Dedicated Home for Brilliant Pics on AH&N (Merged)

[Agaricus bisporus]

Good heavens, it works!

Fifi, the CAF's B29, Spring 1977 at Harlingen, Tx

Stacks more where this came from.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc189/agaricusbisporus/B29.jpg



http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc189/agaricusbisporus/B292.jpg

[evansb]

Andrew Lake, Alberta, 59.55N 110.05W
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/andrewlake009.jpg

[evansb]

Supermarine Stranraer, CYVR early 1960s.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Supermarine_Stranraer_YVR.jpg

[S'land]

Ah, good old "CF-BXO". Built by Vickers Canada in 1940 (C/N CV 209). Served with No's 5, 7 and 9 Squadrons RCAF. Sold into civilian life in May 1940. She flew for various operators until the early 1970's when she was sold to the RAF Museum in Hendon.I remember reading that she was brought back to the UK in an RAF Belfast.

Now on display at RAF Hendon in Super Stranraer Configuration with her old RCAF number, 920. As far as I am aware she is the only complete Stranrear in existence.

I had not seen this photograph of her before. Thanks Evansb.

[Beatriz Fontana]

Apologies, having problems with getting the photo to appear here.

Took this at Fort Paull in East Yorkshire last week. She moved from the Army Transport Museum in Beverley when the museum closed, but good to see she's back on display!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44743850@N00/2534749054/

There's also a picture in the same photostream of a rather ill Hunter and a Blackburn triplane.

[bottom rung]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w127/shetlandnick/scan0008.jpg
Where and when? Me in a former life.

[bottom rung]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w127/shetlandnick/scan0001.jpg
Somewhere over Europe a couple of decades ago. Very cheap and nasty camera I'm afraid.

[steve757]

Bottom, why is the dark suited airmen seating his bottom on your rung? .....or his he?

[bottom rung]

Service cutbacks have been around for longer than you would think.... anyway, I am the one on the right with a seat all to myself.

[philbky]

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/PhilBKY/GRUMMANG-21AGOOSEN4575C20074SHANNON.jpg

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/PhilBKY/GRUMMANG-21AGOOSEN4575C20076SHANNON.jpg

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/PhilBKY/GRUMMANG-21AGOOSEN4575C20072SHANNON.jpg

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/PhilBKY/GRUMMANG-21AGOOSEN4575C20073SHANNON.jpg

Taken at Shannon in 2007, N4575C is based in Ireland

[Taff Missed]

...and here's one I took earlier. About 40 years earlier.


http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll204/TaffMissed/Final05-1.jpg

[asiaseen]

Taken by the photpod on a Sea Vixen

http://pixcastle.com/pic/3001IQZqg/303450.jpg (http://pixcastle.com/pic/3001IQZqg/303450.jpg)

And another with Egyptian markings (taken from a Phantom F4K)

http://pixcastle.com/pic/3001IQZqg/303451.jpg (http://pixcastle.com/pic/3001IQZqg/303451.jpg)

[tilleydog1]

Taff Missed,

Was that taken at Hullavington after Leonard Cheshire ran it off the runway?

Tilleydog

[Taff Missed]

Tilleydog1,

No it was taken at Lavenham on the day she flew in from Biggin Hill. Leonard (The Plough) Cheshire had a go at taxi-ing her later that year and ended up with one main wheel off the taxiway. We had to tow him out with a half-track thing. 1968 I think. Maybe '69, I'd have to dig out the slides and check the date.

Taff

[Bill16STN]

Just a couple that I took at Old Warden on Staurday 16.08.2008 .....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2770861232_cc128cdf16_o.jpg Hawker Sea Hurricaine

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2770012495_4839924c0f_o.jpg Hawker Hind

Hope you like?

There are more here: Flickr: Bill16STN's Photostream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/12708020@N00/)

[BarbiesBoyfriend]

Bottom Rung

Rivet Joint?

:eek: ;)

[Tim McLelland]

Some of mine to keep things moving along. Some great photos on this thread (think the Culdrose open day snaps are my favourites so far!)...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Shefftim/Waddo.jpg
Taken from a JP on approach over the A15

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Shefftim/Vulcanone.jpg
From hercules side door

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Shefftim/XH558.jpg
From hercules ramp

[Ramshornvortex]

Nice photos Tim:)! But why is the last one of '558 reversed?
RHV

[Up up and away]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2844501296_c29fe86e7a.jpg?v=0

G-AMSV

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2844501516_9dbaa7715a.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/2843664675_6fb3a8a301.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/2844501938_8f297c502b.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2844502000_3f2ebfcd12.jpg?v=0

[Up up and away]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2843665019_b0ff916043.jpg?v=0

Mosquito HT-E, sadly lost @ Barton years later

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2844502368_8a43a25481.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2844502482_07cac8ba42.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2844502658_79e6fe45d9.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2843665655_1c96acc29d.jpg?v=0

Saw this in an earlier thread, can anybody tell me what it is?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2843665757_4ea6785dfc.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/2844503048_bfc08d73b6.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/2844503160_8c1981ddd2.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2844503254_6826047f11.jpg?v=0

Jaguar-sponsored Tiger Moth??

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2844503378_75c7f3db3a.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/2843666315_a405881040.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2844503594_d01c665c43.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2844503668_55e57fed80.jpg?v=0

This was taken over Porthgwidden beach in St. Ives whilst doing a Search & Rescue demo

[Up up and away]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2843666613_6a31b461a5.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2844503996_8e80a5978c.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2843667043_e03aa87a62.jpg?v=0

CP Air DC-10

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2844505106_b5ef1693f9.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2843664355_e8e9b21de9.jpg?v=0

G-BEAL - "The Red Devil Rose"

[sparry]

Very New member.

I have some good air pics. Some are Powerpoint shows. Can I post them? If so how do I do it?

[GANNET FAN]

Up UP and Away, thats a Hawker Sea Fury, trainer with adapted rear cockpit, from I think HMS Gannet.

[wub]

Nice pics UU&A; here's the Sea Fury from a different angle:

http://www.pbase.com/glenns/image/31580053.jpg

[mustpost]

Right-click the pics on the powerpoint and 'save-as' - then follow these intructions
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/203154-image-posting-pprune-some-tips-you.html

[African Queen]

Why do so many of the earlier posts only have Photobucket placeholders. Have a bunch of photos been removed by Photobucket or have the posters removed them and not repaired the links?
i am sure there are some wonderful photos hiding there somewhere.

i also see several posts that should have photos in them but only have blank space ???

[Steve Bond]

The Sea Fury T.20 belogned to the Fleet Air Arm Historic Flight at Yeovilton, who wrote it off in a take-off accident some years ago. The remains went to the US where it was fully rebuilt, and it is now back in the UK.

The GN code on the tail denotes RNAS Eglington.

[Steve Bond]

Sorry, typo, that's Eglinton.

[Tim McLelland]

Well spotted - I should try looking at my own photos a little more! Doh!

[Flying Lawyer]

Africa Aerospace and Defence airshow at AFB Ysterplaat, Cape Town, a few weeks ago.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Flying%20Lawyer/AAD%20Ysterplaat/YsterplaatLightning.jpg


The Lightning broke the sound barrier at 15,000 feet.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Flying%20Lawyer/AAD%20Ysterplaat/YsterplaatLightning2.jpg

An air show spokesman said they received numerous complaints.
"We just wanted to demonstrate what it sounds like to break the sound barrier. It has two distinct noises, one after the other." :ok: :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Flying%20Lawyer/AAD%20Ysterplaat/aad_6.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Flying%20Lawyer/AAD%20Ysterplaat/aad_dc3.jpg


(I didn't take the pictures.)

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/plym5.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/whiteknight2-3.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/seavixen.gif
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/piperjet_first-flight_02.jpg

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Tutors-ENDofDays.jpg

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Aeronca-1.jpg

[Will Hung]

If it looks right, it'll fly right.

That must fly like an absolute pig !!!!

