Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: rayna on October 28, 2009, 05:36:56 am

Title: Range safety launch What flags are flown
Post by: rayna on October 28, 2009, 05:36:56 am

Hi Just wanting to detail up a Range Safety launch I have. It is white with red waterline and below.
Do they (the white ones) have numbers or roundels at all
thanks
Ray

Title: Re: Range safety launch What flags are flown
Post by: cdsc123 on October 28, 2009, 06:43:28 pm

Like this;

Title: Re: Range safety launch What flags are flown
Post by: rayna on November 01, 2009, 10:17:42 pm

Thanks Christian,
Am I right in assuming the ensign would also have the RAF roundel on it?
thanks
Rayna :-)

Title: Re: Range safety launch What flags are flown
Post by: grasshopper on November 01, 2009, 11:54:36 pm

Could anyone confirm that RSL 1641 ended up in the Maldives ?

Title: Re: Range safety launch What flags are flown
Post by: meyer on November 05, 2009, 08:19:45 am

according to RAF records
Two RSLs were were broken up during their service as being 'beyond economic repair' (1641 at Gan in 1974 and 1649 at Plymouth in 1979)

Title: Re: Range safety launch What flags are flown
Post by: RickF on November 05, 2009, 09:01:12 am

Gan - the RAF's "Own Island in the Sun" (1960s recruiting poster!). Situated on Addu Atoll in the Maldive Islands, 1941-1976, I was lucky enough never to visit it during my Service career. There is a book about it by Peter Doling which sometimes crops up in our local library - I'll have a look and see if it says anything about 1641 next time I'm there.

Rick

Title: Re: Range safety launch What flags are flown
Post by: grasshopper on November 05, 2009, 09:10:14 am

Thanks for the info', I have the MAP plans for the RSL as pictured, my brother built one in the 60s and I got the plans after he built it - started one in the 70s and then moved countries and never finished it - It's been on my to-do list since then!

The original plan it suggests the typical black hull, grey / white uppers as a colour scheme, it was only when I started working with an 'ex-RAFie' we got talking about boats and he showed me pictures of 1641 and 1667 in 'tropical white' from Gan, when he was stationed there in the 70s.

I will build it one day - but will modify the plans to give a proper hull shape/ profile as per the photo's and not as the plan.