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Another 2 paints for Nigel's Avro Tutor. Both of these are representative 'best guess' of the time paints, but were actually assigned to these units as far as I can find out. K3215 (better known today as the last surviving Avro Tutor G-AHSA/ K3241 in CFS aerobatic team colours) recorded as...

Another 2 paints for Nigel's Avro Tutor. Both of these are representative of tails assigned to squadrons at RAF Manston, Kent, in the pre-war years. K3409 recorded as being allocated to the oldest squadron in RAF @ 1934-35; 2 (AC) Sqn. In overall silver dope finish ; the squadron emblem (the...

Another paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor. One of 40 aircraft built under contract350988/34 to meet Specification 24/34. Delivered between December, 1934 and March, 1935. I found a (book) reference that K4811 was issued from new to 13 (Army Cooperation) Squadron at RAF Netheravon; so here it is in...

Found a picture on Flightglobal web site archive of aircraft from the London University Air Squadron in formation during their annual camp (at RAF Duxford) of 1938, comprising of two Tutors and a Hawker Hart. It describes the prominent fuselage stripe on the Tutors' as purple in colour (being...

Uploaded on behalf of David Staff (aka DJS1) this is part 3 of 3 “A small series of largely Central and East European “what-ifs” based on Nigel Richards Avro Tutor , 621 and PWS-18. As far as I am able to ascertain, and I’m more than happy to be corrected, the schemes I have used are largely...

David “Uploaded on behalf of David Staff (aka DJS1) this is part 2 of 3 A small series of largely Central and East European “what-ifs” based on Nigel Richards Avro Tutor , 621 and PWS-18. As far as I am able to ascertain, and I’m more than happy to be corrected, the schemes I have used are...

Uploaded on behalf of David Staff (aka DJS1) this is part 1 of 3 “A small series of largely Central and East European “what-ifs” based on Nigel Richards Avro Tutor , 621 and PWS-18. As far as I am able to ascertain, and I’m more than happy to be corrected, the schemes I have used are largely...

Another 'maybe' paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor. We know that at outbreak of WW2, Belgium handed their surviving Avro's (from original complement of 12) off to the French. It is known some went to Vichy forces in Algeria for pilot training, but what about the rest , did one escape to Switzerland...

Another 'maybe' paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor. As I have alluded to in previous paints, four of the Greek Avro Tutors escaped from Crete to Mersa Matruh in Egypt (accompanied by a lone Fairey Swordfish to provide wayfinding), the references show that these four were later impressed into service...

Two more 'maybe' paints for Nigel's Avro Tutor, again based on historical events. 1) 173 Sqn, RAF, Heliopolis, Egypt 1942. 2) Royal Egyptian Air Force ; Heliopolis, Egypt 1942. As I have alluded to in previous paints, four of the Greek HAF Avro Tutors escaped from Crete to Mersa Matruh in...

'Maybe' or perhaps better described as 'Plausible' Paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor Floatplane version. G-ABIR s/n 497 was one of two model 621 Tutors built for Air Service Training Ltd, of Hamble, near Southampton. (Its sister ship being G-ABIS, In later life, both were retro-fitted with 'Townend...

Paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor. Avro Tutor K6090 Jan 1939 Fresh from #1 FTS at RAF Netheravon, K6090 was allocated to 23 ERFTS at Rochester, under the custodianship of Short Bros; known to have crashed in Dartford Creek on or about Jan 31st 1939, there being several photos' showing it upside...

'Maybe' Paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor. Avro Tutor Vichy French Air Force. Continuing the story of the Belgian model 626 Avro's; at outbreak of WW2 , the surviving ones from the batch numbered A-1 to A-12 in Belgian service were handed off to the French. A-8 is known to have ended up in Algeria...

Paints for Nigel's Avro Tutor. Avro Tutor Belgian Air force pair Belgium took 12 model 626 Avro's in service between 1935 and 1940, at the flight school at Wevelgem. Numbered A-1 to A-12 ,they mostly flew with the extra cockpit of the 626 faired over if the photo's are representative. At the...

A 'maybe' Paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor. Avro Tutor "under new management" by USAAC "somewhere in England" Based along the lines of the Tiger Moth 'Dorothy' that was known to have been used by 353RD FG; I figured there might have been a Tutor somewhere too. FS9 as I don't run FSX, sorry, feel...

This file contains alternative textures for the Messerschmitt Bf-109 C1-D1 by Shessi. Among other locations, this package can be found here: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...-C1-D1-FS9-zip. For this repaint some parts of the panel lines from the IL2 template by 13_ManOWar were used. These...

Maybe' Paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor. So I got to thinking; what if the Italian forces in their invasion of Greece captured an Avro intact? Or maybe it was one of the four that escaped via Crete to Mersah Matruh in Egypt and got left behind there during Allied retreat?

Paints for Nigel's Avro Tutor. Two 'G' registered tails. G-AFZW representing an aeroplane used by No 32 ERFTS ; Between April and Sept 1939 PS & IOW Aviation of Portsmouth, operated No. 32 ERFTS at Greatham, Hartlepool on behalf of RAF. Greatham airfield, was later to be known as RAF Greatham...

Paint for Nigel's Avro 621 Trainer My take on one of 2 Avro 623 which were ceded to Kenya Auxiliary Air unit in 1939-40, having previously been in service to Tanganyika government. Now, two things here: The 623 was a 3-seater version of 621 ,used for aerial survey work (And we don't have one...

Paint for Nigel's Avro Tutor. K3315 'N' as photographed at No.4 FTS, RAF Abu Sueir/RAF Habbaniya , @1939, operating without a 'Townend' ring cowl installed. On 1 April 1921, No 4 Flying Training School opened at Abu Sueir in Egypt to train pilots, primarily for squadrons based in the Middle...