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Amos Keeto 24th Feb 2019 10:32
Twin Pioneer
 
I am gathering material for a model-maker's book in the Warpaint series on the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer and would like to hear from anyone that has good quality photos of the type in civil and military service, particular anyone who flew the type in RAF service in the Middle and Far East?. Also any unusual and rare colour schemes like Philippine Air Lines, Kuwait Oil Co etc?

Cornish Jack 24th Feb 2019 20:27
We had one on loan in Bangkok (with crew) from Seletar in the early 60s. I have a few ( *grainy!) colour shots from that period in Thailand and Laos, if any use. PM if wanted.

evansb 25th Feb 2019 02:09
I recall a similar request for photos of the Twin Pioneer aircraft several years ago on this thread. I will dig into my archives but I make no promises.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e8/32...c716ed97d7.jpg

India Four Two 25th Feb 2019 02:37
“Not so heavy on the brakes, next time, Hoskins!”

JW411 25th Feb 2019 14:40
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....faca196784.jpg
XM940 21 Squadron RAF Khormaksar families day 1967.

wub 25th Feb 2019 15:31
Hunting Aerial Surveys
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psevqoxhhr.jpg

Quemerford 25th Feb 2019 19:01
Originally Posted by wub (Post 10400157)
Not Hunting: Flight One as I recall. Based at Staverton back in the day?

golf yankee one one 25th Feb 2019 19:39
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6ca742bbe6.jpg

In a children's park in Malacca, Malaysia c2006, not sure if it's still there.

eckhard 25th Feb 2019 21:48
Originally Posted by Quemerford (Post 10400337)
Not Hunting: Flight One as I recall. Based at Staverton back in the day?
I agree; Flight One operated this one as well as G-AZHJ. However, Hunting Surveys leased one of them for some survey work, I think in the late 1980s. I used to fly the Huntings Dove and had the added pleasure of a ride in the right seat of Twin Pin ZHJ(?) while on a survey flight around the Home Counties. My ears have only now just about recovered.

As far as I remember, the “Hunting” one got as far as Muscat. Took them about two weeks and 50galls of oil to get there!

Sorry, no photos.

Fris B. Fairing 25th Feb 2019 23:17
This is VH-AIS (C/N 540) at Bankstown, NSW on 17SEP72. At the time the aeroplane was configured for aeromagnetic survey.


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....cdad382eb9.jpg

megan 26th Feb 2019 00:14
A few photos at bottom of page of some Oz aircraft.

GEOFF GOODALL'S AVIATION HISTORY SITE

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VH-BHJ

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer VH-AIS | Warbirds Online

DaveReidUK 26th Feb 2019 06:49
Originally Posted by golf yankee one one (Post 10400365)
In a children's park in Malacca, Malaysia c2006, not sure if it's still there.
It's actually one of the exhibits in an offshoot of the Melaka Transportation Museum (hence also the bit of railway track in the foreground) at Taman Bunga Merdeka (aka Coronation Park) in Melaka.

Wikipedia suggests the museum itself is now closed, but the Twin Pin was still there last month: https://www.netairspace.com/photos/F.../photo_293852/

wub 26th Feb 2019 08:41
Originally Posted by Quemerford (Post 10400337)
Not Hunting: Flight One as I recall. Based at Staverton back in the day?
I stand corrected

pr00ne 1st Mar 2019 17:50
JW411,

You sure that is 1967? Wouldn't it have been a bit 'sporty' there in 1967, and hadn't most families gone by then?

Liffy 1M 1st Mar 2019 19:49
This could be a fruitful source: https://www.flickr.com/groups/sapioneers/

Herod 1st Mar 2019 22:18
pr00ne. IIRC the families left about July time. This could have been earlier? I arrived early May '67, and I don't recall a families day.


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