[evansb]

Well Will, I'd like to know how it handles as well. It is a rare 1937 Aeronca LC, one of 65 built, and one of seven remaining. She belongs to the flying collection of the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (WAAAM), located at Hood River, Oregon. The LC cruises at 108 mph, and is powered by a 90-hp Warner Scarab Jr radial. I have a photo of an Aeronca LC on floats, and in the absence of the large wheel-pants, the aircraft looks a bit better. It is, however, better looking than the Shapley Kittiwake, seen here:
http://www.aviastar.org/pictures/england/shapley_kittiwake.jpg


Perhaps this view of the Aeronca LC is more flattering:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/aeroncaL_3oc.jpg
Rgds
Bri

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/aircraft-papaonga068803b.jpg

[evansb]

Baby its cold outside...
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/end_year_007.jpg

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/plcl2154a.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/plcl2158a.jpg

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/nrc-ct133.jpg

[Heimdall]

Here's some shots of the Gutersloh F Mk2A of 19 and 92 Sqns.

Heimdall

http://www.spyflight.co.uk/images/jpgs/gutersloh/lightning over the emms.jpg


http://www.spyflight.co.uk/images/jpgs/gutersloh/gutersloh lightnings_1.jpg


http://www.spyflight.co.uk/images/jpgs/gutersloh/gutersloh lightnings_2.jpg


http://www.spyflight.co.uk/images/jpgs/gutersloh/gutersloh lightnings_3.jpg


http://www.spyflight.co.uk/images/jpgs/gutersloh/gutersloh lightnings_4.jpg


http://www.spyflight.co.uk/images/jpgs/gutersloh/gutersloh lightnings_5.jpg


http://www.spyflight.co.uk/images/jpgs/gutersloh/gutersloh lightnings_6.jpg

[evansb]

Ahh...retirement! Unfortunately, re-heat is available only in the lodge. 1957 DHC-2 s/n 1103, Fraser Lake, B.C.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/beaver.jpg

[albatross]

Ah:
The cottage with the Beaver on the dock - the things dreams are made of.
I haven't flown a Beaver on floats since 1978 but I miss them still.
Standing on the dock with a coffee watching the sunrise waiting for the first pax of the day.
The relaxing pumping of the floats.

Falling off the floats trying to drain the tanks.:mad:

The sound of a Beaver warming up on a cool morning ......

How many pairs of sunglasses I once owned rest at the bottom of various Canadian lakes and ponds?:{

Sitting on the dock with a cold one watching the sunset after the last flight of the day.
The joys of my youth.

What is the S/N and - is it listed in Beaver Tails (http://www.dhc-2.com/) ?

Just checked - yes it is.

C-GUOZ at Fort Langley, British Columbia.\ (http://www.dhc-2.com/id718.htm)

Cheers
Albatross

[officewallah]

My late father was an avionics engineer, and also dabbled in photography. He always had a camera with him and took a lot of great pictures (in my biased opinion). I recently came accross hundreds of negs and colour slides so bought myself a scanner.

Here are the results:

Historic Aviation pictures from aviation photos on webshots (http://rides.webshots.com/album/569995189dyxemT?vhost=rides)

[albatross]

Thanks for taking the time to scan and post those photos -
1 post since 2004! :eek: No one can accuse you of posting too often!

[topdog1]

Great to see those Photos and even better to say I was there at LTN when these photos were taken and rember you farther.Theres still quite a few of the old faces still here.

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/LOGAN4.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/LOGAN1.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/LOGAN2.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/LOGAN3.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/LOGAN5.jpg

[norwich]

evansb, as always supurp pics of a year gone by ! when security was at zero and we were all happy ?

Keith.

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/CF-105_2.jpg

[mustpost]

Thanks for that reminder evansb, :DCanada's TSR2..incidentally, quite surprised how much footage on that utbe thing if you look under Avro Arrow..

[Pilot DAR]

Here are some photos I've taken of "Polar 5", as recently as yesterday...

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/Jims%20DAR%20Testing/4877resized.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/Jims%20DAR%20Testing/Polar5equipped2.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/9134001.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/9169001.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/9227001.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/IMG_9435001.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/Jims%20DAR%20Testing/IMG_5047.jpg

And yesterday...

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/P5overwater.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/P5Bird9.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/P5Bird4.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/P5Bird7.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/P5Bird3.jpg

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/PilotDAR/P5Bird1.jpg

Pilot DAR

[sidtheesexist]

Great pickies guys - thanks. Shame about the tprops on the dack. Is that a German flag on the dack's fin and if so, what's the significance? Presume it's Canadian registered?

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/baslerBT67mauritanianairforceafterl.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/B307-8a.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Passing_The_Golden_Gate.jpg

[Agaricus bisporus]

Shame it doesn't seem possible to show these in order as a slide show should be - is it me or photobucket??

The Mosquito had flown from UK to Texas in about 1974 and had stood outside in the Texas rain, sun and humidity since then. It was very tatty, and as far as I know scarcely flew after David Tallichet got it back to California - he in khaki overalls... The Buchons seem to have disappeared too, and the three or four (Casa) He 111s that arrived in pieces while I was there are likewise conspicuous by their absence today. At the time they had something like eight Mustangs and five or six Thunderbolts on strength and claimed to be the fifth or sixth largest "Air Force" in the world...Sadly the Confederate Air Force itself seems to have recently descended into politically (in)correct wishy-washy self-dout and renamed itself the commemorative air force - Sad.

They were a great bunch of people, incredibly dedicated, friendly and hospitable. My three weeks at Harlingen were some of the most memorable of my life, and getting to play in and around those fabulous machines is never to be forgotten.

Special appreciation to the then C.O. Col Jim Hill (praying in the Vultee Vibrator) and Malcolm Russell, my BOQ buddy, 'Nam Vet Huey mechanic and long-term volunteer mechanic at Harlingen. (also in the back seat in one of the B + W pics, as well as several others). One of the kindest guys I've ever met.

Oh, and thanks, Lefty, for the ride!


http://feed213.photobucket.com/flash...977%2Ffeed.rss (http://feed213.photobucket.com/flash/rss_slideshow.swf?rssFeed=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed213.photobucket.c om%2Falbums%2Fcc189%2Fagaricusbisporus%2FConfederate%2520Air %2520Force%25201977%2Ffeed.rss)"

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2593571602_a49f859d7a_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/32591980032bcbabffcaock8.jpg
The engine intakes appear to have "anti-Condor" protection.

[bubblesuk]

Feeling brave so i thought i would try one of my novice attempts, this is one of the BBMf's Spitfires.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/Greggf_2008/Coning/DSC_0038.jpg

[1000tintoys]

I have a photo of a Spitfire IX Floatplane, conversion from 1943. Only one was built and tested. The photo I have just has this info and that the image is from a book from Japan.

I never knew they built a floatplane version of a Spitfire!


First picture post, scanned, etc; hope it works.


http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv205/1000tintoys/394-1-1.jpg?t=1239485838

[taxydual]

Google is your friend

Spitfire Floatplane (http://www.spitfires.flyer.co.uk/spitfire_floatplane.htm)

[1000tintoys]

Thanks taxydual. I forget that is all I have to do for info!:ugh::ugh::ugh:

[albatross]

Found in a box at home - got this at the Canadian National Archives years ago.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/midcanada/LancastrianCFCMWTCA2.jpg

[Old Photo.Fanatic]

OPF

This was my Second try at posting Photos.
Managed ok with help from (70f9,) many thanks again Trev.


All photos. by myself OPF.
For anyone interested,taken on Nikon Digital Body D300,with NON Dig. Nikon Lenses.:
80-200mm f2.8 AF-S VR (gives range 120-300mm) and fixed 300mm f4 AF-S,
effective 450mm f4 Fixed.

PS. July 2009
Selection re-submitted after Pics were "Deleated" via Photobucket.
Still learning!!!!!!!

[ZFT]

My perfect weekend.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/ZFT/IMG_0841.jpg


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/ZFT/IMG_1497.jpg

[Rongotai]

FE2B, Masterton, New Zealand, 25 April 2009.

