From: "Steve Bamford" To: "Derek Heyes" References: <1.5.4.32.20001201093357.00682db0@nisa.net> Subject: Re: aurora walkaround Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:58:27 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Heyes" To: Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 1:33 AM Subject: aurora walkaround > Hi. I think your site is just great! I have found your site very useful and > it has given me some new inspiration to get back into models. Thanks. I have > a few pics of a CP-140 Aurora that you might want to put into your > walkaround section. The first 3 pics are from CFB Comox when they switched > to the Aurora (1981 I believe) All photos are of a/c that operated with 407 Sqn. > > Aurora1.jpg== starboard of 140116 > > aurora2.jpg== starboard side bomb bay doors and exhaust > > aurora3.jpg== tail and symetrical markings > > aurora4.jpg== nose of 140110 when they first switched to the low vis scheme > (early 90's at Comox) > > aurora5.jpg==port side of 110 ( notice a/c last three numbers are not > applied to front landing gear doors ) > > aurora6.jpg== port side roundel and boarding ladder ( tight decremation line > )Aurora colors are lower part FS 36375 and upper part FS 36173 > aurora7.jpg== starboard side just behind nose gear > > aurora8.jpg== some antenna of 110 just behind the roundel ( most antenna are > black with red tips ) > > aurora9.jpg== port side of 110 just behind the nose gear doors > > aurora10.jpg== nose of 140117 This aircraft's tail was painted especially > for the 1997 Fincastle ASW Competition that CFB Comox was > hosting. > > aurora11.jpg== port side of 140117 at Abbotsford 1997 ( the Aurora's were > now painted with last three numbers on the nose gear doors) > > aurora12.jpg== tail of 117. Notice the size of the Canadian flag low on the > rudder. This flag did not have "connected oceans" > > **One last note== Aurora's during the early 90's painted in the low vis > scheme had a small 210mm wordmark (the words CANADA)painted on the fuselage/ > after the mid 90's they increased the wordmark to 315mm. The rest of the low > viz scheme has stayed the same. > > > I will be building this model and hope to do a feature for you in the > future. I'll try to take some work in progress pics. > > If you need any CH-113 Labrador pics, I have some great walkaround photos > and would gladly send them to you. > > I hope to hear from you. keep up the good work. >