In Bag Review of Fantasy Printshop 1/48th Scale
Airfile Decals No. ED-48002
For Hawker Hunter Twin Seater Fighters
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2023
MSRP: 25.95 £ ($33.23)
Copyright: 2023
MSRP: 25.95 £ ($33.23)
THE SHEET:
Fantasy Workshop is based in the UK.
This sheet and 3 others came to me in a stiff, sealed cardboard envelope.
This decal sheet and 2 other sheets are to 1/48th scale and 1 other sheet is to 1/35th scale.
All the decal sheets are the water-slide type.
THE SET:
This 2 sheet decal set comes in a zip-locked clear cello bag.
It contains the decal sheet and the instructions.
The 2 decal sheets each come with a cloudy sheet to protect their faces to protect them from scratches.
Fantasy Workshop is based in the UK.
This sheet and 3 others came to me in a stiff, sealed cardboard envelope.
This decal sheet and 2 other sheets are to 1/48th scale and 1 other sheet is to 1/35th scale.
All the decal sheets are the water-slide type.
THE SET:
This 2 sheet decal set comes in a zip-locked clear cello bag.
It contains the decal sheet and the instructions.
The 2 decal sheets each come with a cloudy sheet to protect their faces to protect them from scratches.
The instructions consist of an unbound booklet of 16 pages in 5 ¾” x 8 ¼” page format and 4 loose pages in the same format. The decal sheets are the same size.
The cover page of the instructions shows 9 color side views of Hawker Hunters, that are repeated again on the pages within the booklet. One corner of the cover page gives the set no. FPAF 72002, which tells us that Fantasy also makes a decal set in 72nd scale.
At the bottom is Fantasy’s street address, web & E-mail addresses and phone number in the UK.
There are 27 color side views in the booklet and 8 color top-views as 2-views.
Page 1 & 2 shows four 2-views that show each side of a Hawker Hunter.
The first one is a Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7. It is overall high-speed silver, with a drop tank that is dark sea-grey over light aircraft-grey. It has a black nose and rudder tip. Fuselage roundels. Without the horizontal bars, followed by a yellow band and black no. XL60 and a red, white and blue vertical fin flash.
It was with 1st Squadron, Royal Air Force, Brawdy, late 1960s.
The second one is also a Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7. It is in a camouflage of dark-green and dark sea-grey wave pattern, over light aircraft grey undercarriage. It has a white triangle with a black letter R on it that is high on the rudder, over a red, white and blue vertical flash. On the side of the fuselage, under the elevators is white no. WV372, followed by a roundel that has black arms with white triangle on each horizontal bar.
It was with the same squadron as the first one above in the 60’s.
The third one is also a T.Mk.7. in the same colors as the second one above. It has a white letter L high on the rudder sides, over a fin flash. There Is a roundel with black horizontal bars, with yellow lightning bolts on each horizontal bar.
It was with IV (AC) Squadron, Royal Air Force Gutersich, West Germany, April 1970.
The fourth one is also a T.Mk.7, that is overall high speed-silver, with a black nose and rudder tip, fin flash, black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield, red horizontal bars around the nose and behind the fuselage roundel, with a black no. XL596 on the red bars. Roundels do not have the bars and are in the usual 6 locations.
Pages 3 & 4 show 4 side views showing both sides of a T.Mk.7.
The first one is overall high-speed silver, with black nose and tail tips, fuselage roundel, followed by a yellow fuselage band and black ser. no. NV318.. Roundels in the usual 6 locations, without the horizontal bars.
It was of V (AC) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Brawdy, October 1974.
The second scheme also shows both sides of a T.Mk.7. It is in a dark-green & dark Sea Grey disruptive camouflage pattern, over a light aircraft-grey undercarriage, white wingtips, dark sea grey over light aircraft grey drop-tanks, a small black letter J on the nose-gear door. It has a fuselage roundel that has horizontal bars that are horizontal stripes of yellow, blue and red and a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash.
It was with no. 8 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Masirah, Oman, 1967.
The third scheme also shows both sides of a T.Mk.7 in the same colors as the second one above. It has roundels that have no ears, a white XV under the cockpit sides and a black 38 on the nose-gear door. Roundels are in the usual 6 locations, without horizontal bars.
It was with XV Squadron. Royal Air Force, Laarbruch, West Germany, 1983.