FE2B, Masterton, New Zealand, 25 April 2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flissphil/3475191781/)

FE2B, Masterton, New Zealand, 25 April 2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flissphil/3475992438/)

FE2B, Masterton, New Zealand, 25 April 2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flissphil/3473217160/)

This was the first public appearance of what is the world's only airworthy FE2B. The engine and prop are restored originals, but most of the rest is a reconstruction.

[SteveLewis]

Hi,
I recently completed "Chasing Shadows", a WWII biography of living Australian air ace, Sqn Ldr Bob Cowper DFC + Bar, French Legion of Honour.
Bob crashed a beaufighter in the Sahara whilst enroute to Malta in 1943. In the book we have shown crashed desert aircraft but were unable to locate a Beaufighter, settling instead for a crashed Wellington.
The book is printed on demand and a suitable substitute photograph could be inserted at the next printing.
Would you consider allowing me to use your photograph for illustrative purposes?
Naturally full acknowledgement to your specification would be included.
I look forward to a response.
Regards,
Steve Lewis

[Gulf4uk]

open to the Public to view and in good condition at FAST Farnborough

G-AWZI c/n 2310 Trident 3B-101
http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu324/Farnborough1/DSCF0068.jpg

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu324/Farnborough1/DSCF0070.jpg

30/05/2009

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/AAIY000a00cb.jpg
EPA HP Dart Heralds, Gander, circa 1963.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/AAIY000a00b9.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/gbc208-cfepp.jpg

[Mr BlueSky]

Some splendid images here, nice to see them all thank you...:ok:

Shame that there's no new Whirlwind photo's... :sad:

Any one got any tucked away in that old desk of Uncle Tom's or in that shabby box in the attic with all your family photo's mouldering away or the old suitcase on top the tallboy at the top of the stairs, poor little things never going to see the light of day again... :{

Why not go and see if their OK and let them out for a short while, we'd all be so pleased to see them... :E

[Fantome]

DH103 fanciers have a butchers at the latest post on photos of everyone in jetblast. larssnowpharter has posted a nice one.

evansb - do you have a caption for the Cat at Gander? Date? Operator? ID?


John Hopton has helped create this good source of mainly Australian aircraft -
http://www.thecollectionaero.com/

[evansb]

Thread #362 is now visible. Here is an unusual visitor to Gander, a Russian Catalina. The source, Newfoundland Provincial Archives, says circa 1946, but as it is a PBY-6A lend-lease, it is possible it was photographed on a stop-over during a ferry flight. That would make the photo pre-1946. As over 100 PBY-6As were delivered to Russia via Gander, it probably wasn't that unusual.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/AAIY000a00dl.jpg

Visitors to Goose Bay:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/goose665.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/goose667.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/goose677.jpg

[Old Photo.Fanatic]

Have sent you a PM re your request that my post 362 be removed.
My thoughts are that it might have been because the Pics were "Blank".

They had been Deleated via Photobucket "Actions"
I have re-instated the Pics.

OPF

PS
Thanks "evansb " for your PM confirming it was because there were
only "Blanks".
This was due to some Finger trouble on my part in "Photobucket"

OPF

[Lightning Mate]

This is one of my favourites.

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu82/Lightning_29/Lightningf6.jpg

[black sapper]

Those EPA pics are wonderful - nice to see the Heralds in those colours.
Any dates for the photos?

[RampTramp]

Beautiful Lightning shot LM :ok:

[ArthurBorges]

If you took the trouble to post it, you might appreciate the stories at Red Star Catalinas (http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/commandeur/).

The destinies of aircraft can be as weird as those of pedestrians.

But I'm curious: have you any details of the when/why/where behind this pic?

[evansb]

Hong Kong International, Kai Tak, circa 1960s.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2482195012_b479d6a4cf_o.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2219343349_5cb815c4d6_b.jpg




http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2149509100_093fe9073b_o.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2138931112_3e09a8842e_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2127012339_9357696c01_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2126403204_eee040fdf3_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2126401506_b3b340e385_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2125701831_5650c459c9_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2125540773_a2219606de_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2126322152_68c64401ec_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2126404328_6b1d0d3bbe_o.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2127784514_1b0def10b0_o.jpg



http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2126355262_26c861f4ee_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2126354974_00b926c5aa_o.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2125571689_36a307823b_o.jpg

[norwich]

Bri ..... WOW what a supurb look back to the aircraft of my youth !

Thank you for that.

Keith.

[KeMac]

evansb - Those Kai Tak shots are BEEEEEEEYOOOOTEEEFULL!:ok:

[evansb]

More Kai Tak
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2125579985_fed2cde863_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2126319854_5d7ea1c444_b.jpg



http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2126351498_e0eeef4ea3_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2125580619_b3f9df84c4_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2125697727_1c90659d98_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2125743223_f2bab7b999_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2220134740_a482f97025_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2127010875_cbd03fb7ff_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2219417519_8bbb673189_b.jpg

[evansb]

Edmonton Municipal Airport, circa 1960s. Earlier this week, the City of Edmonton announced plans to close the airport. The airport is one of North America's earliest municipally operated airports. Wiley Post chose the field as a stop-over on his "Around-the-World Flight".
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3449216807_33e0b69a28_o.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3450018104_f318d5efae_o.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3449233579_c0057a22ed_b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3449121403_37927a57cb_b.jpg

[merv32249213]

http://www.pprune.org/%5BURL=http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/?action=view&current=AusteratAqaba1955890x652.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/th_AusteratAqaba1955890x652.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D



Merv

I see you've made several attempts to post your Auster picture.
Here it is -

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/AusteratAqaba1955890x652.jpg
AOP Auster at Aqaba 1955



If you click http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/buttons/edit.gif you'll be able to see the difference between your link and mine. ie Where you've been going wrong.

You may have to click this button http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/editor/switchmode.gif (top right corner of editing panel) to switch editing modes in order to see the details of the link.

See this link: How to post Photographs (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/145070-how-post-photographs-incl-photography-tips-gurus.html)
(It includes info about posting pics hosted by Photobucket.)


Heliport

[merv32249213]

Heliport
Thanks for the info hope it works next time
merv

[Lightning Mate]

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu82/Lightning_29/P51D.jpg

[merv32249213]

http://www.pprune.org/%5BURL=http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/?action=view&current=SabreatAmman955.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/th_SabreatAmman955.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D
OK thanks back to the drawing board



http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/SabreatAmman955.jpg


Link fixed.

On your Photobucket page there's a panel called 'Share this image'
One of the options is 'IMG Code'

Copy the entire contents of that box. It starts with [img]
Paste it into your post.
Add text.
Press submit.Your photo will appear.

Heliport

[Lightning Mate]

merv,

Tell me where it's being hosted and I'll get it for you.

LM :ok:

[Ridge Runner]

How about a bit of "burner"?http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/peach38336/Quiz3.jpgIt is a low-res copy and i can supply a high-res version if you want it. Taken at Shoreham last year. RR

[merv32249213]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/HunterAmman1955621x366.jpg

[merv32249213]

Thanks to all for your help I think I have cracked it
Merv

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/LebaneseSavoirMarchettiAmman1955704.jpg

[merv32249213]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/merv32249213/Venomsof249sqdnAmman1955872x654.jpg

[descol]

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv14/descol/dc1-1.jpg

Here's a DC3 on the Tarmac at Bonriki, Tarawa c. 1994

[Steve Bond]

Merv,

I've seen those Sabre and Venom shots before. Do you know Dave Howley?

[merv32249213]

Steve
Name rings a bell ,possibly Deversoir 1953-54 or Amman 54-56 any help?

[UZZY]

http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss279/Uzzy09/scan0001.jpg

[UZZY]

Sorry about the "size"...first stab...will do better next time.

