe was still alight in his map pocket!

[Lima Juliet]

This little beauty was flown by 'Fast Freddie' and was known as "Raspberry Ripple" - can you guess why? :}

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee240/harry_tranter/ze907.jpg

[clicker]

Heres a couple of JP's I've photographed in recent years. I did see the 6FTS scheme at Finningley, I believe in the mid 70's and liked the colours as soon as I saw it. This was taken at Waddingtons airshow after she was retired from RAF service.

http://www.atomic-album.com/showPic.php/58091/rvk101.JPG

Again this JP was photographed after retirement at Fairford.

http://www.atomic-album.com/showPic.php/58091/rvk100.JPG

Came very close to getting a flight in a JP, one of the captains in the US airline I worked for brought an ex 6FTS aircraft and told me I was welcome to fly with him should I visit the US. But he sold it a few years later as it was a little expensive to run.

[AGS Man]

Don't have a piccy but I think the HP Hastings could be a candidate. Theres a T5 at Cosford TG511 which is partial but IIRC the BFDU at Bedford operated one into the 70s

[CoffmanStarter]

WasNaeMe ... If it's a Christmas Tree Phantom you want ? Then this must be the DB's :ok:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g238/vickersfour/830723_XT597.jpg

[Duplo]

Hey Clicker,

That's my old 6FTS display steed. The jet was painted for the 89 and 90 display seasons after winning the Wright Jubilee Trophy. A Mk5a with tip-tanks. Thanks for the phot..!

Duplo

[dragartist]

Photo United Kingdom - Air Force Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain ZF622 (http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=878731)

There it is - not sure how many they had. PA31 not 51 in my previous post. Must have been the drugs!

[Lightning Mate]

Hey Duplo.....

Here's mine from '76. :)

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu82/Lightning_29/ArrivalIAT1976_zps7d62c8b8.jpg

[Tinribs]

Don't forget the two Viscounts XT661 & 575

[Windy Militant]

http://objectwiki.sciencemuseum.org.uk/wiki/1986_127_De_Havilland_DH104_Dove.jpg

The Old RAE ferry, it used to chug around from Farnborough to Aberporth, Llanbedr and West Freugh every Tuesday and Friday. Now in the Science Museum at Wroughton.

Picture from Science Museum Wiki.

[CoffmanStarter]

Thanks all ...

So I make this the list ?

Andover
BAC111
Basset
Buccaneer
Canberra & SC9
Comet
Dakota
Devon
Gnat
Harrier
Hawk
HS125
HS748
Hunter
Jaguar
Jet Provost
Jetstream
Meteor
Navajo
Phantom
Sea Vixen
Tornado ZA326
Twin Pioneer
Varsity
Viscount
Yak52

F3WMB ... I didn't include the Lightning ... not a total "Ripple" ... if you see what I mean :ok:

I've also excluded other non-ripples (no Blue) and the Canadian F-104.

Leon ... ZE907 is more of a Strawberry Mivvi than a Ripple :ok:

Helicopters

Gazelle
Lynx
Mi7
Puma
Scout
SH3/Sea King
Wessex

Thanks also for the "What If" plastic, CAD and drawn offerings ... but :=

Any more contenders ?

Coff.

[smujsmith]

Coff

I know it's mentioned, but a picture is worth a thousand words. This could qualify maybe ?


http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b572/smujsmith/image_zpsbc230809.jpg

[BEagle]

Chipmunk
Bulldog
Husky

[Haraka]

Farnborough's Shack 3 (WR972) in it's later days ( I always associate it with Sqn Ldr T.. S.......)

[lightningmate]

Haraka,

The Shack 3 finished in early 1973, way before 'Raspberry Ripple' came to be. The Shack T4 went on for quite a bit longer but only had the addition of some orange colour enhancements aimed to improved its low-level conspicuity during use for the early electro-optical seeker programmes.

lm

[CoffmanStarter]

BEagle ... I'm not sure that a Chipmunk or Bulldog ever had the "blue" of the true Raspberry Ripple scheme ? Yes to Red, White, Grey and Black :confused:

I'm not aware that the Husky sported Blue as a colour when she was decked out in the RWGB Training Scheme.

But stand to be corrected :ok:

Coff.

[CoffmanStarter]

Thanks Smuj ... I think that's a "pass" as the scheme isn't a true "ripple" :ok:

[BEagle]

Learning Command used the term 'raspberry ripple' long before RAE, ETPS, DERA or KwintyKwoo started their red, white and blue colour scheme....

