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Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 19:49
by Chris558
It was never an RAF Brit, and with XM496 already in this scheme, I would have prefered a re-paint of the former BOAC scheme, but the colours look good.....
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6759
Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 19:55
by Techy111
Wow....she looks great...what a beauty...shame they couldn't get the cheat line straight....

(last photo)
Tony
Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 20:04
by TSR2
Very nice, shame they couldn't have made the paint scheme accurate for the aircraft though

Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 21:08
by DaveB
Nice enough shot but nothing extraordinary
Given the Brit was going nowhere other than to scrap, I suppose the only thing that could be done was paint it in RAF colours. Wish EP was that clean :-(
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 21:44
by VEGAS
Does nowt for me that scheme I'm afraid. Preferred her in her BOAC scheme.
Last saw it in Jan 2006

Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 23:48
by Kevin Farnell
Last time I went to Cosford (about 10 months ago), she was being repainted. There were, literally, people standing on her with paintbrushes in their hands.
Kevin
Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 06 Mar 2009, 00:11
by DispatchDragon
Sorry
I think its a shame - making her look to be something she wasnt! :roll:
I much preferred her when she looked like this
Leif
Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 06 Mar 2009, 00:34
by TSR2
thats a lovely shot Leif... where / when was it taken?
Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 06 Mar 2009, 04:56
by DispatchDragon
Luton in the late 70s - I think - Keith James was delivering back to OM
I'm trying to remember whose photo it is - Ive used it as my desktop for a long time - I flew probably about 300-350 hours on Victor Fox - she was a nice beasty - light weight and fast plus the pressurization worked great on it.
Leif
Re: Britannia "XM497"
Posted: 06 Mar 2009, 09:16
by Trev Clark
Is it me, or is that 'Royal Air Force Transport Command' legend above the windows a tad on the large size?