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/airspeedtyneambassadorg-37-3.jpg

[norwich]

Very interesting photo, and very rare I would imagine ? could this be G-37-3 (G-AKRD) Ambassador 2 ! used for testing the Rolls Royce Tyne in your photo ? and also used by Bristol testing the Proteus ? 1957 - 1958 ish ?
Thank you evansb !

Keith.

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/avrolincolnb2rf389-aa-a.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/TMoF_deHavillandCometMk4C-1.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/tiger-moth.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/stearman.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/p032043.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/mikes-mystery-machine-07-may2009.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/0039Convair340.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/gbc210-cgcpa.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/highres_ef036jeq1.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/a-26n4815ev1v11.jpg

[Fantome]

From ArthurBorges post #324 -


It is an odd thing that the first Catalina of a country that produced Catalinas herself was a second hand Catalina: In 1937, Dr. Richard Archbold purchased Consolidated's first commercial PBY. It was a modified PBY-1 licensed as a model 28-1. Guba, as Archbold called his aircraft, was to be used in support of a planned expedition to New Guinea. These plans were altered when Archbold was asked to aid in a mission of mercy. The Soviet government had asked him to sell Guba to them for $230,000[8]. Archbold agreed and the Soviets used Guba to search for Sigismund Levanevsky and his crew who disappeared during a flight across the North Pole from the Soviet Union to Fairbanks. The Canadian researcher Sir Hubert Wilkins flew Guba to Coppermine in Canada's Northwest Territory on the 23rd of August 1937 and made five search-trips during August and September. In the end of 1937, Guba, now registered L-2, was flown to New York, dismantled, and shipped by steamer to the Soviet Union. From January to March 1938, Wilkins flew four more flights, two of which were during the polar night. Sadly Levanevsky and his crew were never found.
Wilkins wrote a letter to Reuben Fleet, saying he had flown 19,000 miles "... under the most adverse weather conditions, flying over rough and uncharted terrain, and for the most part heavily loaded with fuel, supplies, and equipment. It is my privilege to congratulate you and your associates and all those who had part in the fabrication of this airplane, and in no uncertain terms. Without this magnificent airplane, we could not have attempted our difficult task."[2]


Correction - Sir Hubert Wilkins was an Australian. He was not himself a licensed pilot and although he was quite competent he always employed an experienced one to fly his aircraft on his many Arctic and Antartic exploratory flights. His prime role was that of navigator and co-commander. He wrote some amazing books. Simon Nasht recently published an outstanding biography, 'The Last Explorer.'

[leader3]

been looking at the photos on this thread and i thought i would add my some of my little collection.
i dont think they will be as good as some of the photos i have seen on this link.


http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/leader03/spitfireatdunsfold1.jpg

and another one


http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/leader03/texan.jpg

and one more

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/leader03/greekA7corsair-1.jpg

hope you like them!

[aviate1138]

#346 last pic. evansb

In background is what looks like an ex Disney/Tallmantz B-25J? If so is the airport Orange County and did you take that pic in about 1970?

A few years later [1979/80] I was lucky enough to get quite a few hours in the left seat flying with Frank and Walter Pine who ran Tallmantz after Frank Tallman died.

[Opssys]

It was nice to see Caz Caswell's Picture of C-GCPA Boeing 727-217 CP Air at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) - 31 July 1981 getting an airing.

[Hipper]

I posted these first two pictures on another thread (mostly about Lancasters) but thought they might be appropriate for here too:

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/410951-operation-goodwill-1946-a.html


http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad28/Hipper34/44.jpg
A Fairchild Packet, San Antonio August 1946.

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad28/Hipper34/22.jpg
An Avro York, 3rd July 1946. Gravely.

These next two are from my late father's album and the captions are his. I'd be interested to know what the two aircraft are.

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad28/Hipper34/B1.jpg
Thorney Island. Official opening of RAF station by King George VI, 1937.

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad28/Hipper34/B2a.jpg
22 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron, Thorney Island, July 1938.

[Terenceskipp]

I think they are of Vickers Videbeest, with Avro Anson in background of first picture.
Terry M

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Cambrian_viscount_g-amon_in_1963_ar.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/L-749A_Constellation_N6022C_TWA_Hea.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/CF-TGEmore.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/mexicana-dc-6-xa-jot-67ldg-mex-cvlr.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/SCFA-Connie1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Convair_580_VH-PDL1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/BEA-TRD1.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/AA0879301.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/AA0879622.jpg

[superspotter]

http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=1y8n8e&outx=800&quality=80
A2-ABD Air Botswana Viscount in Lusaka August 1978 taken from inside a Zambia Airways HS748!

[superspotter]

http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=1y75om&outx=800&quality=80
This DC-6 is still sat outside the terminal in Ljubliana should one be passing....

[Argonautical]

Took this of the Arrows at Waddington 2010 and Hawks are old enough to be nostalgic about.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/IMGP2038.jpg

[RJM]

Great shot!

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/2529L1.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3793360306_976c6ef2b1_b1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/202260181_5a13ca157b_b1.jpg

[Terenceskipp]

Has anyone got pictures of the above in it's civilian scheme of silver/blue & white after arrival at Elstree for Tim Davies .
Need detail for 1.6th scale radio controlled model ( in clipped wing format) currently under construction.

[emeritus]

Question without notice.

Ref that lovely photo of the Spitfire posted by Leader 3...Anyone know the significance or otherwise of the very pale green stripe around the fuselage forward of the tailplane?

Noticed it on many occasions but never took much notice or thought about it.

Emeritus :confused:

[evansb]

Spitfire BM597 JH-C is painted in the colours of RAF 317 (Polish) Sqd. The band apprears to me to be the same colour as the spinner, and that of the background colour of the Polish crest aft of the cockpit. Spitfires and Mustangs of 303, 306, 309, and 315 squardons, all Polish, had the band.

[lauriebe]

Emiritus, evansb, checking through my copy of "Fighting Colours" by M J F Bowyer, he states, at the beginning of Chapter 6, that during December 1940, several changes were made to the colour schemes of home-based day fighters. One of those changes was the introduction of an 18 inch wide band around the rear fuselage, just in front of the tail. The colour of the band was to be Sky. At the same time, it was also decreed that spinners were to be painted the same colour.

Hope that helps.

[emeritus]

Thanks guys for the replies. Presume there must have been a reason for it. Seems strange that the a/c would be painted in camouflage colours and then put a band over same.

Emeritus:)

[John Farley]

Terence

I imagine you have seen this?

Home (http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/MH434.htm)

Not too much help but a start. I don't imagine the scheme was changed after Tim Davies bought it and before it was repainted in mil scheme for BoB film

JF

[Alteburger]

Terence, how much detail do you need and would a scanned copy do? I might be able to arrange something.

[vcarrroll]

I used to see this at Luqa Airport when I was a boy. At the time it was noticeable for its heavy distinctive whine of the Tyne engines. I moved to Malta with my parents in December 1958 - so the trials must have been 1959. I do remember it was there for quite a while. Before we left Malta the Vanguard came into service for BEA. Malta at this time was a plane-spotters paradise.

[Earl of Rochester]

http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/235063-2/DJEH_157_1-Hartmann%23

German Fighter Ace Erich Hartmann
Photo: 17th April 1945

http://www.rcaf.com/whalen/spitfire.gif

British Fighter Ace James 'Jimmy' Whalen
c. 1942

[Airbanda]

OK a first stab at pics. These are all taken at Leeds Bradford c1978

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz14/bromptonaut/G-BAZI_2.jpg

Britannia 737 taxying to the 15hold

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz14/bromptonaut/G-AROC.jpg

Cessna 175 G AROC outside the yorkshire light hanger

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz14/bromptonaut/N3080.jpg

Jetstar N3080, on a very wet day in September 1978, possibly for an industrial show in Harrogate.

[Fournierf5]

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i473/fournierrf5/meteorNF.jpg

[Thunderbird167]

This Meteor started life as NF11 WD592 and was delivered new to the A&AEE on 18 April 1951. She later served with 264 Sqn Royal Air Force and was converted to a TT20. She was struck off charge on 20 January 1975 and in June of that year was flown from Biggin Hill to Mojave where she was registered to Al Letcher & Associates as N94749. In 1988 ownership passed to Al Hansen and Ascher Ward. In May 1993, when this picture was taken, she had been donated to the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards AFB and was being prepared for static display.

