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IGA470 Departing RWY 13L to Reykjavik (KEF) performing flight TE470

IGA470 Taxiing for departure RWY 13L to Reykjavik (KEF) performing flight TE470

I am aware that these are models I very recently shared here, but I couldn’t resist. The completion of a new diorama board brings the perfect opportunity for a new photoshoot. Additionally I recently bought a set of chocks, which you can see if you look closely.

Pictured parked on the sand of Eoligarry’s Traigh Mhor beach, is G-BVVK, a De Havilland Canada 6 Twin Otter, of Loganair but in British Airways livery (specifically Chatham Dockyard livery and wearing a One World Alliance decal).

Barra Airport (EGPR) is the only airport in the world where scheduled flights land on a tidal beach. Barra has 3 bi-directional runways on Traigh Mhor beach (07/25, 11/29, 15/33), in a triangle pattern, aircraft can essentially always land into the wind. Loganair operated flights to & from Glasgow are Public Service Obligation “lifeline” flights, and so funded or subsidised by government.

Learn more about Barra Airport with this superb piece by Tom Scott youtu.be/g_2SlqF0kA0?si=_z5xgKZPMTKpv7iu

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

Airport Firefighter puts chocks in place.

I am aware that these are models I very recently shared here, but I couldn’t resist. The completion of a new diorama board brings the perfect opportunity for a new photoshoot. Additionally I recently bought a set of chocks, which you can see if you look closely.

Pictured parked on the sand of Eoligarry’s Traigh Mhor beach, is G-BVVK, a De Havilland Canada 6 Twin Otter, of Loganair but in British Airways livery (specifically Chatham Dockyard livery and wearing a One World Alliance decal).

Barra Airport (EGPR) is the only airport in the world where scheduled flights land on a tidal beach. Barra has 3 bi-directional runways on Traigh Mhor beach (07/25, 11/29, 15/33), in a triangle pattern, aircraft can essentially always land into the wind. Loganair operated flights to & from Glasgow are Public Service Obligation “lifeline” flights, and so funded or subsidised by government.

Learn more about Barra Airport with this superb piece by Tom Scott youtu.be/g_2SlqF0kA0?si=_z5xgKZPMTKpv7iu

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

Close up of passengers waiting to board. Also visible is the BA oneworld alliance logo, Loganair being a founding member affiliate.

I am aware that these are models I very recently shared here, but I couldn’t resist. The completion of a new diorama board brings the perfect opportunity for a new photoshoot. Additionally I recently bought a set of chocks, which you can see if you look closely.

Pictured parked on the sand of Eoligarry’s Traigh Mhor beach, is G-BVVK, a De Havilland Canada 6 Twin Otter, of Loganair but in British Airways livery (specifically Chatham Dockyard livery and wearing a One World Alliance decal).


Barra Airport (EGPR) is the only airport in the world where scheduled flights land on a tidal beach. Barra has 3 bi-directional runways on Traigh Mhor beach (07/25, 11/29, 15/33), in a triangle pattern, aircraft can essentially always land into the wind. Loganair operated flights to & from Glasgow are Public Service Obligation “lifeline” flights, and so funded or subsidised by government.

Learn more about Barra Airport with this superb piece by Tom Scott youtu.be/g_2SlqF0kA0?si=_z5xgKZPMTKpv7iu

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

I am aware that these are models I very recently shared here, but I couldn’t resist. The completion of a new diorama board brings the perfect opportunity for a new photoshoot. Additionally I recently bought a set of chocks, which you can see if you look closely.

Pictured parked on the sand of Eoligarry’s Traigh Mhor beach, is G-BVVK, a De Havilland Canada 6 Twin Otter, of Loganair but in British Airways livery (specifically Chatham Dockyard livery and wearing a One World Alliance decal).

Barra Airport (EGPR) is the only airport in the world where scheduled flights land on a tidal beach. Barra has 3 bi-directional runways on Traigh Mhor beach (07/25, 11/29, 15/33), in a triangle pattern, aircraft can essentially always land into the wind. Loganair operated flights to & from Glasgow are Public Service Obligation “lifeline” flights, and so funded or subsidised by government.

Learn more about Barra Airport with this superb piece by Tom Scott youtu.be/g_2SlqF0kA0?si=_z5xgKZPMTKpv7iu

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My sixth kit airplane, fourth DHC-6 Twin Otter - 1/72 scale by Revell (Matchbox casting).

