Transports

[Pembroke, engine and fuselage detail] This Pembroke shows how most tranports looked during the 1950's - 70's, bare metal and dayglo fields.

[Varsity, rear fuselage] [Varsity, front fuselage] As you can see from all the antennas on this Vickers Varsity, it wasn't used much for general transport duties. Electronics trials and navigator training occupied it more.

[Catalina, front fuselage] [Catalina, rear fuselage, other side] The Catalinas were mostly used for search and rescue work. Notice the radome on top of the nose.
Here's a wingtip detail photo.

[Catalina, front fuselage, underwing details] [Catalina, rear fuselage]

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Photos by me, 1976
Document last modified 1996 Dec 08 by Urban Fredriksson
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