From Gloster Meteor TT20, N94749, AFFTC Museum (http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1157978/)

[Planemike]

Airbanda........

Great Yeadon shots, brought back a few memories!!

Jetstar N3080 was owned by Saheen Saheen of World Carpets and indeed was visiting in connection with the International Carpet Fair at Harrogate which took place in the first week of September each year during the 1970 & 80s. " I was there!! ".........worked for Courtaulds at the time.

1978 was probably its first visit, think it came for about three years.

Planemike

[evansb]

Paris Air Show, the 1960s:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/1697924007_492ead44bb_o1-1.jpg

[Moose47]

G'day Chaps

No. 264 'Madras Presidency' (F) Squadron used the Metor NF.11 from November 1951 to October 1954.

Cheers...Chris

[con-pilot]

Evans, was that the airshow when the B-58 crashed?

Never mind, I now see that there is a C-141 on the ramp, if I remember correctly the C-141 was not flying yet the year the B-58 crashed.

[John Farley]

IIRC a B58 crashed two displays on the trot.

[con-pilot]

I can't remember the year, and too lazy to look it up, but the B-58 that crashed had just set a new trans-Atlantic speed record. Then there was a crew change and my father was standing with the original crew and all of them watched the aircraft crash after takeoff.

Not a good day.

[Cows getting bigger]

1965? (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WD8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7679,2416672&dq=air+show+accident)

[evansb]

France USAF B-58 crashes:

The trans-Atlantic record setting B-58, "The Firefly", aircraft 59-2451, crashed June 3rd, 1961.

Aircraft 59-2443 crashed June 15th, 1965.

[Teal]

Some photos of beautifully restored aircraft that I took at the recent Avalon Airshow held near Melbourne, Australia:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5514812376_d0a984dbfa_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5131/5514217135_943c44210c_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5514802072_e0b9f1a695_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5514207129_06a0eb8e60_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5514801910_4f6d50e125_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5514789440_518233e57f_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5514194605_f493d34688_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5514194495_e2740900e5_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5514192181_f10df0fe9e_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5514784348_4d822fd7d8_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5514189353_d585f61015_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5514189275_730c6dc06e_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5514778586_994ce2dfb1_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5514182331_b4588904cc_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5514182217_a4cba30ffb_b.jpg

[Tropicalbirdy]

Tis a treat to see such lovely pics

[con-pilot]

Thank you evans, it was the '61 crash, we had returned to the US by 65.

[ICM]

I've had these two photos for years. I'm guessing that the aircraft were RN Grumman Martlets, but am wide open to correction. Another picture from the same lot is of a group of ATC officers at a Summer Camp, dated Wigtown, July 1945, and that makes me wonder if these two were taken during a Sea Day - the background to the first could well be somewhere just off the coast around Dumfriesshire. No mention of the Carrier involved, I'm afraid.

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc463/Old141Nav/2e565e02.jpg

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc463/Old141Nav/f51b5a10.jpg

[Rory57]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/iwakuni/scan0006.jpg

Re Old Hairy's post222: what is this 'boat with a contra-prop & V12 engine?
It suggests a Walrus pilots fantasy, but the noise for the crew............

[Kieron Kirk]

The second photograph is a Hellcat.

Ciarain.

[Lightning Mate]

.....and I think the three in the first pic are Wildcats.

LM

[con-pilot]

.....and I think the three in the first pic are Wildcats.



Yes, they are Wildcats.

[evansb]

The British Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, (FAA), named the Grumman F4F the Martlet. ICM is correct on the three on-deck aircraft..
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/4306874481_4028fcf28f_z1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3780466009_c1f6e4670e_o1.jpg

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/5699094860_082f6f44e3_b1.jpg


http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3336394760_7aaa8dbec0_o1.jpg

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/UA_DC81.jpg





Portland International Airport, circa 1973.


http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/4272393200_a76a953cc2_b1.jpg

KJFK, circa 1973.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3903973346_06a21d6605_b1-1.jpg






Golden Eagle (nee Golden Nugget) Convair 880 at Seattle.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/5736262588_4616053535_b1.jpghttp://img37.imageshack.us/img37/378/panamboeing747atzuricha.jpg
Munich, May, 1985.

Boston Logan
http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4e847940eab8ea464f00003f-900/ground-activity-at-logan-airport-seen-from-16th-floor-observation-deck.jpg

[Tmbstory]

This is an AN 24 from good old days

Tmb


http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll161/Chalus/Scannerhats1195.jpg

[evansb]

Rare civilian conversion of a Martin B-26C Marauder, N171E, at San Francisco, January 1956. This is not an OnMark Marksman Douglas A/B-26 conversion.


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4943029115_77b07804fe_b.jpg

[scotbill]

Posted this on Lyneham thread but perhaps it might fit on here as well.
Comet II at Lyneham 1957.

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa453/scotbill/Comet2Lyneham57.jpg

[scotbill]

Valetta of RAF Far East Command at Luqa Malta in 1957.
Just look at the background in the days when Britain had a proper airforce.
2 Valiants, 13 Canberras and a couple of Shackletons. There's nostalgia for you!


http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa453/scotbill/ValettaLuqa1957.jpg

[Jerbourg]

Little known/remembered GB Airways Trislander at GCI sometime in the mid 80'shttp://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i466/billybeachboy/001.jpg

[Tmbstory]

An IIyushin 18 at an airport in Far Eastern Russia.

Tmb



http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll161/Chalus/Scannerhats1321.jpg

[ZH875]

Just a few recently found pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/IMG_1796.jpg
After the Harriers, our VC10K had a drink

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/IMG_1791.jpg
Feeding time

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/IMG_1702.jpg
How the mighty end their days

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/IMG_1660.jpg
A self defence toothpick

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/IMG_1655.jpg
Small, but not innefective

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/IMG_1657.jpg
Bigger, but innefective

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/IMG_1653.jpg
A present for the Argies

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/ZH875/IMG_1032.jpg
The last ever Vulcan 4 ship ORP scramble

[Lightning Mate]

This takes me back to the days when we had fun.....

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu82/Lightning_29/thewaytodoit.jpg

[brokenlink]

Can remember the Britannia in the background being flown in when I was still at school. As I remember the Starboard Outer was feathered for its last flight. From the photo looks as though the engines are being removed by crane. It ended up with concrete blocks on steel frames in place of the engines to keep it balanced. Eventually used for fire practice.

BL

[Argonautical]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/dc-8b_cargoman_harare_1979.jpg

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/logo31.jpghttp://www.pprune.org/%3Ca%20href=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/828/65galhg.jpg/%20target=_blank%3E[IMG]http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/782/65galhg.th.jpg
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/Canadair20C-5.jpg

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/screen-shot-2011-11-07-at-10-30-50-pm1.pnghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/wilf-white-1110111.jpg
http://www.pprune.org/%3Ca%20href=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/9/logo3ut.jpg/%20target=_blank%3E[IMG]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7832/logo3ut.jpghttp://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/9/logo3ut.jpg/

[A30yoyo]

Re post #400....Alitalia Caravelles and DC-8s.....BOAC Argonaut about 1957 from LHRs Northside waving base.....unique RCAF Canadair C-5 serial #10000 (think North Star with P&W R2800s)

[Peter-RB]

In my opinion the Super Connie gets my vote for the sleekest looking prop driven airliner of all times.

Peter R-B
Lancashire

[evansb]

London Gatwick, August 15, 1970.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3295040854_eed2d025d8_b1.jpg


Wardair Bristol Freighter disgorges a Mack firetruck at Yellowknife, NWT. circa 1954.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/n-1979-052-36241.jpg


http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/4769/12285129.jpghttp://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1895/boac.jpg

[emeritus]

Impressive terminal there! :E

Emeritus.