G-BZFP is/was a very well travelled plane. Built in 1980, she appears to have flown in Gabon, French Polynesia, USA (Florida, then Hawaii), and returned to Canada where she was painted in British Airways livery prior to delivery to Loganair. Arriving on the 11th of August 2000 at Glasgow, she lasted 15 years with Scotland’s Airline before flying east to Switzerland and her new owners.

Foxtrot Papa is pictured here at Barra Airport, a new diorama made specifically for displaying my plane model fleet.

Loganair began their franchise agreement with FlyBe in 2008, following the end of their agreement with British Airways. This would continue until an allegedly acrimonious split in 2017, leading Loganair to go it alone. FlyBe attempted to retaliate by franchising with Eastern Airlines and competing on Loganair routes, however this failed. 2019 saw rumours of a code sharing agreement, indicating the rift had healed, however FlyBe would not last long. Having exhausted their finances the company would fold in 2020, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a cause. Loganair swiftly stepped in to take on a number of FlyBe routes.

Having bought the rights, Thyme Opco relaunched FlyBe Limited in 2021. Based at Birmingham Airport, their first flight was from there to Belfast, on the 13th April 2022. They ceased trading on 28th January 2023, having lost an average £5 million per month, and leaving creditors short of £684 million.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My sixth kit airplane, fourth DHC-6 Twin Otter - 1/72 scale by Revell (Matchbox casting).

G-BZFP is/was a very well travelled plane. Built in 1980, she appears to have flown in Gabon, French Polynesia, USA (Florida, then Hawaii), and returned to Canada where she was painted in British Airways livery prior to delivery to Loganair. Arriving on the 11th of August 2000 at Glasgow, she lasted 15 years with Scotland’s Airline before flying east to Switzerland and her new owners.

Foxtrot Papa is pictured here at Barra Airport, a new diorama made specifically for displaying my plane model fleet.

Loganair began their franchise agreement with FlyBe in 2008, following the end of their agreement with British Airways. This would continue until an allegedly acrimonious split in 2017, leading Loganair to go it alone. FlyBe attempted to retaliate by franchising with Eastern Airlines and competing on Loganair routes, however this failed. 2019 saw rumours of a code sharing agreement, indicating the rift had healed, however FlyBe would not last long. Having exhausted their finances the company would fold in 2020, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a cause. Loganair swiftly stepped in to take on a number of FlyBe routes.

Having bought the rights, Thyme Opco relaunched FlyBe Limited in 2021. Based at Birmingham Airport, their first flight was from there to Belfast, on the 13th April 2022. They ceased trading on 28th January 2023, having lost an average £5 million per month, and leaving creditors short of £684 million.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My sixth kit airplane, fourth DHC-6 Twin Otter - 1/72 scale by Revell (Matchbox casting).

G-BZFP is/was a very well travelled plane. Built in 1980, she appears to have flown in Gabon, French Polynesia, USA (Florida, then Hawaii), and returned to Canada where she was painted in British Airways livery prior to delivery to Loganair. Arriving on the 11th of August 2000 at Glasgow, she lasted 15 years with Scotland’s Airline before flying east to Switzerland and her new owners.

Foxtrot Papa is pictured here at Barra Airport, a new diorama made specifically for displaying my plane model fleet.

Loganair began their franchise agreement with FlyBe in 2008, following the end of their agreement with British Airways. This would continue until an allegedly acrimonious split in 2017, leading Loganair to go it alone. FlyBe attempted to retaliate by franchising with Eastern Airlines and competing on Loganair routes, however this failed. 2019 saw rumours of a code sharing agreement, indicating the rift had healed, however FlyBe would not last long. Having exhausted their finances the company would fold in 2020, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a cause. Loganair swiftly stepped in to take on a number of FlyBe routes.

Having bought the rights, Thyme Opco relaunched FlyBe Limited in 2021. Based at Birmingham Airport, their first flight was from there to Belfast, on the 13th April 2022. They ceased trading on 28th January 2023, having lost an average £5 million per month, and leaving creditors short of £684 million.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My sixth kit airplane, fourth DHC-6 Twin Otter - 1/72 scale by Revell (Matchbox casting).

G-BZFP is/was a very well travelled plane. Built in 1980, she appears to have flown in Gabon, French Polynesia, USA (Florida, then Hawaii), and returned to Canada where she was painted in British Airways livery prior to delivery to Loganair. Arriving on the 11th of August 2000 at Glasgow, she lasted 15 years with Scotland’s Airline before flying east to Switzerland and her new owners.

