72 Sqn queery

[Sploosher]

A flickr contact of mine took a picture of a 72 Squadron Tucano at Coningsby with the name of an African king "Moshoeshoe on the side,and he was wondering what the connection, if any, was/is.

Can anyone help

[XR219]

It's to do with the fact that 72 Sqn is also No 72 (Basutoland) Squadron.

IIRC Moshoeshoe was a king of Basutoland and indeed another 72(R) Tucano is named Basuto.

There are others with names and they slip my mind at present!

[Mayfly]

'Black Prince' is another

[XR219]

Here's a list of 72(R) machines with some names, where applicable:

ZF161 Quachas Nek
ZF169 Makesi
ZF205 Black Horse
ZF209 Eniskillen
ZF295 (no name)
ZF339 Nix Six primus
ZF343 Basuto
ZF344 Moshoeshoe
ZF448 (90th Anniversary marks)
ZF483 Jason
ZF512 (no name)
ZF515 Argonaut

Some of these are now in store.

[Jigsaw]

The 2 with no name are actually called 'And' & 'The'.
You usually see them in formation with Jason and Argonaut

[Sploosher]

Thanks everyone....................