The fourth scheme also shows both sides of a T.Mk.7., that is overall high speed-silver, with a black nose and rudder tip, fin flash, black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield, red horizontal bars around the nose and behind the fuselage roundel, with a black no. 83 behind the red bars on the nose, and a black XL800 on the red bars on the rear, a small black 83 high on the rudder sides and a red, white and blue vertical fin flash. Roundels on the fuselage sides have black and white checkerboard-pattern on the horizontal bars. Other roundels are in the normal 6 positions, without the bars.
It was aircraft no. 83, of Royal Air Force, Wattisham Station Flight, 1970’s.
Pages 5 & 6 shows 4 side views of a T,Mk.7.
The first scheme is in a trainer scheme of red, white and light aircraft-grey, black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield red fuel-tanks. It has a black nose tip, a black circle, outlined in yellow, with a white stick-figure running on it. A red, white and blue vertical fin flash on the rudder sides, black XL600 under the elevators and a black 93 on the sides of the nose. Rondels in the usual 6 positions, with no bars on them.
It was with the Royal Air Force, Wattisham Station Flight, 1970’s.
The second scheme also shows a T.Mk7, in a wraparound dark-green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage, with light aircraft-grey wing pylons and dark sea-grey drop-tanks. It has an illustration of a wolves-head on the side of the nose, a white 573 on the sides of the rudder, with a red. white & blue vertical flash and a small white 73 on the nose-wheel door.
It was with no. 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, early 1980s.
The third scheme also shows a T.Mk.7, in a dark-green & sea-grey disruptive camouflage pattern, over a light Aircraft-grey undercarriage, white wingtips & dark sea-grey over light Aircraft-grey drop-tanks. It has a dark-blue rectangle, outlined in yellow, with a white circle in the center, also outlined in yellow, with a black line-drawing of a winged-horse on it, a small black letter T on the nose-wheel-door, white letter T on the rudder sides and a red, white and blue vertical fin flash, roundels in usual 6 locations, that have no bars.
It was with no. 28 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Kai Tak, Hong Kong, Mid-1970s.
The fourth scheme also shows a T.Mk.7, in an overall high-speed silver finish, with trainer yellow fuselage band, black nose and rudder tip, a black and white horizontal bar with a white circle, outlined in yellow, with an illustration of a turkey on it on the sides of the nose. Wingtips are also checkerboard and the fuselage roundel has checkerboard ears. A black no. XL611 under the elevators, a black letter T high on the rudder sides and on the nose-wheel door.Fuselage roundels have black and white checkerboards on the bars. The rest of the roundels are in the normal 6 locations, without the bars.
It was with no. 43 (China British Squadron) Royal Air Force, Leuchars, 1959.
Pages 7 & 8 show 4 side views showing both sides of a T.Mk.7.
The first scheme shows a T.Mk.7, in a dark-green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage, over light aircraft-grey undercarriage, dark sea-grey over light aircraft-grey drop tanks. It has a white circle on the sides of the nose, with a black winged-camel on it and a white no. 77 high on the rudder's sides and in black on the nose-wheel door.
It was with 45th Squadron, Royal Air Force, Wittering, 1974.
The cover page of the instructions shows 9 color side views of Hawker Hunters, that are repeated again on the pages within the booklet. One corner of the cover page gives the set no. FPAF 72002, which tells us that Fantasy also makes a decal set in 72nd scale.
At the bottom is Fantasy’s street address, web & E-mail addresses and phone number in the UK.
There are 27 color side views in the booklet and 8 color top-views as 2-views.
Page 1 & 2 shows four 2-views that show each side of a Hawker Hunter.
The first one is a Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7. It is overall high-speed silver, with a drop tank that is dark sea-grey over light aircraft-grey. It has a black nose and rudder tip. Fuselage roundels. Without the horizontal bars, followed by a yellow band and black no. XL60 and a red, white and blue vertical fin flash.
It was with 1st Squadron, Royal Air Force, Brawdy, late 1960s.
The second one is also a Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7. It is in a camouflage of dark-green and dark sea-grey wave pattern, over light aircraft grey undercarriage. It has a white triangle with a black letter R on it that is high on the rudder, over a red, white and blue vertical flash. On the side of the fuselage, under the elevators is white no. WV372, followed by a roundel that has black arms with white triangle on each horizontal bar.
It was with the same squadron as the first one above in the 60’s.