Foxtrot Papa is pictured here at Barra Airport, a new diorama made specifically for displaying my plane model fleet.

Loganair began their franchise agreement with FlyBe in 2008, following the end of their agreement with British Airways. This would continue until an allegedly acrimonious split in 2017, leading Loganair to go it alone. FlyBe attempted to retaliate by franchising with Eastern Airlines and competing on Loganair routes, however this failed. 2019 saw rumours of a code sharing agreement, indicating the rift had healed, however FlyBe would not last long. Having exhausted their finances the company would fold in 2020, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a cause. Loganair swiftly stepped in to take on a number of FlyBe routes.

Having bought the rights, Thyme Opco relaunched FlyBe Limited in 2021. Based at Birmingham Airport, their first flight was from there to Belfast, on the 13th April 2022. They ceased trading on 28th January 2023, having lost an average £5 million per month, and leaving creditors short of £684 million.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My fifth aircraft kit and my third De Havilland Canada (DHC)-6 Twin Otter, 1/72 scale kit by Revell (Matchbox mould). Third time around and I feel that I’ve finally got it, even managed to get the nose weight right this time! The kit did fight me at the end, the main gear both choosing to come unstuck, and, as with the others the kit had required some light sanding/filing. Clearly that hasn’t put me off at all, and I’ve found this and the Airfix Islander to be brilliant introductions to kit aircraft.

Again I have portrayed G-BVVK, the first time was as she flies now - “Spirit of Eilidh” in Loganair tartan livery. This time it’s British Airways and their smart “Chatham Dockyard” livery with “operated by Loganair” on the nose.

VK was new to Wideroe in 1980 as LN-BEZ, spending 14 years in Norway before transferring to Scotland. Arriving first to Southend, VK was painted in British Airways “Landor” livery with BA Express branding. She would go on to wear Chatham, as here, then Flybe white & sky blue and finally (to date), Loganair tartan. As I type this, I’m watching FlightRadar24 as the real VK makes final approach to Tiree. 6 liveries later, 45 years on from her first flight at DHC in Ontario and “Spirit of Eilidh” as she is now known, still graces Scotland’s sky.

Also pictured is G-BOMG, a Britten Norman Islander made using the Airfix kit. Also painted into British Airways’ Chatham livery, and again bearing Loganair decals on the nose, Mike Golf also wears the crest of the Scottish Ambulance Service. This is because from 1967 to 2006, Loganair held the Air Ambulance contract. Tragically the real Mike Golf crashed into the sea in 2005, on approach to Campbeltown Airport at night on an Ambulance tasking. Both Pilot and Flight Paramedic were killed. Gama Aviation would take over the Air Ambulance contract the following year, using Beechcraft King Air for fixed wing provision.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

Both transfer sets are from Two Six - www.26decals.com

My fifth aircraft kit and my third De Havilland Canada (DHC)-6 Twin Otter, 1/72 scale kit by Revell (Matchbox mould). Third time around and I feel that I’ve finally got it, even managed to get the nose weight right this time! The kit did fight me at the end, the main gear both choosing to come unstuck, and, as with the others the kit had required some light sanding/filing. Clearly that hasn’t put me off at all, and I’ve found this and the Airfix Islander to be brilliant introductions to kit aircraft.

Again I have portrayed G-BVVK, the first time was as she flies now - “Spirit of Eilidh” in Loganair tartan livery. This time it’s British Airways and their smart “Chatham Dockyard” livery with “operated by Loganair” on the nose.

VK was new to Wideroe in 1980 as LN-BEZ, spending 14 years in Norway before transferring to Scotland. Arriving first to Southend, VK was painted in British Airways “Landor” livery with BA Express branding. She would go on to wear Chatham, as here, then Flybe white & sky blue and finally (to date), Loganair tartan. As I type this, I’m watching FlightRadar24 as the real VK makes final approach to Tiree. 6 liveries later, 45 years on from her first flight at DHC in Ontario and “Spirit of Eilidh” as she is now known, still graces Scotland’s sky.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My fifth aircraft kit and my third De Havilland Canada (DHC)-6 Twin Otter, 1/72 scale kit by Revell (Matchbox mould). Third time around and I feel that I’ve finally got it, even managed to get the nose weight right this time! The kit did fight me at the end, the main gear both choosing to come unstuck, and, as with the others the kit had required some light sanding/filing. Clearly that hasn’t put me off at all, and I’ve found this and the Airfix Islander to be brilliant introductions to kit aircraft.

