Aircraft Photo of XS605 | Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C1 | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	XS605
Military Code:	605
Aircraft Original Type:	Avro 748
Aircraft Generic Type:	Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover
Aircraft Version:	Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C1
C/n (msn):	[ SET 12 ]
Operator Titles:	UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:	46 Sqn

Location
City / Airport:	Glasgow - PrestwickMap
Region / Country:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	July 1973
Photo by:	David A. Montgomery
Photo ID:	441669

Photo Comment
Taxiing out from Prestwick's Main Terminal. Sporting the badge of 46 Squadron and the RAF's then standard colour scheme for tactical transports, comprising Dark Earth / Mid-Stone / Black, reflecting their main focus of operation in the Far / Middle East. The White on the cockpit roof was intended to keep the interior heat down. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 February 2022, and has since been viewed 337 times.

Photo Comment

Taxiing out from Prestwick's Main Terminal. Sporting the badge of 46 Squadron and the RAF's then standard colour scheme for tactical transports, comprising Dark Earth / Mid-Stone / Black, reflecting their main focus of operation in the Far / Middle East. The White on the cockpit roof was intended to keep the interior heat down.

It was added on 23 February 2022, and has since been viewed 337 times.

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