[A30yoyo]

Where's that?....Bovingdon?

[Lightning Mate]

From a slightly different world....

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu82/Lightning_29/Cobra.jpg

[PPRuNe Pop]

Look guys! Just how many times do you want me to say that by NOT following the standard for pics ( 850x850 ) you are just spoiling it for others and for me who has to keep reminding you. It getting grotty I can tell you.

If you don't comply with this limitation i will have to resort to removing the post the pics are on.

The point is that some of you re-size the page with a little twiddle - not all have that and in case, VERY wide pages just makes it difficult for the majority.

Don't say I haven't warned you. Please adjust them now.

PPP

[Lightning Mate]

Right Bri - I would sort your pics out pronto if I were you.

[Lightning Mate]

Camera was in ..... ?

The squadron T-bird.

[nipva]

The squadron T-bird.

Isn't a T-bird in the no. 4 slot?

[bob shayler]

Hawker Sea Fury T20 at H.M.S. Daedalus in 1986,
Regards,
Bob




http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/hawker_sea_fury_t20_zps140384aa.jpg

[bob shayler]

Fairy Gannet AEW 3 at H.M.S. Daedalus in 1986,
Regards,
Bob






http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/fairy_gannet_aew3_zpsd3813b51.jpg

[bob shayler]

Fairy Gannet A.S.4 at Fleetlands, Gosport in 1986,
Regards,
Bob




http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/fairy_gannet_a_s_4_zps7a95b8cc.jpg

[bob shayler]

Fairy Firefly at H.M.S. Daedalus in 1986,
Regards,
Bob




http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/fairy_firefly_zps80d26ff4.jpg

[bob shayler]

North American Harvard at Daedalus in 2010,
Regards,
Bob




http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/NorthAmericanHarvard2jpg_zps8ac108d6.jpg

[evansb]

A bit'o history and a dose of nostalgia:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7931070838_10fa08c2e7_b.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img845/4502/7948127990c6e7932479b.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img109/6987/79537780580a33c99cffb.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img141/5953/7953916204319b560027o.jpg


Civilian registered ex-U.S. Navy FH-1 Phantom:
http://imageshack.us/a/img713/9383/793107908619bc1eb1acb.jpg

[Airbanda]

Interestingly angled shot on the Convair. As the site of the drag bodies is concealed by engines it's difficult to tell if it's an 880 or 990.

Production lists etc suggest AA operated the latter but the example here looks smaller than the Spantax 990s I remember.

[evansb]

American Airlines never operated the 880. The aircraft is a Convair 990 Astrojet. The clear difference is the size of the engine intake diameter, given that the 880 was powered by GE CJ805-3 turbojets which produced 11,650 lbs st., versus the 990's CJ-805-23B turbofans, producing 16,050 lbs. st. each. Unique to the CJ805-23Bs was the aft located bypass fan stage.

[Lightning Mate]

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu82/Lightning_29/Mosq-guntest.jpg

[evansb]

Yes, you are correct. Caption corrected to read FH-1 Phantom.

[bob shayler]

Consolidated PBY Catalina at Bournemouth International Air Festival in August 2008,
Regards,
Bob




http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/ConsolidatedPBYCatalina_zpsc7eafff4.jpg

[bob shayler]

The Red Arrows on the same day,
Regards,
Bob

http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/RedArrows027_zps25957ef4.jpg



http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/RedArrows031_zps9e52c53e.jpg

[etsd0001]

Post 414 - That is Helston AeroPark next the RNAS Culdrose not Fleetlands
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/bobshayler/fairy_gannet_a_s_4_zps7a95b8cc.jpg

[bob shayler]

Hi etsd0001,
This is definitely Fleetlands in Gosport as I took this photo myself around 1986 when they had an open day (I have never been to or heard of Helston Park). If I remember correctly they had an old Bristol Sycamore on display as well but because of it's dilapidated condition I never photographed it,
Kind regards,
Bob

[bob shayler]

Hi etsd001,
I have researched the history of Fairy Gannet XG931 and have discovered that it was indeed at Helston from 1984 - 2009 when it moved to Davidstow in Cornwall. I also looked at Fleetlands and they celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1990 which is when I must have taken my photo as I do not recall them having frequent open days. I can only assume the Gannet was on loan for this occasion,
Kind regards,
Bob

[lamclennan]

A few from my grandfathers photo album.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264644_10150195889816184_3975046_n.jpg

Cockpit (left)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/263105_10150195889856184_6869244_n.jpg

Training
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253585_10150195889636184_5518187_n.jpg

Found this in his log book with a note on the back. Flew as 2nd pilot with the Americans for a few months.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/253741_10150195888896184_5633374_n.jpg

[cac_sabre]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/hornetmoth1asm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/meatboxsm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/meatbox2sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/sunderlandsm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/javelin1sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/javelin2sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/javelin3.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/meatboxbw.jpg

[cac_sabre]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ra1sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ra2sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ra3sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ra4sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ra5sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ra6sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/seavixenssm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/rcafb251sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/rcafb252sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ra10sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ra7sm.jpg

[cac_sabre]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/vixensm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/bucc2sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/SAAFBUCCsm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/argosyandbelfast1sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/argosysm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/belfast1sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/beverleysm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/RAFP2V5sm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ambassadorsm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/yorksm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/B-66Voodoosm.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/shackleton.jpg

[evansb]

Rare colour photograph of an RAF Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA, taken circa 1928:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/OldEnglandinColorPhotosfrom192821_zps60582bd7.jpg



http://media.aerosociety.com/aerospace-insight/files/2012/09/Gatwick-Airport-1972.jpg

[albatross]

Found this facebook link today Mosquitos doing air photo in Canada Arctic post WW2:
Hope you like it:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.322179084487718.71614.169229616449333&type=3

[cyflyer]

cac_sabre (http://www.pprune.org/members/212483-cac_sabre), where is that Ambassador / Elizabethan inaugural photo taken ?

[cac_sabre]

Hi Cyflyer, I got these pics from an ex RAF Navigator some 40 years ago. I think that this shot was taken at the same place the York, Belfast and Beverley shots were taken..either Malta or Akrotiri..cant' remember

[cyflyer]

Thanks for replying cac_sabre. They don't all look like they are the same place. I'm trying to establish if its Nicosia. Akrotiri, no, forget it for sure. The Argosy, Belfast, and Beverley shots do look like Malta, looking at the background. The Skyways York, and BEA Ambassador not sure, either Malta or Nicosia.
In the York photo, could you do a maximum resolution scan of the bit covering the building and Viking parked infront of it at the left of the photo and just crop that small bit ? I'll recognise if its the Nicosia tower. On the Ambassador, the bit showing the flags above the cockpit and the name on the fuselage under the cockpit.

[WH904]

Argosy and Beverley are Malta - all lovely photos though :)

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/classcftjp_zps5fe23975.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/classcftjl_zpsca5e3bb9.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Montreal_Dorval_Airport_1958_zps2b0fd843.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/convair640051/ACVangard_zps9e745516.jpg

[stafford-baker]

Does anyone know of a photo of Polish pilot Zurakowski doing several cartwheels in a special engine test Meteor (? One DH Ghost??) at the Farnborough Air Show back in the 50s? I saw it but still find it difficult to believe what I saw.

[treadigraph]

Stafford-Baker.


Pathe video here of "Zurabatics" in the Meteor at Farnborough '51 - clip starts around the two minute mark - he also did the same trick in the CF-100.


HIGHLIGHTS OF FARNBOROUGH 1951 - British Pathé (http://www.britishpathe.com/video/highlights-of-farnborough-1951/query/super)

[Lynxman]

The Gannet is pictured at Cornwall Aeropark. An image search on Google shows numerous images of the same aircraft from different angles in exactly the same location - at the Cornwall Aeropark!

