Vampire T11 .... out now with a few pics!
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Re: Vampire T11 .... out now with a few pics!
Snap Trev I reckon a few unnecessary poly's have gone too as this and the Sea Venom, though very similar, had much different frame hits.
Anyone got any idea of how the underwing reg should have been?? Danno may have got it right but it doesn't look right if you see what I mean :think:
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Anyone got any idea of how the underwing reg should have been?? Danno may have got it right but it doesn't look right if you see what I mean :think:
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Re: Vampire T11 .... out now with a few pics!
Hi ChrisChris H wrote:Were the Admirals Barge aircraft ever mint-green? The only reference I can find about this is a rather lurid green Vampire model when I search for images, and I'm assuming it's a fictional aircraft with no reference as I believe XX160 is a Hawk serial (do they re-use the numbers?)
I don't think they were mint and mentioned above.
XX160 is a Hawk
They don't re-use serials and that serial is far too late for a Vampire
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Re: Vampire T11 .... out now with a few pics!
"XX160"
Sounds like someone saw a bit of an underwing reg from VV160 and assumed XX160?
They haven't experienced Garry and me
Edit: the above was speculation - just dug out my Post-war Military Aircraft Vol5 "Vampire, Venom and Sea Vixen" which says "Vampire F Mk20 VV136-165, English Electric-built for RN"
Sounds like someone saw a bit of an underwing reg from VV160 and assumed XX160?
They haven't experienced Garry and me
Edit: the above was speculation - just dug out my Post-war Military Aircraft Vol5 "Vampire, Venom and Sea Vixen" which says "Vampire F Mk20 VV136-165, English Electric-built for RN"
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Re: Vampire T11 .... out now with a few pics!
Thanks Garry. I never was a spotter so the numbers are just that to my eyes.Garry Russell wrote:Hi ChrisChris H wrote:Were the Admirals Barge aircraft ever mint-green? The only reference I can find about this is a rather lurid green Vampire model when I search for images, and I'm assuming it's a fictional aircraft with no reference as I believe XX160 is a Hawk serial (do they re-use the numbers?)
I don't think they were mint and mentioned above.
XX160 is a Hawk
They don't re-use serials and that serial is far too late for a Vampire
Garry
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Re: Vampire T11 .... out now with a few pics!
Point is chaps, Dan has obviously copied the reg off that shot in the gallery and to my eyes (even with my glasses on) the reg on the boom looks very much like XX160. I don't know what else it could be :think: The first two letters are definately XX.. the fist number is 1.. the second looks more like a 6 to me than any other number and the last one is 0 :o :roll: Right or wrong, it certainly looks like what is painted on the aircraft in PeteP's shot.
That aside.. I'd be reasonably sure that Dan has the underwing reg's wrong. Both face fwd and the LH should face back.
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That aside.. I'd be reasonably sure that Dan has the underwing reg's wrong. Both face fwd and the LH should face back.
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HIya Dave
What gallery?...I didn't know about a pic I have a look..when I know where it is
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What gallery?...I didn't know about a pic I have a look..when I know where it is
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garry... Its in with Pete's Lee on Solent pictures... It sure does look like XX160 :think:
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Penny just drop about the gallery got it......looks like XA something.
I'll take a closer look...doesn't look like XX though :think:
I'll check mit out
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I'll take a closer look...doesn't look like XX though :think:
I'll check mit out
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The list in the zip file on this page reports to be a full production list... no XX's to be found. :think:
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/production.htm
The Navy didn't use a strange numbering scheme for the barge's did they?
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/production.htm
The Navy didn't use a strange numbering scheme for the barge's did they?
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Definately not XX far too late a serial and belongs to a Hawk. XX is mid 1970's
I have enlarged it and it is XA(?)60.............XA160 was a Vampire and a T.22 at that.
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I have enlarged it and it is XA(?)60.............XA160 was a Vampire and a T.22 at that.
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