Crimea_River
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You're leaning toward one that looks pretty cool.
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JKim
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What's holding up the creation of the GB 32 sub-forum? I thought we had that issue rectified?
I deal with a problem or doubt that I have and I can not solve and I hope you can or chase me to find what I am looking for or provide the information.
I'm starting to prepare to open a thread in this GB with a wellington vickers, I want to do it because I love it with the camouflage of the coastal command and of step make my small contribution to the crews of RAF that flew from iceland, the kit of this MPM airplane comes a wellington mk IC with the registration W5674, I have searched it and by this enrollment I only found that it was DF + D but the decals are from DF + O, by DF + O I have not found anything I have nothing Books of: +4 publication, ian allan publications and a monograph that appeared of flypast but nothing and after this my doubt, I would like to know if this wellington the w5674 was the DF + O or not, and if the DF + O was not the W5674 I registered, because in Iceland I found a photo of the day that arrived at the rekyjavik airfield, which is in the British Air Ministry, I contacted this ministry but I have not had an answer, I have sent several museums mail Asking for information about this plane but the answers have been the same we have no information about it.
If anyone can help me I appreciate it
I'm starting to prepare to open a thread in this GB with a wellington vickers, I want to do it because I love it with the camouflage of the coastal command and of step make my small contribution to the crews of RAF that flew from iceland, the kit of this MPM airplane comes a wellington mk IC with the registration W5674, I have searched it and by this enrollment I only found that it was DF + D but the decals are from DF + O, by DF + O I have not found anything I have nothing Books of: +4 publication, ian allan publications and a monograph that appeared of flypast but nothing and after this my doubt, I would like to know if this wellington the w5674 was the DF + O or not, and if the DF + O was not the W5674 I registered, because in Iceland I found a photo of the day that arrived at the rekyjavik airfield, which is in the British Air Ministry, I contacted this ministry but I have not had an answer, I have sent several museums mail Asking for information about this plane but the answers have been the same we have no information about it.
If anyone can help me I appreciate it
fubar57
General
This is what I've found on W5674 so far...
From "Coastal Command 1939-45" by Ian Carter: Ian Alan Publishing
From "Coastal Command 1939-45" by Ian Carter: Ian Alan Publishing
fubar57
General
The plot thickens. This photo has the caption; "DF•O/W5674 of 221 Squadron of Coastal Command at Rekyjavik, Iceland. The Coastal Command color scheme has replaced the original Bomber Command scheme with which the aircraft commenced operations carrying the individual letter "D"."
From "Wellington in Action" by Ron Mackay: Squadron/Signal Publishing
This photo was in the GR Mk. VIII section
From "Wellington in Action" by Ron Mackay: Squadron/Signal Publishing
This photo was in the GR Mk. VIII section
fubar57
General
I've found a third photo showing the aircraft in the Bomber Command colors as shown in my first post in the book "Wellington at War". It also says the aircraft was a Mk. VIII
This infoand pic found via the net... "Wellington GR Mark VIII, W5674 DF-D, of No. 221 Squadron RAF based at Limavady, County Londonderry, seen here at the Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd works at Brooklands, Surrey, following its conversion from a Mark IC aircraft by fitting ASV Mark II anti-submarine radar, (the censor has removed the aerial-array on the top of the fuselage, but left the wing mounted aerials uncensored). This aircraft subsequently flew with No. 7 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit, also based at Limavady."
Your look my friend, how far I have investigated in this photo was manipulated the plane to eliminate the upper reaches but could not eliminate the lateral antennas
fubar57
General
Before the censor had his way 
Cross posted with Wojtek
Cross posted with Wojtek
And here is another kite of the squadron marked DF-S " A Vickers Wellington of No. 221 Squadron RAF based at Limavady, County Londonderry, guides an escort vessel to pick up the crew of a Focke Wulf Fw 200 Kondor in a dinghy, after they were shot down in the Atlantic by a Lockheed Hudson of No. 233 Squadron RAF."
I will put a photo that will be for the exclusive use for this thread so that you can see the airplane in question, I got it by chance from a page that has disappeared and as I do not know if it has or not copyright, will be reiterated for exclusive use in this thread
The plane in question in rekyjavik the same day that arrived at the aerodrome,
But what about the number of the license plate? It is priceless not a simple mark or dirt where it went, So I read the plane was delivered directly from the factory in limavidy and after two days there was sent to st-eval, in the extraction of the book "history of 221 sqn" you can see here:
History of 221 Squadron
The plane in question in rekyjavik the same day that arrived at the aerodrome,
But what about the number of the license plate? It is priceless not a simple mark or dirt where it went, So I read the plane was delivered directly from the factory in limavidy and after two days there was sent to st-eval, in the extraction of the book "history of 221 sqn" you can see here:
History of 221 Squadron
fubar57
General
From what I can see, the Mk.VIII is just a converted Mk.IC with the addition of aerials. Were there any other changes?
Note that in the above photos that the center section windows weren't removed/covered over and the aft windows weren't added as suggested by these line drawings
Dang, now cross posted with Sergio. Sergio, I would go with the code letter "O" myself for the Coastal Command version
Note that in the above photos that the center section windows weren't removed/covered over and the aft windows weren't added as suggested by these line drawings
Dang, now cross posted with Sergio. Sergio, I would go with the code letter "O" myself for the Coastal Command version
Crimea_River
Marshal
It's not impossible that the aircarft carried two different ID letters at 2 different times. If it left the squadron for a time and a new aircraft got the letter D, then upon return it could have been assigned a different number, in this case O.
Geo if you look at the photo the plane according to the windows and other it is seen that it is an MK IC
If I already think a 4 more than a 6 or 8, Come, on i think
fubar57
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