Meteor NF 14

[woody123]

Being a proud Geordie I am drawn to subjects which have a connection with Co.Durham and Northumberland. I'm currently nearing completion on an Xtrakit Meteor NF14. ModelDecal sheet with markings for 264 Squadron at Middleton St.George 1954-57 arrived this morning and the Squadron commander's aircraft is the one I'm going for.There is one thing I'm not too clear on,which I hope someone here can  throw light upon.That is:is the whole tail assembly painted black ,fin and upper +lower tailplane surfaces,or just the vertical fin areas?.

 I've had a bad case of modeler's block for a couple of years but a couple of completed projects have got me motivated again,so I'm hoping someone out there knows the answer so the Meteor will be build 3 finished.Thanks in advance.

[camper1]

If the aircraft on the decal sheet is WS844 the complete tail assembly was painted black.

The CO's initials NP on the lower fin which was believed to be pale blue.

A Wing Commanders pennant was situated on each side of the nose and most aircraft had a Squadron badge on each side of the nose below the windscreen.

Info from Cold War Shield Vol1.

Hope this helps

 

Cheers

 

Ian

 

[woody123]

Thanks camper1. WS844 is the subject of one of the  two illustrations on the decal shee for a 264 NF14,,although the two options for the CO's initials are HMT and JCF(1954 and 1957) both in yellow.Thanks for replying with the tail colour info so quickly I'll have a shufti around the internet to check the JCF marking as I plan to do a 33 Squadron Javelin which was the result of 264 being re-designated and re-equipped.

[Antti_K]

Hello Woody,

 

I just checked some of my Javelin references and it seems that FAW.7 XH835 carried initials "NP" (Nigel Poole) on the nose and a Wing Commander's pennant on the port side of the nose. Michael Napier's book "Javelin - An operational history" contains many photos of 33 Squadron's FAW.7s.

You can find some hints and tips on the Airfix Javelin kit in here:

Best Regards,

Antti

[woody123]

On 12/19/2016 at 1:25 PM, Antti_K said:

Hello Woody,

 

I just checked some of my Javelin references and it seems that FAW.7 XH835 carried initials "NP" (Nigel Poole) on the nose and a Wing Commander's pennant on the port side of the nose. Michael Napier's book "Javelin - An operational history" contains many photos of 33 Squadron's FAW.7s.

You can find some hints and tips on the Airfix Javelin kit in here:

Best Regards,

Antti

Hi Antti_K.

  Belated thanks for the Javelin info.Haven't been on Britmodeller since December so I've only just seen your post.

Woody