PA474

[Mayfly]

Is in for new nose art and should be out for the weekend sporting her mew colours.

[Hihonyr8811]

We waited for her Sunday at Humberside, but for what ever reason she didn't make it, well she hadn't by the tame we gave up at 6pm

Don't know if this'll work, but here's a pic from on of the engineers.

https://twitter.com/sprotty01/status/24 ... 76/photo/1

[Cluny]

Spooky , Helen and I were discussing on Friday that she must be due a change soon
Why are they doing it now though ?
The display season isn't over yet [another month left] , surely it would make more sense to do the change during the winter service
Oh well , what do I know
So long "Phantom of the Rurh"

[Mayfly]

I understand it's only until the next major so not long term.

[Hazzer111]

Damn, I really liked the phantoms nose art

[Mayfly]

Yes so do I, tho' it's not the most artistic design [IMHO] it has a pleasing originality and really suits the Lanc.

[Cluny]

Agreed here too .

But I think I've worked it out who she may be when she reappears Friday , next year is the 70th Anniversary of Operation Chastise [Dambusters raid]

[Nickolas]

Back to AJ-G do you think???

[Cluny]

Very likely or another one of the raiders , the early change and the coming anniversary seem TOO coincidental to me

[Minty4371]

New images of PA474 from BBMF Facebook Page.

[Xplumberlives]

I thought she'd left!

[Cluny]

Agreed here too .

But I think I've worked it out who she may be when she reappears Friday , next year is the 70th Anniversary of Operation Chastise [Dambusters raid]

Sort of right then , not from the raid itself but a late war 617 Sqn scheme

[Hazzer111]

New images of PA474 from BBMF Facebook Page.

Looks good, better go for a ride to Coningsby to get a better look at her

The repaint is for 3 years.

[Hazzer111]

We waited for her Sunday at Humberside, but for what ever reason she didn't make it, well she hadn't by the tame we gave up at 6pm

Don't know if this'll work, but here's a pic from on of the engineers.

https://twitter.com/sprotty01/status/24 ... 76/photo/1

On the flying program it says she left humberside today at 11:00am http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.c ... D699BE4BA3

[Mayfly]

I think the art work looks like it's been well done but I don't like it as nose art for PA474 - too tweeeeeeeeeeee for me. tho' of course I understand the reason 617 Sqn was honoured.

[Hihonyr8811]

Probably should put this in the spotted thread as It's not really nose art related but couldn't resist. (try to ignore the dust, I can't shift it )



right place right time, we thought she'd be long gone by the time we got there, so we didn't bother attempting to go to Humberside to see her leave, but I spotted a massive fungus on a tree stump on the side of the road and as I was photographing it, we heard her in the distance brilliant, couldn't believe our luck, if we hadn't stopped we wouldn't have seen her.

Here's the fungus if anyone's interested in that kind of thing



Personally I like it, I wasn't really a fan of the Phantom scheme but that's just my opinion.