The third one is also a T.Mk.7. in the same colors as the second one above. It has a white letter L high on the rudder sides, over a fin flash. There Is a roundel with black horizontal bars, with yellow lightning bolts on each horizontal bar.
It was with IV (AC) Squadron, Royal Air Force Gutersich, West Germany, April 1970.
The fourth one is also a T.Mk.7, that is overall high speed-silver, with a black nose and rudder tip, fin flash, black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield, red horizontal bars around the nose and behind the fuselage roundel, with a black no. XL596 on the red bars. Roundels do not have the bars and are in the usual 6 locations.
Pages 3 & 4 show 4 side views showing both sides of a T.Mk.7.
The first one is overall high-speed silver, with black nose and tail tips, fuselage roundel, followed by a yellow fuselage band and black ser. no. NV318.. Roundels in the usual 6 locations, without the horizontal bars.
It was of V (AC) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Brawdy, October 1974.
The second scheme also shows both sides of a T.Mk.7. It is in a dark-green & dark Sea Grey disruptive camouflage pattern, over a light aircraft-grey undercarriage, white wingtips, dark sea grey over light aircraft grey drop-tanks, a small black letter J on the nose-gear door. It has a fuselage roundel that has horizontal bars that are horizontal stripes of yellow, blue and red and a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash.
It was with no. 8 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Masirah, Oman, 1967.
The third scheme also shows both sides of a T.Mk.7 in the same colors as the second one above. It has roundels that have no ears, a white XV under the cockpit sides and a black 38 on the nose-gear door. Roundels are in the usual 6 locations, without horizontal bars.
It was with XV Squadron. Royal Air Force, Laarbruch, West Germany, 1983.
The fourth scheme also shows both sides of a T.Mk.7., that is overall high speed-silver, with a black nose and rudder tip, fin flash, black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield, red horizontal bars around the nose and behind the fuselage roundel, with a black no. 83 behind the red bars on the nose, and a black XL800 on the red bars on the rear, a small black 83 high on the rudder sides and a red, white and blue vertical fin flash. Roundels on the fuselage sides have black and white checkerboard-pattern on the horizontal bars. Other roundels are in the normal 6 positions, without the bars.
It was aircraft no. 83, of Royal Air Force, Wattisham Station Flight, 1970’s.
Pages 5 & 6 shows 4 side views of a T,Mk.7.
The first scheme is in a trainer scheme of red, white and light aircraft-grey, black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield red fuel-tanks. It has a black nose tip, a black circle, outlined in yellow, with a white stick-figure running on it. A red, white and blue vertical fin flash on the rudder sides, black XL600 under the elevators and a black 93 on the sides of the nose. Rondels in the usual 6 positions, with no bars on them.
It was with the Royal Air Force, Wattisham Station Flight, 1970’s.
The second scheme also shows a T.Mk7, in a wraparound dark-green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage, with light aircraft-grey wing pylons and dark sea-grey drop-tanks. It has an illustration of a wolves-head on the side of the nose, a white 573 on the sides of the rudder, with a red. white & blue vertical flash and a small white 73 on the nose-wheel door.
It was with no. 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, early 1980s.
The third scheme also shows a T.Mk.7, in a dark-green & sea-grey disruptive camouflage pattern, over a light Aircraft-grey undercarriage, white wingtips & dark sea-grey over light Aircraft-grey drop-tanks. It has a dark-blue rectangle, outlined in yellow, with a white circle in the center, also outlined in yellow, with a black line-drawing of a winged-horse on it, a small black letter T on the nose-wheel-door, white letter T on the rudder sides and a red, white and blue vertical fin flash, roundels in usual 6 locations, that have no bars.
It was with no. 28 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Kai Tak, Hong Kong, Mid-1970s.
The fourth scheme also shows a T.Mk.7, in an overall high-speed silver finish, with trainer yellow fuselage band, black nose and rudder tip, a black and white horizontal bar with a white circle, outlined in yellow, with an illustration of a turkey on it on the sides of the nose. Wingtips are also checkerboard and the fuselage roundel has checkerboard ears. A black no. XL611 under the elevators, a black letter T high on the rudder sides and on the nose-wheel door.Fuselage roundels have black and white checkerboards on the bars. The rest of the roundels are in the normal 6 locations, without the bars.
It was with no. 43 (China British Squadron) Royal Air Force, Leuchars, 1959.
Pages 7 & 8 show 4 side views showing both sides of a T.Mk.7.
