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Old 8th Nov 2019, 11:54 am   #3
David Simpson
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Default Re: "Violet Picture" SAR homing system, Any info/diagrams/photos?

Hello again Martin,
As I said in my reply in your SARBE thread - try the MORAVIA Aircraft Museum at Kinloss, or the Shackleton MR project at Coventry Airport. You could try Birketts in Lincoln who have been flogging ex RAF equipment such as ARC52 & PTR175 for years. The PTR175 which I donated to Coventry, along with the 800 page AP, came originally from Birketts. They also used to hold masses of ex military AP's, so might well have a Violet Picture one. The Signals Museum, lodged at RAF Henlow, might well have some gen. But rumour has it that they are due to close.
Lets not forget the Navy S & R Squadrons who also had VP fitted to Whirlwinds, Wessex, & Sea King helicopters. Maybe, like Moravia, there is an associated Naval restoration trust/charity somewhere.
Have you tried the massive online archive of AP's & military documentation run by VMARS yet ?

Regards, David
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