Royal Navy UC-43/Beech Traveller

L2Driver · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:04 pm

Does anyone have any info and/or photos that might indicate livery for Beech Travellers (aka Beech Staggerwings) lend-leased to the Royal Navy, circa 1944/45?

I have a few b&w images of Travellers and a single colour photo of USN UC-43's. The USN livery is a three-tone with a dark upper fuselage, medium sides, and a light-grey belly.

British Aviation Colours of WW2 covers RAF and FAA aircraft and suggests that communications aircraft would have yellow sides and bellies (similar to a Tiger Moth or Miles Magister) but the few photos I have don't seem to support this. The photos suggest a solid overall colour with a light coloured belly and/or a possible camo upper surface with medium coloured sides and light belly. The photos are b&w, hence my vague references to shades instead of colours.

Roundels and other markings appear to match the specs noted in the book.

I haven't managed to find any colour plates in my aircraft books.

If anyone can assist, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Chris

airnutz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:19 pm

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The photos suggest a solid overall colour with a light coloured belly and/or a possible camo upper surface with medium coloured sides and light belly

L2Driver,
Found this color plate earlier this year for another thread. At the time I
looked about some online English photo archives, but didn't find any
color ones.
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/o/383/9/0/1

L2Driver · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:40 am

airnutz: thanks for the link. It's exactly what I was looking for!

airnutz · **Posted:** Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:50 am

L2Driver wrote:

airnutz: thanks for the link. It's exactly what I was looking for!

Super! Glad to hear it! If you ever run across those color prints of wartime
FAA Traveller please share them here on WIX if you can?

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