The first scheme shows a T.Mk.7, in a dark-green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage, over light aircraft-grey undercarriage, dark sea-grey over light aircraft-grey drop tanks. It has a white circle on the sides of the nose, with a black winged-camel on it and a white no. 77 high on the rudder's sides and in black on the nose-wheel door.
It was with 45th Squadron, Royal Air Force, Wittering, 1974.
The second scheme shows a T.Mk.7. in overall high-speed silver finish, with trainer-yellow fuselage bands, black nose and rudder tip. A roundel with horizontal-bars, that have a black and yellow checkerboard pattern on them. The rest of the roundels have no bars. There is a yellow circle, high on the rudder sides, that has a black LIV on them, over a red, white and blue rudder flash. A black serial no, XL596 below the elevators (this no not on the decal sheet).
It was with no. 54 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Stradishall, March 1960.
The third scheme shows a T.Mk7 also. It is in the same silver finish as the second scheme (above). It has black and white checkerboarded horizontal bar, with a blue circle in the center, that has a yellow bird in a nest on it on the sides of the nose, and red and white stripes on the wingtips, black serial no. XL609 below the elevators. Roundels without bars in the normal 6 positions.
It was with no. 56 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Waterbeach, 1960.
The fourth scheme shows a T.Mk.7 also. It is in the same silver finish as the second & third scheme (above). It has a horizontal bar. That has black and white chevrons on it and a white circle in the center with a black lion on it. A red, white and blue vertical flash on the rudder sides. A black serial no. XL609 under the elevators. Roundels in the normal 6 locations, without the bars. Drop-tank is dark sea-grey, over light aircraft-grey..
It was with the 65th East India Squadron, Duxford, October 1960.
Pages 8 & 10 show 4 more 2-views of the sides of a T.Mk.7.
The first one is in the same scheme as the second, third and fourth schemes on the previous page. It has a slanted red, white and blue fin flash, black serial no. XL620 under the elevators, roundels without the bars in the normal 6 locations.
It was with the 66th Squadron, Royal Air Force, Acklington, 1960.
The second T.Mk.7 scheme is in dark-green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage pattern, over light-grey undercarriage. A black, blue, yellow and red arrow, with a white circle with a black reef, with a crown on it . (this marking is done differently on the decal sheet. It is shown there with a blue circle on the white circle with a sail boat in the center).Fuselage roundel has a left bar that is yellow, blue and red horizontal stripes.
The right bar is black and white checkerboard pattern. It has yellow TW high on the rudder sides, a red, white and blue vertical flash, white serial no. XL566 underneath the elevators.White wing tips and light sea-grey over dark sea-grey drop-tanks. A small black TW on the nose-gear door.
It was with 1417 Flight, Royal Air Force, Khormaksar, Aden, 1957.
The third T.Mk.7 scheme is in the same high speed silver finish scheme as the previous ones. It has a slanted red, white and blue flash on the rudder sides, with a black letter Z above it. Below the elevators is serial no. XL620, roundels without bars in the normal 6 positions. A horizontal bar on the sides of the nose that has black and yellow tiger stripes on the bars and an illustration of a tiger’s face in the center, a black Z on the nose-wheel door.
It was with No.74 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Acklington,16 September,1961.
The fourth T.Mk.7 is in the same camouflage pattern as the second one above. It has fuselage roundels in the center of horizontal blue and yellow bars. It has a yellow letter Y high on the rudder sides, over a red, white and blue vertical fin flash and a black Y on the nose-wheel door.
It was with the 108th Squadron, Royal Air Force, RAF Muhurraq, Bharain, 1975.
Pages 11 & 12 show 7 more, final, 2-view schemes of the sides of T.Mk/7s.
The first scheme is in a red, white and light-grey trainer finish, with dark sea-grey over light aircraft-grey undercarriage and a black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. It has an illustration of a gold bird that is dropping a bomb, outlined in black (this mark is done as 2 decals). It has a red, white and blue fin flash on the sides of the rudder and black serial no. XL609 underneath the elevators. Roundels in the 6 normal positions, with no bars.
It was with 216 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Lossiemouth, 1980.
The second scheme is in overall high speed-silver, with trainer yellow bands. It has a black nose & rudder tip. Yellow fuselage and wing bands. Two white shields, with black crosses on them, laying on their sides, on each side of an illustration of a yellow ribbon, with a black no. 145 in the center on the sides of the nose. A black 93 high on the rudder sides, over a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash. Under the elevators is no. XL592. Roundels in the normal 6 positions without bars.