Again I have portrayed G-BVVK, the first time was as she flies now - “Spirit of Eilidh” in Loganair tartan livery. This time it’s British Airways and their smart “Chatham Dockyard” livery with “operated by Loganair” on the nose.

VK was new to Wideroe in 1980 as LN-BEZ, spending 14 years in Norway before transferring to Scotland. Arriving first to Southend, VK was painted in British Airways “Landor” livery with BA Express branding. She would go on to wear Chatham, as here, then Flybe white & sky blue and finally (to date), Loganair tartan. As I type this, I’m watching FlightRadar24 as the real VK makes final approach to Tiree. 6 liveries later, 45 years on from her first flight at DHC in Ontario and “Spirit of Eilidh” as she is now known, still graces Scotland’s sky.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My fifth aircraft kit and my third De Havilland Canada (DHC)-6 Twin Otter, 1/72 scale kit by Revell (Matchbox mould). Third time around and I feel that I’ve finally got it, even managed to get the nose weight right this time! The kit did fight me at the end, the main gear both choosing to come unstuck, and, as with the others the kit had required some light sanding/filing. Clearly that hasn’t put me off at all, and I’ve found this and the Airfix Islander to be brilliant introductions to kit aircraft.

Again I have portrayed G-BVVK, the first time was as she flies now - “Spirit of Eilidh” in Loganair tartan livery. This time it’s British Airways and their smart “Chatham Dockyard” livery with “operated by Loganair” on the nose.

VK was new to Wideroe in 1980 as LN-BEZ, spending 14 years in Norway before transferring to Scotland. Arriving first to Southend, VK was painted in British Airways “Landor” livery with BA Express branding. She would go on to wear Chatham, as here, then Flybe white & sky blue and finally (to date), Loganair tartan. As I type this, I’m watching FlightRadar24 as the real VK makes final approach to Tiree. 6 liveries later, 45 years on from her first flight at DHC in Ontario and “Spirit of Eilidh” as she is now known, still graces Scotland’s sky.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My fifth aircraft kit and my third De Havilland Canada (DHC)-6 Twin Otter, 1/72 scale kit by Revell (Matchbox mould). Third time around and I feel that I’ve finally got it, even managed to get the nose weight right this time! The kit did fight me at the end, the main gear both choosing to come unstuck, and, as with the others the kit had required some light sanding/filing. Clearly that hasn’t put me off at all, and I’ve found this and the Airfix Islander to be brilliant introductions to kit aircraft.

Again I have portrayed G-BVVK, the first time was as she flies now - “Spirit of Eilidh” in Loganair tartan livery. This time it’s British Airways and their smart “Chatham Dockyard” livery with “operated by Loganair” on the nose.

VK was new to Wideroe in 1980 as LN-BEZ, spending 14 years in Norway before transferring to Scotland. Arriving first to Southend, VK was painted in British Airways “Landor” livery with BA Express branding. She would go on to wear Chatham, as here, then Flybe white & sky blue and finally (to date), Loganair tartan. As I type this, I’m watching FlightRadar24 as the real VK makes final approach to Tiree. 6 liveries later, 45 years on from her first flight at DHC in Ontario and “Spirit of Eilidh” as she is now known, still graces Scotland’s sky.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

My fifth aircraft kit and my third De Havilland Canada (DHC)-6 Twin Otter, 1/72 scale kit by Revell (Matchbox mould). Third time around and I feel that I’ve finally got it, even managed to get the nose weight right this time! The kit did fight me at the end, the main gear both choosing to come unstuck, and, as with the others the kit had required some light sanding/filing. Clearly that hasn’t put me off at all, and I’ve found this and the Airfix Islander to be brilliant introductions to kit aircraft.

Again I have portrayed G-BVVK, the first time was as she flies now - “Spirit of Eilidh” in Loganair tartan livery. This time it’s British Airways and their smart “Chatham Dockyard” livery with “operated by Loganair” on the nose.