[evansb]

DC-10-30, September, 1985:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/convair640065/2261206336_45fa83e081_o_zpsdd58d45b.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/convair640092/Malaysian_Airline_System_Boeing_707-300_Green_zpse075f201.jpg
MAS Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental, circa 1976. Note the aerodynamically encased P&W JT4A turbojets trailed by the "daisy array" noise collectors. Astern is the infamous anti-Dutch-Roll ventral fin. Also note the UK reg...

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/GAZARCAFNorthstar_zps9f866d02.jpg
RCAF Canadair DC-4M North Star, Gaza, circa 1967.

[Fournierf5]

The ill-fated (Crashed Lydd 1978) Aero145 G-ASWS at Biggin Hill circa 1975. Think that was the year the Fairflight's Riley Dove went to Jordan. Anyone care to confirm??

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i473/fournierrf5/BigginAero145.jpg (http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/fournierrf5/media/BigginAero145.jpg.html)

[Airclues]

Taken on Friday 27th June 2014 from a Dragon Rapide over Duxford. The pilot of the Spitfire was Paul Bonhomme, British Airways 747-400 Captain and Red Bull Air Race Champion.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc193/Airclues/P1010562_zps5b8f2fe8.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc193/Airclues/P1010557_zps4106c069.jpg

[EXBIRDY]

Corsair FAH603 at the Pitch Black open day yesterday. Now fitted with pylons for drop tanks.
Johnhttp://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/PB14%20open%20day/img_5269_zps623635c2.jpg (http://s197.photobucket.com/user/JJELLIS_PHOTO/media/PB14%20open%20day/img_5269_zps623635c2.jpg.html)
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/PB14%20open%20day/img_5108_zps4ce3d572.jpg (http://s197.photobucket.com/user/JJELLIS_PHOTO/media/PB14%20open%20day/img_5108_zps4ce3d572.jpg.html)
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/PB14%20open%20day/img_5109_zpsf5c5bc1b.jpg (http://s197.photobucket.com/user/JJELLIS_PHOTO/media/PB14%20open%20day/img_5109_zpsf5c5bc1b.jpg.html)
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/PB14%20open%20day/img_5114_zps051c07d7.jpg (http://s197.photobucket.com/user/JJELLIS_PHOTO/media/PB14%20open%20day/img_5114_zps051c07d7.jpg.html)
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/PB14%20open%20day/img_5123_zps0f465262.jpg (http://s197.photobucket.com/user/JJELLIS_PHOTO/media/PB14%20open%20day/img_5123_zps0f465262.jpg.html)
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/PB14%20open%20day/img_5129_zps5836258f.jpg (http://s197.photobucket.com/user/JJELLIS_PHOTO/media/PB14%20open%20day/img_5129_zps5836258f.jpg.html)
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/PB14%20open%20day/img_5136_zps76f42f5d.jpg (http://s197.photobucket.com/user/JJELLIS_PHOTO/media/PB14%20open%20day/img_5136_zps76f42f5d.jpg.html)
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/PB14%20open%20day/img_5138_zps4fb8a697.jpg (http://s197.photobucket.com/user/JJELLIS_PHOTO/media/PB14%20open%20day/img_5138_zps4fb8a697.jpg.html)

[Flybiker7000]

Luftwaffe aerial photos covering mostly of the in '44 occupied Denmark is to find at: FlyfotoArkivet LW1944 (http://lw1944.flyfotoarkivet.dk/Default.aspx)
Enjoy!

[Flybiker7000]

Just about halfway through all this wonderfull pic's, i reckon there is a common problem: Pictures dissapear!
Through the about 20 years I've been on the internet almost everything have changed several times. Mainly because the electronic development steadily gives new opportunities but also because that We as consumers/users constantly gets bored by the exsisting possibilities and aim for any new development.
This way have the photo-hosting service on the Web changed so often that most of US dont even remember the names of the past, but morely: This will continue in the future.
My reasoning about this is that since too many pictures obviously is lost due to obsolete and closed down photo-hosts or the persons own disuse of the same sevice, this site should better be used as it's own photo hosting service (for as long as it will be present on the web) and pictures should be uploaded as "hardware" directly from Yourself instead of from a hosting service wich historicly might be not-present in few years.
For those who entirely relies on having their pictures 'in the sky' it might be a trick to bring the wished shortly down on own computer again to be able to upload them here.
For the rest of the site: Links to the web tend to be obsolete during time too as many private homepages closes down for several reasons. So dont calculate a linked picture as being there for years to come!

[evansb]

Wing Commander Ware with his Luscombe in Bermuda, circa 1942: http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/aviationLuscombeinBermuda.jpg


USAAF Lockheed Lodestar:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/lockheed_lodestar.jpg

Avro Canada C102 Jetliner, Chicago-Midway, circa 1950:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/Avro%20102%20Jetliner%20Midway%20Chicago.jpg

Vought F4U-1 Corsair pre-delivery test flight inspection, circa 1942: Early 35mm Kodachrome film.
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/Corsair20test20flight.jpg

Vought Kingfisher, NAS Pensacola, Florida:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/vought-os2u-3-kingfisher.jpg

[Flybiker7000]

In 1987 came the Danish translated version of 'Where Is Wally/Waldo' on the bookstore(*) shelfs.
In 1992 jumped RDAF esk. (sq) 725 on the train ;-)
(Actual it's a parade in honour of the retirement of the Draken in favour of the F-16 and Wally/Waldo was chosen as it was the one with the outmost flight-hours)
What isn't to see: A Golden Griffon on the belly!

(*): Your very first Danish lesson: Bookstore says 'boghandel' ;-)

http://i66.tinypic.com/senmyw.jpg

[TCU]

Stansted gems from the early 80's
I think that's the African Safari "zebra" DC-8 in hangar 4
G-WISC. STN used to be a regular stopping off point in the early 146 programme
LN-KLK, CV-440. One of the more exotic Scandi aircraft that were regular visitors to STN in the 70's and 80's...Fred Olsen, SAS, Scanair, Braathens, Linjeflyg, Swedair, BusyBee, Conair, Maersk and Sterling...happy days
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/mncowell/Aircraft/Turkish%20Viscounts%2006-83_zpslzubomln.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/mncowell/media/Aircraft/Turkish%20Viscounts%2006-83_zpslzubomln.jpg.html)

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/mncowell/Aircraft/WISC%2006-83_zpshjccmqmu.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/mncowell/media/Aircraft/WISC%2006-83_zpshjccmqmu.jpg.html)

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/mncowell/Aircraft/Nor%20Fly%2006-83a_zpsyl1ows3g.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/mncowell/media/Aircraft/Nor%20Fly%2006-83a_zpsyl1ows3g.jpg.html)

[evansb]

Coulson Martin Mars at Sproat Lake, B.C., Canada:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/Sproat%20Lake%20Water%20Aerodrome%20Port%20Albernie%20Britis h%20Columbia%20Canada.jpg




RCAF AVRO Canada CF-100 all-weather fighters in NATO camo:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/CF-100s_423_Sqn%201.jpg














Vancouver, Canada circa 1954:http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/10216068864_0cb578b4f4_b.jpg

IL-62, England, airshow:
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/Aeroflot%20PWK.jpg

[John Farley]

Thank you chaps for those splendid pics.

Much appreciated

JF

[Jerbourg]

Nord 260 at Le Bourget, Paris
http://http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i466/billybeachboy/Nord%20260_zpsuckggzrw.jpg (http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/billybeachboy/media/Nord%20260_zpsuckggzrw.jpg.html)

[Jerbourg]

A favourite type of mine, the Handley Page Herald.
http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i466/billybeachboy/IMG_20160409_0003%202_zps8sro7tes.jpg (http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/billybeachboy/media/IMG_20160409_0003%202_zps8sro7tes.jpg.html)
http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i466/billybeachboy/IMG_20160409_0004dd_zpsawbz93rp.jpg (http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/billybeachboy/media/IMG_20160409_0004dd_zpsawbz93rp.jpg.html)
http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i466/billybeachboy/IMG_20160409_0002bb_zpse0batuj2.jpg (http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/billybeachboy/media/IMG_20160409_0002bb_zpse0batuj2.jpg.html)
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[wub]

Love the Herald shots. My first ever flight was in a BEA Herald.

