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

[CamelPilot]

In the first instance just start a thread as normal. Add the pictures and we will mod the thread as it gets a bit older.

Have fun.

CP

[Flying Lawyer]

Excellent idea CamelPilot. :ok:

Before the expert snappers get going, here are a few pics to help start the ball rolling.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/chipmunk1.jpg
WK518, a very special Chipmunk.
Special to me anyway - I did my first solo in it in 1971. :)
WK518 is now with the BBMF, and is one of the last two Chipmunks in RAF service. They are used primarily for the conversion/continuation training of BBMF pilots on tail-wheel aircraft – pilots new to the Flight commonly arrive with no previous tail-dragger experience.
It was delivered to the RAF in January 1952 and started its service life at Cranwell. It subsequently served with the University of London Air Squadron at RAF White Waltham, some other minor UAS units, the Cottesmore Station Flight and No 1 AEF at Manston before going to the BBMF in 1983. It didn't have this new-fangled high-conspicuity black paint scheme in my day, of course.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/FT391.jpg
Harvard IIB
FT391 was my pride and joy between 1986-1990 when Mark Hanna and I owned it. It was built by Noorduyn Aviation (Canada) and delivered to the RAF in 1942. After service as an advanced trainer for pilots converting to fighters, it was subsequently sold to the Dutch Air Force some time after the war, and then into civilian ownership in Holland.
My net search also came up with this old postcard of FT391. Civvy reg is G-AZBN but doesn't have to be displayed. I don’t know where or when the photograph was taken, other than it was post 1971.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/steve_smyk/images/new/aerojumble/harvard.jpg



Yak-3
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/yak3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/yak-3_04.jpg

With Ray Hanna joining as third owner, we replaced the T-6 with a Yak. The Yak-3, produced from 1943 to 1946, was one of the fastest fighters of World War II. The prototype reached 462 mph (745 km/h), the highest speed ever attained by a Soviet piston engine aircraft and close to the pre-jet era limit. First seeing action during the Battle at Kursk in July 1943, the Yak 3 was the first Soviet fighter to achieve parity or exceed the performance of Luftwaffe fighters. This performance was so marked that Luftwaffe fighter units were specifically forbidden from dog-fighting below 16,000 ft with Yak 3s. In later versions, the 20mm cannon firing through the propeller shaft was replaced with a 37mm variant, and the two 12.7mm machine guns were replaced by two 20mm cannon.
Ours was built in 1946, rebuilt in the mid-90’s at the original Yak factory in Russia, and reassembled at Duxford by the Yakolev engineers responsible for the rebuild. It's been a bigger project than we thought and hasn’t yet flown. Perhaps this season, or next?
(Note:The Yak in the photo is owned by the Fighter Collection. Both were rebuilt at the same time. I don't have a pic of ours that I can post, but they are identical.)

Tudor

[Fokkerwokker]

And I was the last person to fly it in its previous life FL. I will try and dig a picture out taken by Dibbsy.

Brgds

FW

[Flying Lawyer]

What a coincidence!
All these years we've been friends without knowing we shared such an important part of our country's military heritage.

It's an even more special Chipmunk than I thought! :D

Brgds
Tudor

[Aileron Roll]

Excellent pic's, thankyou ! Lets have alot more, now that DamianB is busy with PPL he may have some serious competition !

Flying Lawyer

excellent pic of the YAK 3, I have very good memories of Mark Hanna flying the Alpine Fighter Collection's Yak at Wanaka in New Zealand. I remember flying in on the practice day and watching an incredible low level display, none of us were to surprised when Mark Hanna climbed out of the Yak !

Will you be flying the Yak yourself ?

[Fokkerwokker]

Errrrrm .......I wuz referring to the Yak FL!



Trying to post a piccy of the Yak 11 and obviously doing sumfing wrong! Will research!

(when all else fails please read instructions)

Brgds

FW

[Mr_Grubby]

http://www.btinternet.com/~simon.gurry/Dadsphotos/FBBSUsmall.jpg


Guerchais Roche T39-2
St Cyr, 16th July 1963.

[Bronx]

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/47kor.jpg

Bell 47 Korea

[Flying Lawyer]

Flying an ex-Royal Navy Shark for a magazine photoshoot
http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/Gaz.jpg
Photo by Peter March for Pilot



Fokkerwokker flying our Yak 11
http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/Yak.jpg
Photo: Dibbsy.


The Yak 11 was an advanced trainer developed from the original spec Yak 3.
We've gone the opposite way - using the basic structure of the Yak 11 to build a Yak 3.


Tudor

[Flying Lawyer]

Come on chaps.

Get those photos out of the drawer and post them here.

[henry crun]

FL check your mail.

Perhaps there are others like myself who do not have access to a www site to show our pics in order to post them here.

[Flying Lawyer]

Henry
I've replied.
________________________

Two options if you don't have your own website -

(1) Persuade a friend to host the photo for you.
Send the photo as an attachment to an e-mail and, when it's hosted, include the 'url' in your post.
Note: If it's a business website, the pic should be hosted on a spare page which doesn't advertise products for sale or have a link to the main site. Pprune understandably doesn't allow free advertising.
It shouldn't be a problem. Some of the best photographs in the Rotorheads gallery are posted by a professional aviation photographer who doesn't promote his business, or even mention his name, when he posts his pictures on Pprune.

(2) Use one of the free photo hosting services on the net.
Make sure they allow direct linking to photographs. Some don't so you have to click a link each time which is a bore.
'Geocities' is unreliable - the links often don't work.

I've opened an account (free) with 1 ASP Host (http://www.1asphost.com/) to see if it's of any use to people wishing to post pics here.
.
I'll post some pics as an experiment. Time will tell if the service is as good as they claim.

[Flying Lawyer]

The instructions for uploading photographs were easy to follow
- less than 10 minutes from registering to hosting two pics.
I've posted two pics below as an experiment.
If they don't disappear in a few days - we're up and running.

Having now tried both, I've found www.photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com) is more reliable.
____________________
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http://img48.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/22_hunters.jpg
22 Hunters in a formation loop (1957)

The formation was led by Squadron Leader Roger Topp, then OC 111 Squadron.
By lucky coincidence, I found myself sitting next to him on a flight to Antigua recently. Now 81 years old, he had a wonderful career, including leading the Black Arrows and, as a test pilot, worked on many aircraft up to the Tornado.
One of Roger's students at ETPS went on to become a distinguished test pilot himself - none other than our own John Farley.
Roger enjoyed reminiscing - but probably not half as much as I enjoyed listening. Our respective ladies were very patient - no doubt very relieved to discover we weren't staying at the same hotel!


(As an aside ..... who should be the Captain on the return flight but an old friend from my Tiger Club days who'll be known to many people here, Tim Barnby. Thanks to the daft new rule, I couldn't visit the cockpit but Tim came down the back for a chat.)

[DeepC]

I can't see them.

I have some (not much) webspace available if anyone wants to email me a picture to post.

DeepC

Edit: OK I know why now. My company firewall is blocking access to that webspace.

[Heliport]

I can. :confused:

Thanks for offering to host. :ok:

Heliport

[Flying Lawyer]

Easy to follow instructions - picture uploaded in a few minutes.

http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Flying%20Lawyer/Ray_leading_the_Arrows_in_MH434.jpg
Ray Hanna leading the Arrows in MH434



That should give enough scope to keep us going.

Hope this helps.
Back to the law ........... :)

Tudor

[henry crun]

FL., Thanks for those links.

I tried 1 ASP Host first but noticed that in their terms and conditions they say photo only sites are not welcome.

Tried to register with photobucket but have not yet received an email confirming my registration.

[Flying Lawyer]

Henry

'Terms and conditions' are things which lawyers advise other people they should always read. :)

I've now looked at the T's & C's - they're curiously phrased for an online photo hosting service. I think all the owners of ASP mean is they don't want people using their service as free on-line storage of junk generated by digital cameras - family album stuff, pics not worth printing etc - and reserve the right to delete photos not of general interest.
The friend who recommended ASP tells me he's never had anything deleted.

Nothing to lose by trying - it's free, and the worst they can do is delete.

The Photobucket site had problems earlier today - I could access the main page, but not log in to the album I created. It seems to be operating properly now.

Tudor

[Mr_Grubby]

http://www.btinternet.com/~simon.gurry/Dadsphotos/FBEZXNC858.jpg

Nord NC- 853S
St Cyr 16th July 1963.

[Mr_Grubby]

http://www.btinternet.com/~simon.gurry/Dadsphotos/GASCSMALLARD.jpg


Grumman G-73 Mallard. G-ASCS.
Hurn. 1964.


CP. Tell me when you have had enough of these old pics. I have 350 of them.


Clint.

[CamelPilot]

Clint.

Since you kindly asked. None really. But if you have a lot, maybe it would be a good idea to change them now and again, rather than leave them up all the time - 350 would be a wow too much I think!

Just one point though. Could you alter the resolution to 640 x 480? The current spread is too large for the page.