VK was new to Wideroe in 1980 as LN-BEZ, spending 14 years in Norway before transferring to Scotland. Arriving first to Southend, VK was painted in British Airways “Landor” livery with BA Express branding. She would go on to wear Chatham, as here, then Flybe white & sky blue and finally (to date), Loganair tartan. As I type this, I’m watching FlightRadar24 as the real VK makes final approach to Tiree. 6 liveries later, 45 years on from her first flight at DHC in Ontario and “Spirit of Eilidh” as she is now known, still graces Scotland’s sky.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

This is my fourth airplane kit, my second Britten Norman Islander. It is the 1/72 scale Airfix kit. While my first appears to be from the original 1970’s run, in the first box and made of yellow plastic, this was in a larger box and grey plastic. This kit also offered adaptions to model the military BN Defender instead.

I have painted her as G-BOMG, operated by Loganair (as per the nose decals), in British Airways “Chatham Dockyard” livery. Also wearing Scottish Ambulance Service crests, as Mike Golf additionally operated as an Air Ambulance. Whilst researching the aircraft I learned, with sadness, that it crashed in 2005. During the night of March 15th, BOMG was tasked on an Urgent call (within 3 hours) for a 10yom C/o Abdo Pain ?Appendicitis. The pilot appeared to struggle maintaining headings and the aircraft crashed into the sea on approach to Campbeltown, tragically killing both the pilot and flight Paramedic.

The following year SAS would contract Gama Aviation for both fixed wing and helicopter ambulance services. Loganair had provided this since 1967. G-SASC, a Gama operated King Air, carried the name of Paramedic John McCreanor of Paisley Station, lost in the crash of Mike Golf.

Loganair continue to fly the BN Islander, famously on the shortest commercial flight in the world. The Islander remains a popular, rugged aircraft, still in production to this day. Building of the Islander returned to the Isle of Wight in recent years.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

This is my fourth airplane kit, my second Britten Norman Islander. It is the 1/72 scale Airfix kit. While my first appears to be from the original 1970’s run, in the first box and made of yellow plastic, this was in a larger box and grey plastic. This kit also offered adaptions to model the military BN Defender instead.

I have painted her as G-BOMG, operated by Loganair (as per the nose decals), in British Airways “Chatham Dockyard” livery. Also wearing Scottish Ambulance Service crests, as Mike Golf additionally operated as an Air Ambulance. Whilst researching the aircraft I learned, with sadness, that it crashed in 2005. During the night of March 15th, BOMG was tasked on an Urgent call (within 3 hours) for a 10yom C/o Abdo Pain ?Appendicitis. The pilot appeared to struggle maintaining headings and the aircraft crashed into the sea on approach to Campbeltown, tragically killing both the pilot and flight Paramedic.

The following year SAS would contract Gama Aviation for both fixed wing and helicopter ambulance services. Loganair had provided this since 1967. G-SASC, a Gama operated King Air, carried the name of Paramedic John McCreanor of Paisley Station, lost in the crash of Mike Golf.

Loganair continue to fly the BN Islander, famously on the shortest commercial flight in the world. The Islander remains a popular, rugged aircraft, still in production to this day. Building of the Islander returned to the Isle of Wight in recent years.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.

This is my fourth airplane kit, my second Britten Norman Islander. It is the 1/72 scale Airfix kit. While my first appears to be from the original 1970’s run, in the first box and made of yellow plastic, this was in a larger box and grey plastic. This kit also offered adaptions to model the military BN Defender instead.

I have painted her as G-BOMG, operated by Loganair (as per the nose decals), in British Airways “Chatham Dockyard” livery. Also wearing Scottish Ambulance Service crests, as Mike Golf additionally operated as an Air Ambulance. Whilst researching the aircraft I learned, with sadness, that it crashed in 2005. During the night of March 15th, BOMG was tasked on an Urgent call (within 3 hours) for a 10yom C/o Abdo Pain ?Appendicitis. The pilot appeared to struggle maintaining headings and the aircraft crashed into the sea on approach to Campbeltown, tragically killing both the pilot and flight Paramedic.

The following year SAS would contract Gama Aviation for both fixed wing and helicopter ambulance services. Loganair had provided this since 1967. G-SASC, a Gama operated King Air, carried the name of Paramedic John McCreanor of Paisley Station, lost in the crash of Mike Golf.

Loganair continue to fly the BN Islander, famously on the shortest commercial flight in the world. The Islander remains a popular, rugged aircraft, still in production to this day. Building of the Islander returned to the Isle of Wight in recent years.

I always post my new pictures here first, however you can now find me on Facebook. My page is www.facebook.com/share/12HatwrDkgB/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Scale Model Transport”.
My group is www.facebook.com/share/g/16ArHb6CVh/?mibextid=wwXIfr “Scottish Transport Models & Dioramas”.