It was with the 229th Operational Conversion Unit, (145th Squadron), Royal Air Force, Chivnor, 1961.
The third scheme is also high speed silver, with fluorescent red-orange
horizontal bands & stripes around the nose and around the fuselage, under the elevators. It has an illustration of a horizontal rectangle that has black bars, with red squares on them and a black winged alligator in between them in the center. A black no. XL 583 on top of the red-orange bands under the elevators. Roundels in the normal 6 positions without bars.
It was with the 225th Operational Conversion Unit, (234 Squadron),Royal Air Force, Chivenor, late 1960s.
The fourth scheme is in red, white and light aircraft-grey trainer finish, with red drop-tanks and a black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. It has a black nose tip, a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash and a black no. XL573 under the elevators.
It was with the 237th Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Air Force, Honington, 1983.
Page 12 shows the final 2-vies of schemes for the T.Mk.7.
The first one is in a scheme of wraparound dark green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage, Light aircraft-grey wing pylons, Dark sea-grey over light aircraft-grey drop-tanks.
It was with the 237th Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Air force, Huntington, July 1987.
The second one is in a scheme of red, white & light aircraft-grey trainer finish, with red drop-tanks & a black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. It has a black no. 82 on the sides of its nose, a black no. XL591 under the elevators, an illustration of a white circle with a delta winged aircraft over an explosion on it, above a red-white & blue vertical rudder flash.
It was with the 4th Fighter Training Squadron, Royal Air Force, Valley, 1980’s.
The third (and last scheme in the set) is in a scheme of dark-green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage, over light aircraft-grey undercarriage, white outer wing areas, spine, fin & under-wing pylons and red drop-tanks. With high speed silver tail cone area. It has a white circle with a black no 81 on it on the sides of its nose, a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash and black no. XL621 under the elevators.
It was no 81, with no. 4 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force, Valley, 1973.
The final instructions consist of a single sheet, folded in the center to become 4 pages in 5 ¾” page format. Two pages are blank. The other two pages have color 2 views of the tops and bottoms of 9 T.Mk.7’s:
Schemes are for:
XL601, WV318, XL611, XL596, XL505, XL600, XL630 & XL592
XL596 & XL583
WV372, XL521, XL612, WV369 & Xl566
XL621
WV318 & XL618
XL600
XL573
XL591
XL600, XL629 & XL573
Colors are bright and in perfect register.
It was with no. 54 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Stradishall, March 1960.
The third scheme shows a T.Mk7 also. It is in the same silver finish as the second scheme (above). It has black and white checkerboarded horizontal bar, with a blue circle in the center, that has a yellow bird in a nest on it on the sides of the nose, and red and white stripes on the wingtips, black serial no. XL609 below the elevators. Roundels without bars in the normal 6 positions.
It was with no. 56 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Waterbeach, 1960.
The fourth scheme shows a T.Mk.7 also. It is in the same silver finish as the second & third scheme (above). It has a horizontal bar. That has black and white chevrons on it and a white circle in the center with a black lion on it. A red, white and blue vertical flash on the rudder sides. A black serial no. XL609 under the elevators. Roundels in the normal 6 locations, without the bars. Drop-tank is dark sea-grey, over light aircraft-grey..
It was with the 65th East India Squadron, Duxford, October 1960.
Pages 8 & 10 show 4 more 2-views of the sides of a T.Mk.7.
The first one is in the same scheme as the second, third and fourth schemes on the previous page. It has a slanted red, white and blue fin flash, black serial no. XL620 under the elevators, roundels without the bars in the normal 6 locations.
It was with the 66th Squadron, Royal Air Force, Acklington, 1960.
The second T.Mk.7 scheme is in dark-green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage pattern, over light-grey undercarriage. A black, blue, yellow and red arrow, with a white circle with a black reef, with a crown on it . (this marking is done differently on the decal sheet. It is shown there with a blue circle on the white circle with a sail boat in the center).Fuselage roundel has a left bar that is yellow, blue and red horizontal stripes.
The right bar is black and white checkerboard pattern. It has yellow TW high on the rudder sides, a red, white and blue vertical flash, white serial no. XL566 underneath the elevators.White wing tips and light sea-grey over dark sea-grey drop-tanks. A small black TW on the nose-gear door.