CP

[henry crun]

This was taken at 209 AFS WestonZoyland. The pilots are not a specialist aerobatic team, just three instructors posing the aircraft for a station Xmas card.

http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/3xmeteors.jpg

[Art Field]

Here is a go at posting the now well worn picture of a Valiant taking fuel from a Vixen as mentioned in the Military Aviators forum.http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Artfield/Vixen.jpg

http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Artfield/Vixen.jpg


Click the 'Edit' box above and you'll see the difference between our two links.
For pics to display, links have to be like mine.
I've left yours in place so you can see the difference, for future reference.

Interesting photograph. :ok:

Heliport

Thanks

[treadigraph]

Sorry DamienB, as I understand it, the rules had already been made very clear - I do realise your desire to maintain your copyright and I also appreciate your talent - but then again it does rather seem that you've had a great deal of free publicity via PPRuNe and plenty of "in the know" adulation from a host of seriously well connected Aerophiles - and which appears to have led to publication in at least one major aeronautical journal and perhaps other Aviation publications...

Count your blessings - if you wish to copyright your pics, then why not do so with your name, not your website - and in a manner where Photoshop "experts" like me can't edit it out...! Not that I would of course, but I could do quite easily...

Mods: any chance of a sticky to outline the rules, and also how to digitally prepare pics fit for "PPRuNe" publication...

Sorry if this seems a grumpy post, but AHN is far and away the best forum on PPRuNe (IMHO) and has always been so amicable... and I am humbled by those I debate with!

Edited to say- yeek! Someone edited/deleted the contribution I was replying to while I was posting - feel free to delete/edit mine if appropriate!

[Heliport]

Treadigraph

Good suggestion. :ok:

You can not post pics/images direct from your hard disk.
The image must be on a web page somewhere. (But see note below.)

If the image is on a website, you can post a link so that it appears in your post, but you need the full 'URL' (web address) of the image.

If the picture is not on your own own website, to find the 'url':
Right-click on the image
Select 'properties'
Highlight and copy the . Always highlight from the start of the address to make sure you get the full address - which will usually end with 'gif' or 'jpg'.

Copy the full URL into your post, and put in front of the address and [/I M G] after. NB: I've put spaces between the letters so the software doesn't think I'm trying to post an image. Do not put spaces when you do it.


Picture Size
800x600 pixels (maximum),
72 dpi resolution (Although the quality is not quite as good, the file size is smaller and loading time faster which makes it easier for those with slow connections.)

See previous posts in this thread if you wish to post an image stored on your hard drive but don't have your own website.

If the photographer wishes, there's no objection to a [I]'Photo by X' line appearing on the photograph [U]provided it's not a business name and not a web address. Links/references to websites are not permitted on photographs nor in the body of posts.


Heliport

[henry crun]

I think it's a Piasecki H21 or PV15, there were several different models, or it might be one of the Boeing Vertol versions.

[treadigraph]

Hi BRL - it's a Piasecki CH-21 "Flying Banana"... Piasecki became Vertol, then Boeing-Vertol, so this is the forerunner of the CH-46 Sea Knight and CH-47 Chinook.

Cheers

Treadders

[Art Field]

After digging out the Valiant/Vixen photos I discovered some other early refuelling snaps which might be of interest.

The Vulcan picture is of a Mk1, probably working up for a trial to determine if it was feasable to maintain an airborne reaction force in the tense days of the early 60's. We tried it and it wasn't.

The Javelin was snapped on a routine sortie, Javelins were our bread and butter tasks at that time.

The Argosy was back to being a one off. It was a trial to see if it was possible to refuel an Argosy from the Valiant. We were as slow as we dare with some flap down, the Argosy was flat out and took a long time to catch up. He finally made contact on the tin drogue which was the standard in use at the time for the Valiant but it was all too difficult and never tried again as far as I know.
http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Artfield/Vul2.jpg

http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Artfield/Jav2.jpg

http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Artfield/ARGOSY3.jpg

[Batchy]

Blowing the cobwebs away at Old Warden this week was Sea Hurricane Z7015.

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/woodlands/Sea_Hurricane_forum_pic.jpg

[Out Of Trim]

Testing Photobucket..

Phantom FGR2 Split - 56 Sqn APC at RAF Akrotiri
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v155/LightningF6/Aircraft%20Images/ca284ac2.jpg

43 Sqn Phantom FG1 tanking from VC-10K3
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v155/LightningF6/Aircraft%20Images/404d72ff.jpg

[Art Field]

Sharpshot. I am certainly not putting up myself as an expert, indeed I have only just succeeded to publish. First of all, if you have photoshop, you should be able to covert to jpg by using "save as" and selecting jpg. Secondly you must start with the image IMG in [] brackets and end in /IMG in []. Give that a try, no guarantee. Good luck.

[Out Of Trim]

Sharphot - When you look at your album in Photobucket under each photo you have three lines of text.. On the bottom one the IMG tags and /IMG tags have helpfully already been applied for your use.. So, left click and drag your mouse over that line and that text will all become highlighted. - then right click your mouse and select copy.

Now just go to your pprune posting window and right click select paste and the picture will appear in that position when you post it.

what you have posted above is just the link..

Just experiment a bit.. and all will become clear.:D

[CamelPilot]

OK. Let us see if we can crack this problem.

You will notice that we are losing part of the pictures and the page is being extended to fit the picture in.

Please post with a resolution of NOT above 640 x 480. Anything above is too big for the page and wrecks the page presentation. That size is perfect.

sharpshot Please adjust the size of your picture, you can do it in photobucket, but be careful because once you have resized you cannot revert. The answer then will be to start again.

[sharpshot]

Camel Pilot,

Yes - point taken. I have deleted for now. I save all my own images as large Tifs anywhere up to 15 mb or 50+ if with layers.
Not conducive to this site - sorry!

I'll come back when I have something to downsize!

SS

[CamelPilot]

How about making two sets, one as tif. and one as jpeg.? Keep the jpegs for here.

You can do it in photoshop just 'save as' jpeg with a different title and voila you have two pics.

It will work I assure you.

CP

[CamelPilot]

Well one from two is not bad and it works fine.

I have checked the url for the Vulcan, and it might be that you posted bmp. file and not a jpeg. NOT sure if that is the reason though.


CP

[sharpshot]

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Vulcan.bmp

Well Camel Pilot - if at first, but do you know what, that 707 did appear for a while - saw it with ma own two eyes!

Anyway, the Vulcan, flown by my father landing at Filton circa 1959.

Posting pics here really is in the Lap of the Gods.............so I'm off to the airfield for a touch of reality!!

[CamelPilot]

What happened? It was there :confused:

[BikerMark]

The original file from the camera usually contains a lot of details about the time, date, camera, exposure etc. I find this a useful feature of the camera JPEG format (exif or summat like that)

Once you edit the file in something like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro and save it back to the original location, these details are lost from within the file.

I always keep my original photos in a specific folder which is archived to CDRs and also to a large external USB hard disk (keeps them easy to access). If I work on the photos, I move them to another place, especially if making significant changes, although I have been caught out on occasion and altered the orignal irreversibly.

Back up often. There's nothing like a hard disk failure to bring home the fragility of digital photos. Don't ask me how I know...!

Mark.

[sharpshot]

Biker Mark,
If you are using a Canon, the File Browser Utility will always give you that detail - even after you have tinkered - it may not show the Image but it will show your ref: no. so as long as you know that detail, there is no problem.

......oh, you use a Nikon - sorry, no idea!

CP - I think I'm getting the hang of this. After posting, I was deleting pics from Photobucket so I don't consume too much capacity there. But oh dear, if its not there, it vanishes off pprune....I'm learning all the time:(

[UpShutter]

Heading towards Buckingham Palace:

1975
http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v142/MikePix/TOCFormation75.jpg
1976
http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v142/MikePix/TOCFormation76.jpg
1980
http://img46.photobucket.com/albums/v142/MikePix/TOCFormation81.jpg

Are there records kept of this type of flypast?

[Gainesy]

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_SAR_Lanc.jpg

Product of a rainy afternoon in the CAF PR office at Halifax some years ago. They let me rummage their old pic files for an hour. I guess that this was probably taken at RCAF Greenwood. More to follow if anyone is interested?

[treadigraph]

Gainesy - yes please! :ok:

[Gainesy]

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/baf89a9f.jpg
IIRC this outfit with the swordfish/marlin badge was based at Greenwood, do not know where the Neptune and Canso seen below were from as there is nothing on the prints to indicate this, ditto the Lanc line up, but possibly Greenwood. As for that clattery Piasecki thing...

Will scan some more later. Good fun this innit?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Neptune.jpg

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/ee2d0225.jpg

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Lancs.jpg

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/f473d8b1.jpg

[PPRuNe Pop]

UpShutter

Please post your pictures in the VULCAN thread on the Military Forum - with exactly the same questions - or a few more and I would be prepared to guarantee that you will be given the names of the Captains on the Vulcans and the Jags and a lot of other information you didn't think of.

ONLY in the Vulcan thread please.

Great pictures by the way.

[treadigraph]

Roghead, not sure but think there may be a return or a space between the JP and the G... copied your link and the G didn't... as it were...

http://img49.photobucket.com/albums/v150/roghead/scan0015.jpg

BRL, if you are reading this, gainesy's last pic is a Piasceki HUP Retriever... lovely little helicopter!

