August 2018August 2018 FLYPAST 27FLYPAST 27part of the BAE Systems Heritage
Flight. The Avro has since played a
significant role in celebrating and
commemorating the aviation
history of BAE Systems and its
earlier incarnations.
TIME FOR A REFRESH
After around 16 years of flying,
the airframe was beginning to
look somewhat tired in 2017 and
it seemed an apt time to consider
a repaint. Over the following
winter months, the Shuttleworth
engineering team prepared the
Avro for its new colours as part of
its annual servicing. This involved
re-covering many of the fabric areas,
including the engine nacelles and
access panels beneath the fuselage.
Kilo-X-Ray was flown to
Gloucester on January 30, 2018
where the control surfaces
and panels were removed sothat RGV could prepare the airframe
for its new coat of paint. The work
was finished in late spring.
Anson pilot Peter Kosogorin,
who is also a BAE Systems’ F-35
experimental test pilot, told FlyPast
he is looking forward to showing
off the new-look Anson during the
2018 summer season, which started
with a private event at Coningsby
on May 5. He commented: “It
should be the busiest seasonBelow
The Avro XIX in its striking
new RAF Coningsby
colours. ALL DARREN HARBAR