RAF Tucano T1 aircraft names

[Tanker Ray]

Hi

Does anyone have a full list, or know where I can get details of, the names that adorned the fuselages of many of the Tucano T1s previously operated by 1 FTS at Linton eg ZF338/Whizzo?

Regards

TR

[Bluetail]

Hi, here you go

Tucano Nose markings, Some are named after its association with Basutoland (now Lesotho) who raised money in WW2 to buy two Sqns worth of Spitfires, No 72 (Basutoland) Sqn. "Makesi" is the Sesotho for hunting dog, and Moshoeshoe the countries first King.
ZF169 carried “Makesi”
ZF170 carried “The Black Prince”
ZF172 carried “Dorothy”
ZF209 carried “Enniskillin”
ZF210 carried “Miners of Durham II”
ZF239 carried “Topsy”
ZF287 carried "City of Leeds"
ZF338 carried “Whizzo”
ZF343 carried “Moonshine/Sunshine”
ZF349 carried “Lewis & Harris Fighter”
ZF447 carried “Basuto”
ZF515 carried "Argonaut"

[Tanker Ray]

Many thanks Bluetail, just what I needed. Does anyone have any more? A further one I have seen is ZF339 'Nix Six Primus' , something to do with FW Woolworth I believe?

TR

[NAM Updater]

Interesting that ZF515 carried the name "Argonaut" - as did our Wessex XV729, when it flew with 72 Squadron. We carried a piece in our member's newsletter about how it's use can be traced back to a World War II Spitfire!

[Rob68]

There is a cracking picture in the snow of ZF339 with the name showing on Flickr

[Agent K]

Can't remember the reg and can't find my photo but I seem to recall there was one named (the?) Black Horse in deference to a Spitfire bought by people from Lloyds Bank.

[RJ51]

I can offer the following sixteen named 72 Squadron Tucano's.

ZF
515 Argonaught 11/06/2006
447 Basuto 27/06/2004
513 Basuto 30/03/2006 in store Shawbury.
448 Basuto /2007 Squadron 90th Anniversary scheme.
512 Basuto 13/09/2011, 29/05/2012
205 Black Horse 08/06/2008
287 City of Leeds 15 07 2011
209 Enniskillen 05/07/2008, 02/04/2009
378 Enniskillen 15/07/2017 'RN-S' Camouflaged '72 Squadron 1917 2017'
483 Jason 22/05/2008 in store Shawbury
169 Makesi 19/05/2006, 10/09/2009
210 Minors of Durham II 19/08/2006
244 Moshoeshoe 02/04/2009
339 Nix Six Primus 09/09/2006
161 Quachas Nek 26/05/2005 in store Shawbury.
343 Sunshine 05/06/2014

Then there were the two aircraft with 'Lest We Forget' with Poppies.

244 08/06/2014
140 08/06/2014

Eighteen Names / Schemes and just one aircraft appearing twice - ZF244.

I saw and have photographic evidence for all of these although I never saw ZF448 in the 90th scheme.

Can anyone add to this please?

[mazdarod]

One additional aircraft I have photographed to all those listed is-

ZF378 Whizzo MP-W 2007-09-20 at Carlisle.

Look forward to a comprehensive list of all named aircraft.

[RJ51]

Further to my note of yesterday regarding named 72 Squadron aircraft.

I list what I believe to be a complete list of 76, not 72, Squadron named Tucano's.

ZF
170 MP-A The Black Prince 02/04/2009, 03/07/2010
172 MP-D Dorothy 04/04/2008, 02/04/2009
269 MP-O Oh-De-Oh 13/09/2011
264 MP-Q Queenie 13/09/2011
239 MP-T Topsy 18/07/2009
338 MP-W Whizzo 13/09/2011, 29/05/2012
378 MP-W Whizzo 02/04/2009

7 aircraft with 6 names - 2 aircraft with the name Whizzo.

I have photographic proof of these on the dates given.

I hope this is of help and any further examples would be of interest.

[Tanker Ray]

Thanks RJ51 and Mazdarod for the additional information. Looks a pretty comprehensive list now.

ZF161 carried “Quachas Nek”
ZF169 carried “Makesi”
ZF170/MP-A carried “The Black Prince”
ZF172/MP-D carried “Dorothy”
ZF205 carried “The Black Horse”
ZF209 carried “Enniskillin”
ZF210 carried “Miners of Durham II”
ZF239/MP-T carried “Topsy”
ZF244 carried “Moshoeshoe”
ZF264/MP-Q carried “Queenie”
ZF269/MP-O carried “Oh-De-Oh”
ZF287 carried "City of Leeds"
ZF338/MP-W carried “Whizzo”
ZF339 carried “Nix Six Primus”
ZF343 carried “Basuto” and “Moonshine/Sunshine”
ZF349 carried “Lewis & Harris Fighter”
ZF378/MP-W “Whizzo” later carried “Enniskillen”
ZF447 carried “Basuto”
ZF448 carried “Basuto”
ZF483 carried “Jason”
ZF512 carried “Basuto”
ZF513 carried “Basuto”
ZF515 carried "Argonaut”


TR