It was with 1417 Flight, Royal Air Force, Khormaksar, Aden, 1957.
The third T.Mk.7 scheme is in the same high speed silver finish scheme as the previous ones. It has a slanted red, white and blue flash on the rudder sides, with a black letter Z above it. Below the elevators is serial no. XL620, roundels without bars in the normal 6 positions. A horizontal bar on the sides of the nose that has black and yellow tiger stripes on the bars and an illustration of a tiger’s face in the center, a black Z on the nose-wheel door.
It was with No.74 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Acklington,16 September,1961.
The fourth T.Mk.7 is in the same camouflage pattern as the second one above. It has fuselage roundels in the center of horizontal blue and yellow bars. It has a yellow letter Y high on the rudder sides, over a red, white and blue vertical fin flash and a black Y on the nose-wheel door.
It was with the 108th Squadron, Royal Air Force, RAF Muhurraq, Bharain, 1975.
Pages 11 & 12 show 7 more, final, 2-view schemes of the sides of T.Mk/7s.
The first scheme is in a red, white and light-grey trainer finish, with dark sea-grey over light aircraft-grey undercarriage and a black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. It has an illustration of a gold bird that is dropping a bomb, outlined in black (this mark is done as 2 decals). It has a red, white and blue fin flash on the sides of the rudder and black serial no. XL609 underneath the elevators. Roundels in the 6 normal positions, with no bars.
It was with 216 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Lossiemouth, 1980.
The second scheme is in overall high speed-silver, with trainer yellow bands. It has a black nose & rudder tip. Yellow fuselage and wing bands. Two white shields, with black crosses on them, laying on their sides, on each side of an illustration of a yellow ribbon, with a black no. 145 in the center on the sides of the nose. A black 93 high on the rudder sides, over a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash. Under the elevators is no. XL592. Roundels in the normal 6 positions without bars.
It was with the 229th Operational Conversion Unit, (145th Squadron), Royal Air Force, Chivnor, 1961.
The third scheme is also high speed silver, with fluorescent red-orange
horizontal bands & stripes around the nose and around the fuselage, under the elevators. It has an illustration of a horizontal rectangle that has black bars, with red squares on them and a black winged alligator in between them in the center. A black no. XL 583 on top of the red-orange bands under the elevators. Roundels in the normal 6 positions without bars.
It was with the 225th Operational Conversion Unit, (234 Squadron),Royal Air Force, Chivenor, late 1960s.
The fourth scheme is in red, white and light aircraft-grey trainer finish, with red drop-tanks and a black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. It has a black nose tip, a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash and a black no. XL573 under the elevators.
It was with the 237th Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Air Force, Honington, 1983.
Page 12 shows the final 2-vies of schemes for the T.Mk.7.
The first one is in a scheme of wraparound dark green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage, Light aircraft-grey wing pylons, Dark sea-grey over light aircraft-grey drop-tanks.
It was with the 237th Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Air force, Huntington, July 1987.
The second one is in a scheme of red, white & light aircraft-grey trainer finish, with red drop-tanks & a black anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. It has a black no. 82 on the sides of its nose, a black no. XL591 under the elevators, an illustration of a white circle with a delta winged aircraft over an explosion on it, above a red-white & blue vertical rudder flash.
It was with the 4th Fighter Training Squadron, Royal Air Force, Valley, 1980’s.
The third (and last scheme in the set) is in a scheme of dark-green & dark sea-grey disruptive camouflage, over light aircraft-grey undercarriage, white outer wing areas, spine, fin & under-wing pylons and red drop-tanks. With high speed silver tail cone area. It has a white circle with a black no 81 on it on the sides of its nose, a red, white and blue vertical rudder flash and black no. XL621 under the elevators.
It was no 81, with no. 4 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force, Valley, 1973.
The final instructions consist of a single sheet, folded in the center to become 4 pages in 5 ¾” page format. Two pages are blank. The other two pages have color 2 views of the tops and bottoms of 9 T.Mk.7’s:
Schemes are for:
XL601, WV318, XL611, XL596, XL505, XL600, XL630 & XL592
XL596 & XL583
WV372, XL521, XL612, WV369 & Xl566
XL621
WV318 & XL618
XL600
XL573
XL591
XL600, XL629 & XL573
Colors are bright and in perfect register.
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Highly recommended.