[Gainesy]

Banshee over (I think) Halifax, Nova Scotia.

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCN_Banshee.jpg

Anyone know what the tubes on this Clunk's wingtips are?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Clunk.jpg

And the ubiquitous...

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Dakota.jpg

[Rallye Driver]

A couple of pictures I got from my uncle who worked at Supermarine in Southampton, eastleigh, Hursley park and Chilbolton.

The first is of the seventh production Spitfire K9793 at Eastleigh in 1938 before joining 19 Squadron at Duxford. Destroyed 11/9/40 in combat with Ju88 while serving with 92 Squadron from Biggin Hill (pilot Sgt S Duszynski ? listed as missing).

The second was taken at Chilbolton just after the war when they were working on the Belgian Air Force contract.

A Belgian Air Force Mark XIV Spitfire hand-over ceremony. My uncle, Bill "Tommy" Tucker is centre right in overcoat, and had signed the aircraft off for flight.

The Belgian Air Force officer on his right served in the RAF during the war (F/O Van de Wale, B Flight, 349 (Belgian) Squadron). The aircraft is possibly SG108 (IQ-V), which served with the Fighter School at Koksijde in a silver and yellow scheme.

RD :ok:

http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v165/YakRider/Mark_1_Lo.jpg

http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v165/YakRider/Chilbolton_Lo.jpg

[PPRuNe Pop]

I will see what we can do. Flying Lawyer did a good one and I will ask to do that.

[Gainesy]

A very weary looking old lady


http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Wxd_Lanc.jpg

Anybody know the story behind the non-standard fin marking (different flag)?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Neptune_flag.jpg

And anybody know the Canadian designation/name for this?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Albatross.jpg

[treadigraph]

Grumman SA-16...

Not sure about that flag - Was it operated in Europe, or a British protectorate somewhere?

[Gainesy]

Treaders,
I wondered if the Canucks had another name for it, they have a tendency to re-name stuff.

Thought it might be a Dominion flag, but my Boy's book of flags has gone astray. And the other a/c all wear the Maple Leaf. It's fairly indistinct on the original, even through a shufti-scope.

Don't know where the a/c was operated, but it looks brand new in the pic

Ed to add: Sorry Canucks, just consulted a flag nutter's site and found that Dominion & Maple Leaf is the same thing (I think; flag language is weird). However it could possibly be the flag of Ontario Province.

[treadigraph]

Gainesy,

References I've just skimmed through suggest still the Albatross.

Neptune does look nice and new doesn't it?

Flag seems to have been fairly universal at some stage:

...pics (http://www.verslo.is/baldur/p2/canada.htm#24114)

Super pics on this thread by the way...

[India Four Two]

Anybody know the story behind the non-standard fin marking (different flag)? Gainsey, it's the old Canadian flag, which was a Red Ensign with the Canadian Coat of Arms. This flag was replaced by the Maple Leaf flag in 1965. Some older Canucks still think this was a retrograde move, but I like the very distinctive Maple Leaf. We don't get confused any more with a British protectorate somewhere like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands;)

For a good picture and all you ever wanted to know about Canadian flags, see this Canadian Heritage site (http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/df5_e.cfm)

And I've just noticed that you can see the old Canadian flag on MOTF's photo of the Old Warden Chipmunk on page 1 of this thread, which raises a question I've been wondering about. Why is a British T10 painted in Canadian colours? All the RCAF ones had bubble canopies and no undercarriage fairings and look quite different from the T10.

And finally, while seaching for a picture of an RCAF aircraft with a clear example of the flag (before I noticed MOTF's picture), I stumbled on the following picture, which, speaking as an occasional floatplane pilot, I think is the best example of formation flying I have ever seen:

Three RCAF Albatrosses in formation (http://www.airforce.forces.ca/grfx/equip_gallery/historic_gallery/wallpaper/albatrosa9.jpg) :D

[Gainesy]

India42,
Many thanks, another little mystery solved. That Albatross pic is an absolute cracker BTW.

[Scion]

http://img61.photobucket.com/albums/v186/royfox/70a9211a.jpg

Well folks, what do you think this is.?

It's my first try at posting!



It works now.
You had url in the boxes. For images to show it must be img.

Heliport

[treadigraph]

Off the top of me head... BA Eagle?

[You want it when?]

I've some (I think) publicity shots of HMS Ark Royal, taken in 1974 , all black and white 8 by 10's. From the initial picture it would appear 809, 824, 849 and 892 squadrons are in residence. Can anyone here direct me to a web site who would want these pictures uploaded?

[PPRuNe Radar]

Why not post them here ??

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=123136

[You want it when?]

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v181/bdoswell/Ark%20Royal/08c0a9af.jpg

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v181/bdoswell/Ark%20Royal/e7412832.jpg

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v181/bdoswell/Ark%20Royal/2a056f1e.jpg

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v181/bdoswell/Ark%20Royal/1d8961ec.jpg

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v181/bdoswell/Ark%20Royal/a79410a9.jpg

http://img59.photobucket.com/albums/v181/bdoswell/Ark%20Royal/1125af8e.jpg

[sharpshot]

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Nostalgia.jpg

Early nostalgic Long Beach...........and something brand new from the same fold

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/EZ-A104.jpg

[PPRuNe Pop]

Nice pics, thank you muchly.

But please try to remember that the ideal size for posting is 640 x 480 so that the pics do not expand the page.

Otherwise great!

[BlueEagle]

Looking first at the two F4s at the front, aircraft behind the left hand one, a Buccaneer?

[You want it when?]

T'would appear to be so Blue Eagle. Looking at the original.

[John Eacott]

Sharpshot,

Long Beach is a Long Way from the Air Nostalgia DC-3 parked on the ramp at Essendon Airport, Melbourne: outside my office window ;)

YWIW,

The Ark photos (IIRC) were compiled to go in the 1974 Ark book, at the end of the commission. Some taken from the Ship's Flight Wessex HAS1, others from our Sea Kings. Lots more pics on my web site, but I guess I can't post a link or it might breach "advertising"? Follow the www link for my ID, look in the Gallery section.

[innuendo]

Gainsey,
The tubes on the wingtips of the CF-100 are three tube rocket launchers. They were temporarily fitted when the crews went to Cold Lake to WPU (weapons practice unit). The normal armament was wingtip pods with 29 2.75" FFAR (folding fin aerial rockets, unguided) on each wingtip. Firing full pods was too expensive for training and radar calibration so the three tube launchers were developed. The targets were a RADOP ( looks like aTallboy bomb towed by the nose) towed behind brave lads in T-33s. You closed in on the targets from a 110 degree crossing angle and the whole 58 rockets were supposed to be launched by the fire control system in one great burst. Sort of a shotgun approach. I imagine the theory seemed good at the time but I often wonder just how effective it would have been.

[John Eacott]

A couple of Eagle photos from the early 70's:

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/826%20stream%20landing%2002.jpg


http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Eagle%20fly%20one%2002.jpg


http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Eagle%20flight%20deck.jpg


http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Eagle%20deck%20paint.jpg

[henry crun]

John, were those taken on Southern Clime when she visited NZ in Aug 1971 ? I was told it was her final cruise.

[John Eacott]

Henry,

Some of them, the stream landing was on return to Eagle from Sembawang (?), when we had a flypast for STRONGBOW. We seem to have done a lot of flypasts, I have Hong Kong, Cubi Point, Wellington, et al in the logbook for that time ;)

We got back to UK on 24th Jan 1972, disembarked to Culdrose. Photos of formation flights with underslung chacon loads available......:cool:

[sharpshot]

John Eacott,

That's the real problem taking photos of planes - the darned things have this capability of moving around:{

Well it was a great looking bird when I saw it outside your office window - sorry to impose. At least the 717 was in view of mine.

I look forward to Avalon '05..........guess I better not post any pics from Avalon '03 in case you have two offices in Vic;)

[John Eacott]

Sharpshot,

Avalon 03 pics would be great: it's the only ASDU that I didn't get to/work at ;)

Call if you get to Essendon.

[Gainesy]

Innuendo,
Thanks for the reply on the Clunk; thought they might be for rockets but couldn't figure the rationale of so few. Cheers.

[sharpshot]

Well John Eacott - hopefully by morning your time there maybe a few photos on here. April showers are spoliling my evening up here, so I am in front of the PC again:ugh:

If I get the photos on, you will recognise most.
Ex RSAF Hunter that came from QLD after a brief engine run after rebuild - made my day.
A nice tribute to the Space Shuttle crew although I don't think many noticed.
An F-15 flown by Boeing TP
F-18.....spoke with him later - a pair went to do some touch & go's in Tassie...........must have woken the whole state:ok:
Judy Pay's Trojan - at Tyabb
The narrowest metal surface I ever landed on in an X-wind,looks more like a road::cool:
A Drover
The Connie from the 707 cockpit
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/d676828b.jpg
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/8bc0c19b.jpg
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/34559424.jpg

[IMG]http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/e083e973.jpg

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Avalon_Show.jpg

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Avalon_Tribute.jpg

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Avalon-4.jpg

[sharpshot]

The Hornet - Drover later!

