In 1927 Australian aviator Bill Lancaster and co pilot "Chubbie"
Miller took off from England and flew to Australia, their aircraft was
named the "Red Rose" and was an Avro Avian. I have seen black and
white photos and film of the aircraft and can only assume that the
letters and name on the side of the plane were in red?, so what color
was the actual aircraft fusilage?

Thanks

Giorgio

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 24 Sep 2003 23:35 PDT

I wonder if you've seen this picture:

http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/10066907/HU049263.jpg

Came from the Corbis Stock photography collection. I think the side of
the plane is color white (the white "corbis" is not part of the
plane). As for the dark areas, like the lettering, I could not be sure
if they were black or red. I'll have to find a reference on that.

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Clarification of Question by giorgio1-ga on 25 Sep 2003 14:48 PDT

I am hoping that the comment I made in the answers page would have
been taken up? I stress that yes I have seen the b/w photos of the
"Red Rose" but have never seen any color reference,hence my question.

Thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 26 Sep 2003 00:18 PDT

Your point is clear, though another reference about the Red Rose plane
seems quite hard to find. Maybe another researcher will have better
luck.

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Clarification of Question by giorgio1-ga on 27 Sep 2003 01:42 PDT

Do I understand that nobody can take this question and give me an answer?

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 29 Sep 2003 00:55 PDT

Hello, sorry for not responding for quite a while. Don't give up yet,
I'm the only so far who couldn't find anything on the Red Rose color.
If you are patient enough, you may leave it for the one month duration
of the question, maybe someone will find something later on.

I haven't been able to find the fuselage color of the "Red Rose," but
the color of the other Avro Avian with which Lancaster was associated,
the "Southern Cross Minor", was apparently "shiny blue":

Lloyd Fleming and the "Southern Cross Minor" (2nd and 3rd paragraphs)
http://members.tripod.com/ahsa_q/PastEvents/lloyd.htm

markj-ga

Hi

Yes I had seen this photo at Corbis plus other b/w stills and I too am
not sure of the color combination hence my question. Maybe along the
top of the fusilage it may have been red and the rest white, if you
could find a further reference to this it would be great.

And yes I did know the Southern Cross Minor was shiny blue as I had
read the article and there is a very good documentary on it called
"Verdict of A Lost Flier"

Thanks for you help

It isn't a question to catch anyone out, it's just one of those that
one hoped an answer would be somewhere? Maybe people in Australia
where the plane eventually landed may have a reference?

Thanks for trying anyway.