British Army Beavers
...one of the main requests was a door that was wide enough that you could roll fuel drums up planks and into the cabin.
If I was the commanding officer off a Beaver unit I would not expect different coloured spinners, numbers, etc. to identify the aircraft I was supposed to fly.
I would expect it to be parked adjacent to my office door.
I would expect it to be parked adjacent to my office door.
And had the door been an inch wider you wouldn't skin your knuckles on the door frame when you rolled said drum up the plank.
Ah, the voice of experience!
I've never done it myself, but surely it must have been easier than trying to load drums into a Norseman?
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Reference the side elevation of the Beaver:
I served in the Army Air Corps in Northern Ireland but somehow never met up with the other Beaver operator called The Royal Army Army Aviation Corps who were operating there and who even duplicated our serial numbers and camouflage.
I served in the Army Air Corps in Northern Ireland but somehow never met up with the other Beaver operator called The Royal Army Army Aviation Corps who were operating there and who even duplicated our serial numbers and camouflage.
Oddities in colours could be just accidental. Beaver spares came at times from civilian sources, so colour could be anything. An example would be the local purchase of a carburretor for the BATUS aircraft. Caused a lot of alarm and despondancy as they used all the petty cash for the whole exercise in one go. A good idea at the time!!!!!