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Avalon-5.jpg

[John Eacott]

SS,

Third shot down looks like Portsea back beach? Home of the disappearance of Harold E. Holt, the rifle range is the clear area through the tea tree scrub.

Judy's Trojan is always a delight, although the view of Tyabb runway is a bit daunting. Glad we just lift into the hover, none of this running up & down runways to get airborne ;)

[sharpshot]

JE,
Thanks for the info on Portsea - I wondered what the clearing was - I tried to imagine who or what might land there - glad to hear that was not the intention!

Tyabb, strewth - you have to concentrate on t/o let alone landing:eek:

Last time I was over, went into Wallan. Taxied up the parallel taxi strip only to perceive a ditch separating me from the runway..the departure was interesting and my pax weren't too sure whether it was going to be a L or R arrival on the way back in.

I revalidated my Aus PPL for $50, but I gather this lifetime piece of paper is going to be invalid due introduction of criminal record checks? So much for flying myself into Avalon next year - BIG drat!

I note something about the Pt. Cook Walrus on the "Shagbat" thread..........I just happen to have a pic of that too. Pt. Cook is amazing when you walk in and see the yellow glow!

Would I correctly assume you fly a Tiger? Remember seeing two parked at Essendon last November with markings reminiscent of Redhill UK. Next planned visit is March '05.

I wish someone could show me how to post a string of photos in one hit.........one at a time is a bit laborious!! I can't fathom out this "create album" in photobucket, but presume this is the means to the end I am looking for??

[Gainesy]

Yep, click on that & it lets you upload a bunch of pix at one time. Takes a while but is less hassle.

[sharpshot]

Sorry for the delay, but finally the Drover!
By the way, have posted the Pt. Cook Walrus on the Shagbat thread.

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Avalon-3.jpg

[London Jets]

Just thought I would try one as well

http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v197/REFLAGG/AIRCRAFT%20POSTED/Extra300.jpg
RIAT, 2003

Hope it works!!!

Let me know what you think and I'll get some more out soon.

[Mr_Grubby]

London Jets.

Nice one.

CP.
Do you remember the 350 B/W pics I have from the early '60s.
Well I have now put them all onto a CD. You said you would like a copy. Let me know your address and I'll pop a copy in the post.

Clint.

[John Eacott]

20 feet from my office window. Hmmmmmm ;)

[Ray Darbouy]

GNAT KP540 Topcliffe 1972.

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/Darbouy/Gnat-1.jpg

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/Darbouy/Gnat-2.jpg

Scan direct from old neg that has never been printed. If someone needs abetter copy, I will re-wash the neg & re-scan.

VARSITY Topcliffe:ok:
Loved every minute and would do it again!

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/Darbouy/Varsity-1.jpg

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/Darbouy/Varsity-2.jpg

Teenie Weenie. Topcliffe 1972.

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/Darbouy/TeenieWeenie.jpg

[imabell]

the roulettes at caboolture airshow last weekend, i shot these with a new cannon 300d digital, forgive me for trying to be a bit arty.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/rl.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/fly1.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/fly2.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/fly3.jpg

bill mcmonagles winjeel enters hyperspace.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/fly4.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/fly7.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/fly8.jpg

[John Eacott]

Nostalgia being what it was, here's a selection from the RNAS Culdrose Air Day, 1975:

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/CU%20air%20day%2001.jpg


http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/CU%20air%20day%2002.jpg


This one had my car in frame: it always put the size of the Sea King back into perspective!

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/CU%20air%20day%2003.jpg



http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/CU%20air%20day%2004.jpg



http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/CU%20air%20day%2006.jpg

[imabell]

wirraway.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/wirraway.jpg

[imabell]

the deperdussin, first aircraft assembled in australia in 1912/13 for the australian military by my grandfather, (and others), norman gillies.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/deeper.jpg

[imabell]

richard mcdonald's mig over maroochy airport.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/mig1.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/mig2.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/mig3.jpg

[sharpshot]

I trust that these two images fit in with the spirit of this thread.
ETPS reunion at Boscombe in '95.
The Gentleman in front with the Mivvi needs no introduction. I have the greatest respect for all four, two being my closest relatives.
It was an honour to be there and an experience never to be forgotten.
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Boscombe.jpg

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Emirates/Mosquito-Boscombe.jpg

[fradu]

Cracking photos guys, well done to all, especially the last two.

[PPRuNe Pop]

Hairy, could you please resize the Bucs. They are really too big for the page. The ideal size is 640 x 480 - thanks.

Good pics indeed.

And sharpshot I see the great Bill Bedford, who I met one one occasion. Who are the others?

[sharpshot]

Glad you liked them - I was a little nervous posting them. I had seen Bill display so many times and it just seemed fascinating to see three T.P.'s (and many more) tucking in to ice creams on a warm summer's day.

They were all so down to earth and such gentlemen.

The other two; ahh, my now late father and one Paddy Barthrop whose fate I am not aware of.

The three of them got me hook line &.........my father had arrived on these shores with the RNZAF in 1940 and had just given the Acubra hat to PB and I wondered why as he seemed fairly attached to it. Well it "transpired" that it was in lieu of a jumper that the old man had helped himself to having shot PB down over the channel. It was all so believable as it just came out with many a tale. Strewth, was I horrified - my dear father had shot down his mate:ugh:
Well I had a sleepless night - my paternal hero worship in tatters.
On viewing my troubled state the next day, they kindly put me out of my misery and laughed their socks off!

I can't help feeling that they lived at the right time and would find the modern PC world somewhat alien?

[John Eacott]

Ted Rudge's old Dove's & Devon's are slowly being pulled out of his old hangar at Essendon Airport: here's the old RAE example, with a pile of Gypsy engine boxes to keep it company :(

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/RAE%20Dove.jpg

[PPRuNe Pop]

I hate saying this but for the benefit of all, please ensure that when you post your pics that you use 680 x 420 resolution.

If you have a look at this page you will see how larger resolutions make it expand and people miss some of the wording because it '5 - 7 inches to the right! The above resolution is just right so I would grateful if you would kindly stick to it.

So, Hairyclameater, would you please resize the Buccs. Thanks.

PPP

[imabell]

ron gillies gets "beachcomber" on the step, st croix lagoon, usvi

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/s25.jpg

"beachcomber" southhampton.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/bc.jpg

kim morris painting of pacific chieftain, lord howe island.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/pc.jpg

[imabell]

a couple from the drawer,

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/condor.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/bi2.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/2floats.jpg

[imabell]

anyone for tennis,

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/wirra.jpg

[imabell]

the people on this thread and forum must have lots of photos that would be great to see. this is a chance to leave a record
of your history for us all.

one from the second drawer, it would be nice to have some company.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/sh.jpg :ok: :ok:

[Molesworth Hold]

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v298/Molesworth/Aircraft/Victoria_14.jpg

I believe this was taken in Iraq or Egypt 1936-7. Granddad was flown out from Egypt to Iraq to help put down a rebellion. Nothing changes.

More at http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v298/Molesworth/Aircraft/

[REF]

Here is one of my contributions. I'll dig some more out sometime.

http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v197/REFLAGG/AIRCRAFT%20POSTED/24feb2003LIMA.jpg

Airbus A320 at Lima on 24th February 2003

Richard

[wub]

With RIAT just over and Farnborough under way, I've dusted off a few old airshow pics and a couple of misc., for your interest. More available if requested. In no particular order:

http://www.pbase.com/image/31580049.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/31580029.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/31580042.jpg

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

http://www.pbase.com/image/31580161.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/31580156.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/31580173.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/31580180.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/31580185.jpg

[jumpseater]

I can remember seeing 905 and the shuttle overflying central London from adjacent to Tower Bridge, can't remember which year it was though. I think I was with CarryOnLuggage, and we no doubt trolled around central London drinking beer afterwards, which is probably why I can't remember which year or definitively, who I was with! :uhoh:

[treadigraph]

Jumpseater, I'll hazard a guess at either June 1979 or June1981 - it was before I left school and while the Paris Airshow was on.

Treadders

[Mr_Grubby]

Think you'll find it was 1983.

N905NA visited Fairford on May 20th and overflew Stansted - London - Heathrow on June 5th.

On June 5th I was working at West Drayton. Remember it well.

Clint.

[jumpseater]

Mr Grubby's got it, the route definitely rings a bell, which means it was a sunday, so therefore we wouldnt have been in the pub! There were stacks of people there to watch it and it was quite an overcast day with quite low cloud too as I recall, got the Metar Mr_G?

[Mr_Grubby]

jumpseater.

Sorry ! I may have a lot of records and recolections going back a few years but I draw the line at keeping Metars !!!

From what I recall the 'Combo' came up from Paris and overflew Stansted at FL70. Then Heathrow approach took it towards BNN and turned it onto an easterly heading to take it downwind right for 27 L/R. It flew down the Heathrow Approach before overshooting and dissapearing into the murk. Not sure where it went to.

Maybe the Heathrow Director was working that day.
Any thoughts Bren ??

