Tucano or Spitfire?

[Nick]

Ever wondered what a Tucano would look like in WW2 Spitfire markings?

http://www.raf.mod.uk/tucanodisplayteam/gallery/spitfireformation.cfm

[Radish]

So that's what they look like in the flesh. Seen profile art. Nice.

[Green Dragon]

Saw it in Air Forces Monthly and hope Airfix will repop the Tucano in these colours. I keep getting outbid on ebay with the earlier issues!

Paul Harrison

[PR19_Kit]

Driving up the M6 toward Carlisle on Friday that actual Tucano (or the other one, there being two apparently...) came batting up the Lune Valley at some knots and quite low too. It's amazing just how much it looks like a Spitfire when it's airborne. I bet the performance isn't that much different either.

[beowulf]

sweeet! 

go nicely with the hawk in that colour scheme that was knocking about

[nev]

Lovely

[Thorvic]

Whers Ollie in C-FWIT to act as a suitable target 

[Taiidantomcat]

Thats awesome! Would love to see it on a Tornado though 

[philp]

I like this much better than the Hawk.

But, does it still have the 8 x .303s in the wings or something a little heavier hitting?

[simmie]

That Tucano just looks so right in those colours, 

Now few more retro coloured RAF birds would be fun.......RAF Coastal Command Nimrod??

[PR19_Kit]

Now few more retro coloured RAF birds would be fun.......RAF Coastal Command Nimrod??

If we had any that were still flying of course.......... 

[JayBee]

Now few more retro coloured RAF birds would be fun.......RAF Coastal Command Nimrod??

If we had any that were still flying of course.......... 

Thanks KIt, you beat me to that one, but then again aren't the R1's still flying?

JimB

[Martin H]

Ok so when do we see a Tonka in the Bomber command night bomber scheme?

Now few more retro coloured RAF birds would be fun.......RAF Coastal Command Nimrod??

If we had any that were still flying of course..........  

Thanks KIt, you beat me to that one, but then again aren't the R1's still flying?

JimB

They are until the Boeing Airseaker Mk 1 enters service .................Yes that is to be the official British name for the Rivet Joint! As confirmed by a reliable IPMS Brampton/RAF officer source at Hendon yesterday. You would have thought they would have come up with a better name?

[Mossie]

Would have thought they would have come up with a better aircraft....

Think I saw them about a week ago, there were four Tucano's above York Uni (close to Linton-on-Ouse), the lead two were definately not in the standard trainer black.  Couldn't make out the details, but it's likely it was this pair.

[PR19_Kit]

They are until the Boeing Airseaker Mk 1 enters service .................Yes that is to be the official British name for the Rivet Joint! As confirmed by a reliable IPMS Brampton/RAF officer source at Hendon yesterday. You would have thought they would have come up with a better name?

At this rate Waddington will look like Heathrow in the 60s, everything in sight a Boeing. 

I wouldn't mind so much but the Rivet Joints are OLDER than the R1s so why change?