Anyway, whoever heard of a raspberry ripple with blue in it?

This thread is getting a bit spotterish...:8

[CoffmanStarter]

Fair do's ... but there are some really iconic aircraft here :ok:

Me spotty ... Nah ... I took the Penicillin early :E

[smujsmith]

Fair cop Coff, one day I'll get it right.:*

[PingDit]

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/PingDit/Snoopy.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/user/PingDit/media/Snoopy.jpg.html)

[Haraka]

As Beags said it all depends on what you mean by "Raspberry Ripple". Certainly that was what we called the JP's when they came in to that scheme (a.k.a." ice cream wagon" , "milk shake" " stop me and buy one" ) at the Towers c. 1968-69.
Farnborough's Western Squadron's Shack 3 latterly had blue nacelles and fins with a blue cheatline and a white back , but admittedly not much red IIRC. The T4 ( also Western squadron, but not in the same scheme) was eventually flown up to a museum in Scotland, being sold for a sum of money less than the cost of the fuel left in its tanks on arrival ( allegedly :)) . Happy days.

[MKIII]

Slingsby T-21 Sedbergh

Slingsby T-31 Kirby Cadet

Slingsby T-61 Venture

Slingsby T-45 Swallow

[dragartist]

Seeing the picture of Snoopy brought back memories. I went on a school trip from Swavesey to Marshall when she was being converted (MA were building the noses for Concorde at the time).

I also sat in the Mods Ctee meeting when they were discussing painting the cock on the tail. Lots of arguments over how big it should be - should not be bigger than the RAF roundel etc. went on for an hour. My bit on Secure comms took 10 mins!

Looks a sorry state sat at Marshall now the A400m engine test is over.

Coff- I don't know if it qualifies for the ripple tittle. I don't know if the red and white iconic nose has been preserved. It would have looked out of place on the FAAM 146.

[howiehowie93]

There were two Alcock & Brown Raspberry Ripple Phantoms.

Anyone got a pic of them together ?

They were the first of the Barley Grey Phantoms.

regards
Howie

[Wander00]

DA - and at the time (1969), having left the RAF for the first time, I was at Marshalls production controlling the first two Concorde noses that the firm designed and built. Some years later I was back in the RAF and ushering the AFB seats at the BoB Memorial Service in Westminster Abbey. Sir Arthur appeared and I started to show him to his seat. "Didn't you used to work for me?" he asked - I admitted that I had, and had turned down the offer of a better job with the firm. I wonder what would have been the outcome if I had stayed.

[dragartist]

Wonder - a number of the MA Design team came to work with us at EWAU after Concorde. We undertook a number of jobs on the C130 at Cambridge (FIMPA FIS and several I am forbidden to mention) I finished my time working out of the Airport but never worked for MA. I think the best thing at MA is the Canteen! I still get there every now and again to the RAeS Lectures. I even delivered one myself.

Apologies for the thread drift.

[CoffmanStarter]

HH93 ... There are a number of single pics on the Web ... not been able to find the pair ...

http://gb.fotolibra.com/images/previews/499941-anniversary-phantom-fgr2-xv486.jpeg

[claron]

The picture of the Alcock and Browne F4, is XV486 the back up aircraft. XV424 had a black sharks fin arial above the greek flag, that's how we could tell them apart.

[polyglory]

Gloster Javelin, it flew over Wattisham in the Seventies on its last flight to the Muesum. Sadly I have lost my photo of it.

[Phileas Fogg]

If it hasn't already been done:

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/3/4/5/0/23125_1323631054.jpg

[WasNaeMe]

Hh...

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2156/2185341702_ee8dacf42a_m.jpg (http:// http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2156/2185341702_ee8dacf42a_m.jpg)

[Rigga]

erm....

Whirlwinds?
Photos: Westland WS-55-3 Whirlwind HAR10 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/Westland-WS-55-3-Whirlwind/2232041/L/&sid=b0b5a06e0a768c842da1e69213f83cd4)

[Tinribs]

Don't forget the RAE Viscounts xt575 & 661

[howiehowie93]

For some reason I thought the other one was XV468 to make it look like a typo or something if one went U/S before a display somewhere.

We had Mr Barley visit once and they had been painted over by then but for some reason they were literary painted over - the Raspberry Ripple livery was showing though like VPL !! on one wing a large patch of red & blue was showing where the surface handn't been keyed properly.

They must have been quite heavier with all that extra paint on them.

regards
Howie