[barry lloyd]

...and another Herald. This time in Royal Jordanian colours. Taken at Beirut in 1964:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll226/tango15_photos/003.jpg

[Jerbourg]

A few offerings from Britten Norman

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i466/billybeachboy/IMG_20160508_0018_zpsik5xudav.jpg (http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/billybeachboy/media/IMG_20160508_0018_zpsik5xudav.jpg.html)
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[1859sqn]

Lovely pictures. Many thanks to all contributors.

[BernieC]

re #445, 8th image down, labelled VC1- EGKK in BUA colours.

If I am not mistaken this is a BAC 1-11 twinjet not a VC10 four-jet.

[Airclues]

If I am not mistaken this is a BAC 1-11 twinjet not a VC10 four-jet.

It looks like a VC10 to me, but I've just got back from t'pub so might be mistaken.

[fujii]

VC10. Four wheel main undercarriage, big sweeping vertical stabiliser.

[BernieC]

I stand corrected. Apologies for misinformation

[Chris Scott]

What's happened to that great pic of the VC10 in the sandstone-and-blue BUA colours? Was it yours, evansb?

[evansb]

Yes, they were..

[GonnaCrashAnyway]

Second attempt at posting this picture. I once had it in my possession after which it was sold to a collector in New Mexico. He was an ex air-force pilot and tells me the picture is willed to the museum there when he passes away.

[Jerbourg]

French weather research F27, seen at the Paris Airshow.

[Chris Scott]

Fabulous pictures, Kewbick...

That Britannia nose looks a bit close for comfort!

Could you provide an approximate date for the AA B707-320B, please?

Thanks in advance,

Chris

[broadreach]

It was the nose on Jerbourg's F27 that caught my attention. How appropriate that an aircraft passing on weather related information should have such a Pinocchian proboscis!

[Kewbick]

Mantoba, circa 1965 (note the different flags)
http://i.imgur.com/WN2U9lS.jpg

Visiting RCN Sea King, circa 1966
http://i.imgur.com/RdwYKns.jpg

Bell factory apron, Buffalo, NY, circa 1947:
http://i.imgur.com/S5TATmT.jpg

[Heston68]

I have had this brass bell for over 60 years. It was my Grandfathers and he always had it in a place of honor in his office. He fought during WW1 in France.
I don't know when this item came into his possession but I know it was important to him. The figure on top looks to be wearing Cold Weather Gear as seen on many B52 pilots during High Altitude missions. Although the pack on his back does not seem to be a parachute. He has heavy mittens, head gear and boots. The bell is of an artillery shell or aerial bomb. The brass clacker is a spent brass bullet. One side of the bell has a Lion with the # 58 below. The other side has a RAF emblem with a crown.
Any information on this piece would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Heston68

[S'land]

Very Topical

[Herod]

A bit of help please. Photobucket is becoming a pain. Someone posted as few months back a method for getting pictures on Pprune directly, but I didn't copy the instructions. Can someone who knows please repeat them? Thanks.

[wub]

Have a look at Postimg.org. Same method of posting to forums as Photobucket

[Wookey]

In the Trident photo, what is the ‘3YZ’ above the centre of the windshield?
Great photo BTW.

[Philoctetes]

Herod, Click on 'Go Advanced' box below the Quick Reply. Then select 'Attachments' and you can then upload photos/files for posting.

[jensdad]

Stunning photo of the Trident. Any idea where it was taken, EvansB? It looks like a manufacturer's or airline's publicity shot, but the landscape doesn't look like the UK. A marketing trip to China, or some other far-flung location?

[Wookey]

Thanks Evansb.

[wub]

The Trident was photographed over Cyprus, here's another photo of it over the Cyprus coast

https://www.airteamimages.com/hawker-siddeley-trident_G-AWYZ_bea---british-european-airways_72094_large.html

[jensdad]

Another great Trident photo there, Wub. That final BEA colour scheme was much better than the bland BA scheme that followed it.

[wub]

Thanks. Agreed

[canberra97]

I agree to, I always get very nostalgic when I see photos of that particular BEA livery especially as you to the bland BA scheme that followed.

Although I have no personal photos to post I have vivid memories of overlooking the apron at LHR Terminal 1 in the early 1970's with Tridents and Viscounts in that beautiful BEA scheme along with Cambrian BAC 1-11's, Viscounts, Northeast Tridents and Viscounts and B737's of Aer Lingus in their retro 60's livery.

My first ever flight (in first class to) was on a BEA Trident 3 LHR to DUS in July 1972 three weeks after the Staines crash, was I nervous about that fact I wasn't but I remember my mother being worried.

[OUAQUKGF Ops]

I came across these slightly fuzzy snaps when I was tidying up the other day.3726You need to click on the first image.

3727

3728

3729

3730

3731

3732

3733

3734

3735

3736

3737

3738

3739

[treadigraph]

Nice, looks like a fun day! Late '60s I'd say. I recognise Cobby Moore's Gipsy Moth and is that a Whitney Straight?

[OUAQUKGF Ops]

Yes I think it is. G-AFGK?

[whiterock]

Can I interest anyone in our PA-28R in for an annual service in the early 80's. I'm finding old photos and hope to unearth some more of this event.

[brokenlink]

Treadigraph hi, any idea whether Cobby Moire is still active? He gave me my first flight in his Proctor when I was all of 11 years old. At the time I believe he was living in an old Jaguar car parked next to the redundant control tower near the Fairflight hangar at Biggin.

[zetec2]

I spy Bill Knaptons Cub being pushed backwards, John Adams Jungman (I think) as well, many happy hours spent at VSCC events at Finmere, no H & S worries in those days.

[treadigraph]

Brokenlink, as far as I know he's still around, he'd be mid-80s now. He pranged the Procter at a strip in Kent a few years ago, sustaining quite serious injuries in the process - I'd guess he ate a panel sandwich - but was apparently going to get on with rebuilding it.

He was always around whenever I visited Biggin, never offered me a ride though :-( !

Pretty certain he was sitting at the next table to us in the Dog and Bell at Deptford about 15 years ago; certainly looked like him.

[Jerbourg]

Guernsey Airport ramp 1980's .
https://preview.ibb.co/kdM88n/GCI_Ramp_2.jpg (https://ibb.co/c36KES)
https://preview.ibb.co/gzDzES/GCI_Ramp_3.png (https://ibb.co/eScRuS)

[jensdad]

Great photos, Jerbourg. What is the prop airliner between the BAF Viscount and the Air UK F27 in the first image? I'm guessing the Britannia 737s and the 1-11 in the second pic were Jersey diversions?

[Terry McCassey]

Pepsi Concorde - DXB - April 1996

[Jerbourg]

Great photos, Jerbourg. What is the prop airliner between the BAF Viscount and the Air UK F27 in the first image? I'm guessing the Britannia 737s and the 1-11 in the second pic were Jersey diversions?

If you mean the aircraft by the tower, the middle one is a Shorts SD330, in front is a Dan Air HS748.
The 737's & 1-11 were charter flights for Guernsey.

[jensdad]

If you mean the aircraft by the tower, the middle one is a Shorts SD330, in front is a Dan Air HS748.
The 737's & 1-11 were charter flights for Guernsey.

Hi again Jerbourg, The aircraft in the first pic I was wondering about is the one partially obscuring the terminal. Looks like a Viscount or a 748, with a cheat line extending up the tail?

[dook]

One of my favourites.

http://i65.tinypic.com/167uxk1.jpg

[Rocket Pants]

Re: post #444 titled "Il62, airshow, England". This is most definitely not England, but is Prestwick! It clearly shows the old hangar base between the ATC tower and the "bomber pads" near (what were?) the 31 / 21 thresholds. For many years, this old hangar base was used as the staff car park for Atc staff. The hill in the background is "Pisgah Hill". Sorry for the late correction, this is the first time I've looked at this forum.