Clint.

[jumpseater]

Mr_G, again sounds spot on, we were north side, and it passed left to right on the south side of the river, can't recall it being any lower than the usual LHR aproaches. Still theres probably some dusty cupboard in Bracknell full of scribbled tomes of Metars!. As a particularly useless piece of info, I did my Met Observers practical at LHR, and it snowed!

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

I remember it well... Ruth and the kids came up and I stayed long enough to work it before tearing over to the car park to get up there and take a few pics. Unfortunately I dunno where they are!

The Sandringham pics brought back memories. It was lurking around the London CTZ and a colleague offered it an approach to 09L. I was the Air Arivals man and it did a run and then turned left over the M4 towards Leavesden. Took me a while to find it, it was so low - about 10 ft off the deck. The AFS rang up saying they wish I'd belled them so all of them could see it. God knows what it must have looked like on the M4 - it went over there at about 100 ft! Wish I knew what date...

[Iron City]

Rhino11- Where did the picture of the big lot of A-7s ( I think they are, could be F-8s ) come from?

The Enterprise shuttle is now inside at the Smithsonian Annex at IAD and getting some well earned TLC before the big space stuff gallery is opened for closer public inspection.

[rhino11]

My apologies for not getting back to this thread sooner but I am working away from home and have had no internet connection this week!!!

The shuttle was shot on its visit to Fairford - wonderful way to spend a lunchtime.

Iron City - they are indeed A-7s from the Portuguese Air Force. The 16 ship flyby was part of the 1987 Tiger Meet show at Montijo, just outside Lisbon, the aircraft were operating from their home base at Monte Real.

[Helo wife]

This is a photo of my father-in-law taken many years ago. http://www.sohoconsulting.com.au/h/BertFlying.jpg

As a former Qantas pilot, my father-in-law was invited to view the "new" Constellations. Here's one of him showing it to my husband (the boy). http://www.sohoconsulting.com.au/h/BertChris.jpg

My husband is one of the pilots among this group. http://www.sohoconsulting.com.au/h/CaribousEightInRow.jpg

And one of the Caribou pilots here, also. This was taken in New Zealand. http://www.sohoconsulting.com.au/h/CaribousWithBristolFreighter1976.jpg

A shot from when he was flying in PNG http://www.sohoconsulting.com.au/h/UnloadingBulldozerFromCaribouTapiniPNG1978.jpg

And one lining up to land at the same site (Tapini) in PNG in 1978. http://www.sohoconsulting.com.au/h/ShortFinalsTapiniPNG1978.jpg

[bonajet]

This a first try for photo linking so please be tolerant if it fails........ Thanks helo wife.......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/bonajet/synchro80s.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/bonajet/XS235Comet4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/bonajet/XE601inportonfit.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/bonajet/wassergang79.jpg

[Helo wife]

My pleasure. Great photos!! :ok:

[Iron City]

Rhino 11- thanks for the ID on the A-7s. That must have been the whole lot of Portugese AF machines. Believe they got about 24 plus a couple 2 seaters delivered about the same time or right after the A-7Hs for the Hellenic Air Force to Souda Bay. Same as the USN A-7E except the Big 8 system modified a little and they may have had Air Force type air refueling fitted a la A-7D for those not skillful enough for the probe and drogue.

[rhino11]

Yes well spotted all - there is a second aircraft breaking left. There was meant to be a third rolling up and through the gap created by the break but he had a minor delay which resulted in a standard take off.

Clint - yes Tiger Meet '86 at Cambrai.

When the picture first hit the Internet there were many cries of foul, people assumed it was a Photoshop fake. Fortunately there were many eye witnesses who remembered the event who were able to confirm it happened. It was shot using a 400mm lens which has possibly made it look hairier than it probably was!!! Although what would I know? :D

[Spunk]

Some pics from Hamburg/ Germany

TWR: " opposite traffic 1 mile, report in sight"
Well, if he told me that he was passing by in 100 ft I might have been able to spot him a little bit earlier.. :E

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/RIMG0106.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/RIMG0107.jpg

Some more...

Bleriot XI

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/HH7.jpg

Tumelisa

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/HH6.jpg

[Spunk]

some more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/HH8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/HH9.jpg

[DeepC]

As I only shoot slide film I very rarely get my films developed in time to impress with my shots from the latest Old Warden airshow.

Below is a picture that I took during the DHMC day at Old Warden. It was a beautiful sunny day early in the summer which gradually clouded to produce a wonderful backdrop of storm clouds. I only got the film back today (eventually got around to sending off all the films in my camera bag) and the following shot stood out as though it was from a posh manufacturers brochure. Thought I would share it with you.

Cockpit of Moth G-AGHY.

http://www.aspf19.dsl.pipex.com/Moth%20Cockpits.jpg

Regards

DeepC

[Torres]

Don't know if I've posted these before, but..........

An Anson found on a farm, now at the local airport. It is surprisingly complete, except for the timber spar wings.

http://www.mytempdir.com/06122004/569.jpg

http://www.mytempdir.com/06122004/571.jpg

http://www.mytempdir.com/06122004/573.jpg

http://www.mytempdir.com/06122004/574.jpg

Surely it could have a future at least as a static display?

[foxile]

Would be nice to see it restored but a few years work there I feel. I was involved with the Anson restoration at Newark many moons ago.

Looking at the cockpit interior don't you just get the feeling the crews were often not too familiar the manual.... I love one the "Avoid collisions....":)

[Vfrpilotpb]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/Vfrpilotpb/img011.jpg

This Beau crashed as a result of being shot up by a Flak ship moored on the far side of an German Troop/freighter, whilst loosing of rockets into said ship and pounding it with everything they had, when they flew over the top they flew through a barrage of flak, its seems the tyres were shot through as well as the Beau itself, when getting back to the airfield Alan Powell the Pilot (still with us, and living in North Wales) found out he had next to no Hydraulics and as soon as they touched the ground, in his words "things got very interesting" the Beau being built like a battleship saved the pilot and Nav/airgunner my father.

In the picture Alan Powell the pilot can be seen on top of the glazing retrieving some of his kit , whilst my father can just be seen between the engine and the cockpit side.

The Beau was a write off, with the starboard engine having partially detached slicing into the cockpit area whilst the fast slide broke or bent the main wing spar.

I hope you find this of interest.

PeterR-B
Vfrpilotpb

[Bear 555]

Well here goes - my first attempt following various advice regarding posting photos and using photobucket.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/2919Mig29GermanAF640x480.jpg


One of several fuel stops at Lossie while I was there late 90's.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/ZD411HarrierGR7SAOEURAF640x480.jpg

Hitching a ride home from Akrotiri I found we were fuelling what seemed to be all of SAOEU on the way!!!!

Plenty more if these work out!

cheers,

Bear 555

[HZ123]

Can we have some of the above instead of so much military and old stuff. Great pics anyway

[Bear 555]

HZ123,

Sorry it's still military but I will see what I can do....

cheers,

Bear 555


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/LX-N20000B707NATO640x480.jpg

[Gainesy]

Nice pics Bear;more please?:)

[Bear 555]

Happy to oblige. Subject base and timeline remains varied, and they're all taken by me...


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/JetRanger640x480.jpg
JR at Bristol many years ago

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/EA6B2640x480.jpg
Over the Adriatic mid-90's

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/DC10CO640x480.jpg
Classic view from Gatwick Viewing Terrace

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/CT133640x480.jpg
Many, many years ago at Manston

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/G-AWBAE146FlyBE640x480.jpg
Southampton last year

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/mustang640x480.jpg
Fairford 04. chilled out looking pilot

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/DSCF0106a.jpg
Inverness last week!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/typhoon640x480.jpg
Just the other day, outside Warton

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/Lightning1640x480.jpg
Much warmer place to be - Tabuk Air Base

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/F18SuperHornet640x480.jpg
Farnborough 04

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/brianmouat/Shackleton640x480.jpg
Finningley in '91. Aircraft ('57) was arriving for presentation of some kind


Only too happy to oblige,

cheers,

Bear 555
:-)

[Bear 555]

Ver nice Almo. Cold, but nice!

:-)

[HSWL]

Mustang A68-113 at Townsville, Australia in 1953. This aircraft was taken off charge and was eventually bought by the well known British racing car driver Ron Flockhart. He intended to fly it to England but was killed when he flew into the ground near Melbourne in low cloud in 1962.http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/HSWL/JLMustangA68-113circa1954.jpg

[HSWL]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/HSWL/FrenchBreguet763.jpg

[HSWL]

RAAF Wirraway's over Uranquinty NSW 1957http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/HSWL/Wirraways.jpg

RAAF Lincoln Mk31 perfect flapless three pointer Townsville GLD 1958
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/HSWL/Lincoln3pointer.jpg

[treadigraph]

Nice pics - sadly no Breguet "Deux Ponts" are airworthy - think they ended their flying days by the early 1970s, a couple still exist in France.

Interesting about Ron Flockhart and the Mustang - I seem to recall a link bewteen him and Kallista (sp?) in Oz - was that where he crashed? Is the actress Calista Flockhart's name a coincidence?

[HSWL]

Treadigraph. Don't know about the actress name but Kallista was where Ron Flockhart went in. He departed from Moorabbin for Bankstown VFR (he did not have a current instrument rating) but was caught in low cloud trying to get under the weather and seemed to have been disorientated.

RNZAF Hastings from a Lincoln over Arnhem Land, Australia. Hastings was en-route Amberley to Darwin. Circa 1957.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/HSWL/RNZAFHastingsandLincolnJL.jpg

[Conan the Librarian]

Well, my first ever attempt at posting a photo into a forum...

Lovely day at Abingdon last Sunday and three pics for you. Pics taken with Nikon D70 digital SLR & Sigma 50-500 zoom

Conan

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/zorbathegeek/DSC_3111cnr.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/zorbathegeek/DSC_3110cnr.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/zorbathegeek/DSC_3188cnremJPEG.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/zorbathegeek/DSC_3332cnremJPEG.jpg

[Onan the Clumsy]

If I might be so bold...

Beechcraft D18

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/onan_the_clumsy/P6230031.jpg


(shame about the power lines)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/onan_the_clumsy/P6230034.jpg


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/onan_the_clumsy/P6230035.jpg



Cessna 172N
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/onan_the_clumsy/P6230010cr.jpg


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/onan_the_clumsy/P1070158.jpg


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/onan_the_clumsy/P6230029cr.jpg

[Kris Lovell]

Here are some from a well known Aviation Photographer and friend in Australia.

Some from Farnborough Airshow.

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_3856.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_4408.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_3852.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_2027.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_152.jpg


and more local airshows (Tyabb, Avalon, Wanaka)

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_1060.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_25.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_2448.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_23.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_75.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_1512.jpg

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_1271.jpg

The list goes on and one...check it out at Here (http://www.warbirdz.net)
Kris

[atb1943]

Mr_Grubby

Yours pics of aircraft at St Cyr back in the sixties brings back memories. Both aircraft were there when I visited on 1 Jun 1961..visited again this year, and Cub F-BBQZ (44-80329) is still there in good condition, albeit in pieces but obviously undergoing restoration.
Please see your pm

brgds
atb

[Mr_Grubby]

atb.
Nothing found in my PM file. Can you try again.
I have about 350 black and white 'photos from the early '60s taken in the UK, France, Germany, Holland and Belgium.
I have put them all on a Cd. If you want a copy I'll send you one.
Let me know.

brgds.


Clint.

[Gonzo]

Thought I'd give Photobucket a first go....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/Gonzo_1979/AdamDuxford04021small.jpg
Could be 1945 'Somewhere in NW Europe', but it's Duxford, October 2004. I think the re-enactors (if that's the term!) lend a bit of atmosphere....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/Gonzo_1979/AdamDuxford018.jpg
Had some great skies for a backdrop that day...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/Gonzo_1979/AdamHeathrow082005011small.jpg
This is from my 'day job', on one of my sadly infrequent drives out on the airfield. BMI airbus passes my future place of work.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/Gonzo_1979/AdamHeathrow082005034small.jpg
It's funny, whenever my colleagues and I do get out on the airfield, this is always our first stop!

[Mr_Grubby]

Nice Pics Gonzo.

Good to see you have a sensible side from your usual rantings on PPRuNe !!!

Say hello to Spike B. when you see him next.

Clint.

[treadigraph]

Once you get atop your new perch Gonzo, gi's a wave - I can see the cuploa (and the roof of T5) from my own perch here in claggy Croydon! Though not today, the weather's just a bit too grim!

[Gonzo]

I rant? Never thought I was the ranting type.

Treads, wilco! They reckon next October, but methinks it might slip backwards!

[SASless]

http://www.huey.co.uk/images/news-images/flypast_article_oct_05.jpg

More photos can be seen at www.huey.co.uk .

[oik]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/doppleganger_1969/CIMG1437.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/doppleganger_1969/CIMG1368.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/doppleganger_1969/CIMG1360.jpg

Can anybody explain the Gnat?

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/doppleganger_1969/CIMG1382.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/doppleganger_1969/CIMG1355.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/doppleganger_1969/CIMG1358.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/doppleganger_1969/CIMG1357.jpg

[treadigraph]

Oik, think I can explain the Gnat... have you seen how the Yanks are wont to paint Spitfires? :}

Is that Pima? On my "to do" list if they'll let me back into the country.

[Argonautical]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/Can-F111.jpg

[Argonautical]

Here is a photo of an Vulcan B.1 taken by my father at Entebbe airport, Uganda, around the late 50s or very early 60s. Image is from a scanned 35mm slide.


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

[Off-Black]

Some shots from the RNZAF Air Combat Wing disbandment on 13th December 2001 at Ohakea. Very cloudy and dark that day, not so good for photography.

OC of 2sqn running in for his solo display
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/saylittle/NZ620513Dec01.jpg

Dirty formation pass
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/saylittle/ACWdisbandment13Dec01.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/saylittle/ACWdisbandment213Dec01.jpg

A-4K NZ6201
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/saylittle/NZ620113Dec01-2.jpg

[Argonautical]

Always liked this one I took at IAT 1983.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/111sqdF-4.jpg

[Basil]

Not quite in the established league for action and technical excellence but here goes a trial :O :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/CubJackBrowns2003.jpg
Cub Jack Browns Florida 2003

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/Emily.jpg
One trusts Emily was suitably impressed and someone received his just reward

[Basil]

Blow me! It worked! Basil's got a broken leg and time on his hands so now you're all going to suffer :}

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/LiberatorFantasyofFlt2004.jpg
Liberator Fantasy of Flt Florida 2004

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/AbuDhabiAirport1984.jpg
Abu Dhabi Airport 1984

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/ArgosiesoverChannel1968.jpg
Argosies over Channel 1968

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/ArgosyRunninginlivedrop.jpg
Argosy "Running in, live drop!"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/RAFBensonArgosy1968.jpg
RAF Benson Argosy 1968

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/Bensonboysbehavingbadly1968.jpg
Benson boys behaving badly 1968 (Petrol and Roman candles - recollect worse later outside :E )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/SouthCerneyChipmunk1966.jpg
South Cerney Chipmunk 1966

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/RAFOakingtonVarsity1967.jpg
RAF Oakington Varsity 1967

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/ViscountHighlandsIslands70s.jpg
Viscount Highlands & Islands 1970s

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/TrooperBasrah2003.jpg
Trooper Basrah 2003

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/IrishGuardspipedonboardtrooper2003.jpg
Irish Guards piped aboard trooper 2003

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Capn_Basil/C130-JBasrah2003.jpg
C130-J Basrah 2003

[Bill Ewing]

Banshee over (I think) Halifax, Nova Scotia.


http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCN_Banshee.jpg

Anyone know what the tubes on this Clunk's wingtips are?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Clunk.jpg

And the ubiquitous...

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Dakota.jpg The Banshee is indeed over Halifax harbour. The Angus L. McDonald bridge under the wingtip. The tubes on the "Clunk" wintips are the pods for the practice rockets. It is also wearing the Mk.5 wingtip extensions. (not normally worn as they had a tendance to peel off during high G manouvers) And the "Douglas Racer" was based with the RCAF Navigatigation School in Winnipeg

[REF]

BASIL

When did you take the pictures of the EAAC / Basrah pictures?

I operated several flights in Novemeber of 2003, BZZ - BSR - AKT - BZZ and MME

I'll dig out some similar photos if you are interested?

Richard

[Basil]

CB,
Check your PMs

[Moose47]

[quote=Gainesy]http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_SAR_Lanc.jpg
Lancaster Mk. X MR s/n FM104 of No. 107 Rescue Unit based at RCAF Station Torbay (Saint John's Newfoundland). It was built by Victory Aircraft at Malton, Ontario. Malton is now the site of Toronto's Pearson International Airport.

Cheers...Chris

[Moose47]

[quote=Moose47][quote=Gainesy]A very weary looking old lady


http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Wxd_Lanc.jpg

Anybody know the story behind the non-standard fin marking (different flag)?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Neptune_flag.jpg

And anybody know the Canadian designation/name for this?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Albatross.jpg
Hi

The Lancaster is from No. 404 'Buffalo' (MR) Squadron based at R.C.A.F. Station Greenwood, Nova Scotia.

The Neptune has the Canadian Red Ensign on its vertical stab. It replaced the standard R.A.F. tri-colour fin flash 1957.

The R.C.A.F. Grumman Albatross was designated CSR 111.

Cheers...Chris

[Moose47]

[quote=Gainesy]Banshee over (I think) Halifax, Nova Scotia.

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCN_Banshee.jpg

Anyone know what the tubes on this Clunk's wingtips are?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Clunk.jpg

And the ubiquitous...

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Dakota.jpg
The CF-100 Canuck Mk. 5 s/n 18556 is from the Weapons Practice Unit at R.C.A.F. Station Cold Lake, Alberta. Each wingtip was mounted with three 2.75 inch F.F.A.R.'s.

Cheers...Chris

[Moose47]

[quote=Gainesy]http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/baf89a9f.jpg
IIRC this outfit with the swordfish/marlin badge was based at Greenwood, do not know where the Neptune and Canso seen below were from as there is nothing on the prints to indicate this, ditto the Lanc line up, but possibly Greenwood. As for that clattery Piasecki thing...

Will scan some more later. Good fun this innit?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Neptune.jpg

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/ee2d0225.jpg

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/RCAF_Lancs.jpg

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/f473d8b1.jpg
Hi

The Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk. 1 s/n 10719 is from 415 'Swordfish' (MP) Squadron based at Canadian Force Base Summerside, Prince Edward Island. It was scrapped in 1982 )-:

The Neptune is from No. 407 'Demon' (MR) Squadron based at R.C.A.F. Station Comox, British Columbia.

The Lancs are from No. 405 'Eagle' (MR) Squadron based at R.C.A.F. Station Greenwood, Nova Scotia.

The Consolidated Canso 'A' s/n 11042 is from No, 408 'Goose' (P) Squadron based at R.C.A.F. Station Rockcliffe (Ottawa), Ontario.

The Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever (ex 51-16623) of the Royal Canadian Navy's VU-33.

Cheers...Chris

[GANNET FAN]

atb.
Nothing found in my PM file. Can you try again.
I have about 350 black and white 'photos from the early '60s taken in the UK, France, Germany, Holland and Belgium.
I have put them all on a Cd. If you want a copy I'll send you one.
Let me know.

brgds.


Clint.

I posted a request for a pic of the Fairey Firefly Mk9 and so far no-one has replied! I'm after a pic of the Mk9 which used to fly out of HMS Gannet at Eglinton before the Gannets arrived. I have several of the earlier Mks but not this one. Can you help or redirect me.
Many thanks

[Mr_Grubby]

GANNET FAN

I have looked through all my pics. No Fireflys I'm affraid.


Clint.

[GANNET FAN]

Clint, thanks. On my holidays from school in Dorset, I spent a huge amount of time in the confines of HMS Gannet where my father was serving (middle 50s before the IRA started again) especially with ATC. When offered flights in the Avenger and Dragonfly helo (I know that would never happen these days) I readily accepted.

I am not a journo but just someone who was lucky enough to have a pretty free rein around a RNAS. Also with my father serving on HMS Ocean prior Korea and visits to HMAS Albatross (I think) in Nowra Oz wher he also served, gave me a fascination with all things flying. I have albums of Grumman Avengers, Gannets and Mk5 Firelfy but no Mk 9.

Not a matter of life or death but just an small obsession!

[Opssys]

http://www.cue-dih.co.uk/tiam/pix/dih/acft/airlink/airlink018x534.jpg

I am probably the only person to have slept through the entire short trip from LHR ot LGW. My excuse being that I been on the 'bounce' for 36 Hours :)

[John Farley]

GANNET FAN

I am sure you have checked Google but the following from http://www.kotfsc.com/aviation/firefly.htm suggests that all Mk 9s were modified 4s and 5s for remote control as targets

The first production Griffon 59-powered Firefly AS.Mk 7 was flown in October 1951, this reintroducing the beard radiator that had caused problems with the sole Mk Ill. Intended as an ASW aircraft accommodating two radar operators, few Fireflys AS.Mk 7s were built as such, the majority being completed as Firefly T.Mk 7 ASW trainers within a Mk 7 production of 151. Later conversions to pilotless target aircraft were carried out by Fairey, these including 34 Firefly U.Mk 8 aircraft converted from Firefly T. Mk 7s, and 40 similar Firefly U.Mk 9 conversions from Mk 4 and Mk 5 aircraft. They were used for missile development, and by the Royal Navy as targets for its Firestreak-armed fighters and Seaslug-carrying ships.

JF

[GANNET FAN]

JF, thank you very much for taking the trouble with this answer.

[jumpuFOKKERjump]

My favourite pikkies, Martin Mars C-FLYK on Sproat Lake, Vancouver Island in 1989

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f287/spodman/ScanImage001.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f287/spodman/MARTINMARS1989.jpg

[Nogbad the Bad]

It takes a lot to beat a century fighter with hard light reheat :ok:


http://www.donz.nildram.co.uk/F100D_G775_G779_RDAF_YC140579.jpg

[Samuel]

One of the best shots ever I reckon!

RNZAF Canberra on a final display in 1970 before being sold to India!

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/Shadblat/CanberraFarewell.jpg

[EGAC]

At DUB:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l66/spad900/bDSC_2926.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l66/spad900/bDSC_3136.jpg

[Dysonsphere]

http://www.horatio.demon.co.uk/bf108.jpg

Seen at White Waltham July 2006 nice paint job

[visibility3miles]

1944-08-29
Massachetts (?), USA
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/2136432-md.jpg

[crew the screw]

Some Fantastic Shots Fellas!!

Anyone have any of 89 Squadron Beaus or Mozzies?

My old man use to pole them 1941-45

Crew..:ok:

[Dysonsphere]

http://www.horatio.demon.co.uk/mistww.jpg

Seen at White Waltham

[Pete McC]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w70/mcc757/Hurricane.jpg

[Pete McC]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w70/mcc757/lossiehu.jpg

[skybird25]

"As for that clattery Piasecki thing..."

This aircraft arrived in US Army colours at RCNAS Shearwater in Dartmouth NS in May 1954. After being given a paint job it eventually became part of HU-21 (Helicopter Utility Sqdn.).

The photograph was possibly taken whilst this aircraft, as part of HU-21 Detachment 2, was operating from the Arctic Patrol Vessel HMCS "Labrador" which in 1955 was supporting construction of the Canadian/US DEW line in Northern Canada.

Originally it was numbered 947 but on 1/6/55, when "Labrador" sailed from Halifax for Hudson Bay/Foxe Basin, the number was changed to 247. It remained with the ship together with two Bell HTL-4 machines until late November and operated more or less continuously in that period sometimes in very bad weather conditions. "Clattery" it may have been but it was a very good helicopter.

[Moose47]

G'day

The Avro Avian III shown is G-CANM (c/n 128) of Western Canada Airways.

Cheers...Chris

[Amos Keeto]

Grumman CSR-110 was the RCAF designation. Differed from regular SA-16 in having Tracker's engines fitted,

[McC]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w70/mcc757/Coningsby%20F4/Image10.jpg

[ICT_SLB]

One of our Controllers (ex Northrop) has a similar shot with the caption:

"B-2 showing cloaking device at half-power"

[Further Report]

Hi the VC10 is G-ARTA the first VC10 it is shown taking of from Wisley airfield where all the VC10 flight testing was done. I was there in 1968 as an apprentice.

[topdog1]

Hay Guys

Not a photographer myself but i do very much enjoy your photos especially some of the older ones 60`s,70`and 80`s but its gone a bit quiet lately please post some more and keep on snapping.

[PPRuNe Pop]

You will have noticed that 'evansb' great pictures are no longer on the thread.

Quite simply they have been removed by him because they are "copywrite" (yeah I know!)

This leads me to say to anyone. That he has not been prompted to do it but he has clearly decided, for whatever reason, to remove them.

I am really peeved that this thread has been carved up by this but he is right in one respect, PPRuNe does not allow pictures, or anything, to be displayed that is copyrighted to a third party.

There were 115 pictures that have been removed and I have to spend some more time to remove others.

PPP

[HotDog]

Gloster Meteor F8 at Temora NSW Australia Aviation Museum in mint flying condition.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/adamtakach/DSC00552.jpg

[HotDog]

After landing.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/adamtakach/DSC00557.jpg

[Fareastdriver]

PPP
When I view some posts thay have a box with a red cross in it instead of a picture. Right clicking and selecting 'show picture' does nothing. What am I doing wrong?

[Fareastdriver]

MJ
Thanks for the gen.

[Geehovah]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/DeeGee/F4snow2.jpg

[wub]

http://www.pbase.com/glenns/image/31580149.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/glenns/image/31580144.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/glenns/image/31580127.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/glenns/image/31580075.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/glenns/image/31580133.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/glenns/image/31580061.jpg

[JackHowe]

German reconnaissance photographs of the east coast of the UK taken shortly before World War II have been put on display for the first time.
The aerial views of cities, towns and beaches from Kent to Wick were stolen from a Luftwaffe base by a British commando towards the end of the war.

More at:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7059733.stm

[LFT]

.... but what type am I sitting in the pilot's seat of?

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/DJ17DJ/YAHOO1.jpg

[Amos Keeto]

Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger??

[sidtheesexist]

Wasn't the Dagger single seat? In which case no?

:uhoh: I didn't spot the T designator - I am so humbly sorry - I feel suitably b*******d. ;)

[LFT]

The aircraft I was sitting in isn't a fighter, if that helps :)

[Amos Keeto]

No doesn't help, as the TF-102 is a trainer!! Are you saying it's a bomber or transport? Perhaps an F-111?

[LFT]

It's not a fighter and it's not a bomber :E

[Amos Keeto]

Okay, let's narrow it down to something in the Museum at McClellan AFB, CA, shall we??:rolleyes: It's obviously a side-by-side large aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage and pretty large, as youy appear to be quite high. Checked out the C-119, T-39 and HU-16 cockpits but combing/dash is not right for any of these? Jet or prop?

[treadigraph]

It's not McClellan with the C-133 in the background.

C-141 at Dover AFB AMC museum?

[Amos Keeto]

Well done Treadigraph! What threw me was the F-101B in front of it with s/n 57-0428. I looked up to see where this was and my records show that '428 is(was?) in the McCellan AFB collection. The Dover AFB collection has (had?)s/n 52-1639, so how old is that shot or have they swapped them around recently?

[treadigraph]

I looked up surviving C-133s via Wiki (dangerous!) and decided it had to be either Dayton (no) or Dover, and the 141 seemed to fit the bill best. Well that's what t'internet's for innit? :ok:

Certainly a spacious place to go to work - could you look around many of the exhibits at Dover LFT?

[LFT]

On certain days yes, but it's only usually the C-141B and an ex-Pope C-130 that are always open, but if there's anyone working on an aircraft and you ask they'll just tell you to go on and have a looksee, no problem,

[Flying Lawyer]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/SunsetoverPL344005.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/SunsetoverPL344004.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/SunsetoverPL344003.jpg



Not my photographs, but I thought they were superb shots and worth posting.

They were sent to me by Cliff Spink, and show Spitfire IX PL344 at Duxford.


It has just finished a 9 month refurbishment for Tom Blair. The first part of its flight test schedule has been completed, and it will now undergo some minor work before it takes to the air again. Pictures taken by Col Pope who owns the copyright and has kindly given permission for me to post them here.
Tudor

[Gainesy]

Are C-141 aircrew a bit dim then?:)

[Akubra]

Don't know about brilliant pics...

But while trying to get an interior shot of the Teal flying boat at MOTAT, another ghostly image from New Zealand's aviation heritage appeared.


http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o131/acubra/teal.jpg

[PPRuNe Pop]

Hey guys! This thread is NOT the 'what cockpit' comp. Please keep it ONLY for pictures of aircraft. No museums either please, there is a thread for that too.

Happy New Year and ta!

[force_ale]

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg315/gnome-fiddler/Granby.jpg

[Old Hairy]

My first attempt at posting photo's. Apologise for the quality,but most are as old as me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/iwakuni/scan0007.jpg

Father departing Southampton,mid 30's.I think it was "Canopus

[Old Hairy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/iwakuni/scan0015.jpg

Me centre,following in dad's wake. 1953 Singapore

[S'land]

Fantastic photo's OH. Do you have any more? I have always been fascinated by Flying Boats.

[Old Hairy]

A few,how about this on

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/iwakuni/scan0012.jpg

Thats the old Cowes ferry in the background

[Old Hairy]

One of my favourites

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/iwakuni/scan0011.jpg

[S'land]

Superb photograph of the Spitfire MK V conversion to a floatplane. If memory serves me right, Folland did the conversion.

[Old Hairy]

Yes they did,I live in Hamble Le Rice,not 100yards from the slipway it was launched from. I have some old black and white photo's from my fathers days with Supermarine arond 1930 I think if you would be interested?

[S'land]

For me I would like to see more of the photographs, please

[Old Hairy]

Have to dig them out,scan and try to clean up.Here is one to keep you going

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/iwakuni/scan0010.jpg

Dont know if thats the captain ? but its certainly a rather nonchalent way of taxying!!!

[Steve Bond]

What a superb shot - more please!

[evansb]

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

[evansb]

RCAF Canso
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/arch68.jpg

[evansb]

Martin Mars, Chesapeake Bay 1941.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/MartinMarsChesapeakeBay1941.jpg

[Steve Bond]

Wonderful, especially that Mars shot.

[S'land]

Ah, seventh heaven, flying boats and seaplanes:D.

Thanks for posting.

[evansb]

RCAF Canso, English Bay, Vancouver, B.C. early 1960s.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/CansoEnglishBay.jpg

[MReyn24050]

I understand it was the job of the Flight Engineer to sit on the wing and hook up to the Cruiser's hoist whilst the pilot maintained formation with the ship.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/210-Walrus20aircraft800.jpg
Mel

[Old Hairy]

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

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/iwakuni/scan0004.jpg



Working on some other old photo's,but as most are over 80 years old,they need a lot of cleaning up

[evansb]

Sikorsky S-43
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/SikorskyS-43side.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/SikorskyS-43nose.jpg

[old fart]

[http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh48/Griff747/refuelling801sqnbuccaneers.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh48/Griff747/scan0004.jpg

2 pics out of my log book.

55+801 Sqns at 1000' refuelling. 2/8/67

Swinderby passing out parade. 3/12/70. We blew the Group Captains hat off!

Cheers

[Old Hairy]

Old Fart. Thanks for those two,brings back a few memories.I was on 57 Sqn.1960 to 63 at Honington.when we started refuelling,but not Tanking.I presume you were at Marham? All the best from another Ol Fart.

[old fart]

Hi! Seems a long time ago now.
I was on 55 at Marham. Joined in Dec 66.Left in Mar 73. What a great time that was!!
My skipper was ex 57, Honington. Keith Evans.
Cheers.

[S'land]

I didn't know it was my birthday, all of these seaplanes makes me think that either that or Christmas has come arly this year.Thanks all.
:D :D :D

P.S. OF, like the passing-out parade photo - would like to have seen the same scene about 3 - 4 minutes later after the flypast.

[old fart]

The Group Captain was John Smith. He was my Station Commander at Marham. He was not impressed.
I had MY hat on for the interview!
Cheers.

[evansb]

USN Curtiss SC-1, Hawaii 1946
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/CurtissSC-1Hawaii1946.jpg

[Old Hairy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/iwakuni/scan0005.jpg

RAF Calshot.Schneider Trophy days. Italian Macchi I believe

[evansb]

I think she is a SARO A.19 Cloud. Lovely photograph. Here is a rare colour photograph of a Consolidated P2Y-2.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/p2y-2.jpg

[Old Hairy]

Thank you Sir,only a guess on my part,these are my fathers old photographs,been in the attic for over 70 years and all his notes have long since dissapeared,sadly a lot of the photo"s are past redemption

[evansb]

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

[Old Hairy]

Thanks for that one, I remember her well. It was one of the perks at Calshot,on completion of conversion onto the Sunderland,We had a day at Cowes,conducted tour and lunch at the factory.Made even the Sunderland look like a midget.Pity they could"nt find suitable engines.

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Sunderland.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/sunderland-1.jpg

[Old Hairy]

Evansb,you are becoming my favourite poster!
Three years,2556 hrs of bliss......photo taken at Gibraltar if I remember correctly.I believe the appropriate phrase is"You have just made an old man happy":D:D:D

[S'land]

I really am spoilt for choice with all of the latest photographs, but evansb that Sunderland shot is fantastic.

Thanks, :D :D :D

[evansb]

Thanks mates!:ok: This photograph was taken in Durban, South Africa.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/DurbanFlyingBoat.jpg

[Eagle402]

Fabulous photograph.

Much obliged !

Eagle402

[evansb]

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

[Old Hairy]

Mr Evans,Sir,
Now you have excelled. In 1938,Imperial Airways produced a model of the Mayo & Mercury. It had interior lights and all eight props could be set running.I was a boy of nine.My father obtained one for me.It was my pride and joy.In 1940 the Luftwaffa sent a bombing raid to destroy the Supermarine works,where the Spifire was designed and produced.Our house was half a mile away and destroyed by incendaries,bloody awful bomb aimers!!
Sadly my model also..plus a lot of my fathers memorabilia.Would give a lot now, for it to have survived. Thanks again.

[evansb]

USCG Martin PBM, Bermuda 1956
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/USCGMartinPBMBermuda1956.jpg

[mustpost]

Sir, you do have an enviably crisp selection of b/w shots here :D. And by the look of things a v. good scanner/technique..;)
Well done..
Mike

[evansb]

USCG Martin P5M Marlin
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/CGmarlin.jpg

[Biggles1049]

Thought I would share this image I took at Cambrai - at a NATO Tiger meet 1986 - Two F15's take off and split !!


http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1018537M.jpg

[Biggles1049]

B52D arriving at Duxford

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1040842M.jpg

[Biggles1049]

A memorable day at Binbrook !!

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1079728M.jpg

[Biggles1049]

Concorde and the Red Arrows - at Fairford 1985

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1077265M.jpg

[stevef]

Oh, agreed - that Sunderland shot really is excellent! Many thanks. It's going straight onto my PC desktop.

[papa_sierra]

I think the figure sticking out of the upper hatch is Dick Stratton who was the Flight Engineer on the Princess program. http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=293130&highlight=Dick+Stratton

He was showing me some old photos in the Bicester bar and with a grin pointed out the figure on a Princess picture, which I assume is the same photo.

[Flying Lawyer]

Some favourite pics.



http://www.clubconcorde.co.uk/images/memorabilia/concorde-spitfire.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/ArrowsMH434ps.jpg




A couple posted by members on the Guild of Air Pilots (http://www.gapan.org) website:


http://www.gapan.org/photogallery/personal%20planes/lincoln.jpg
B747-400 G-ARJV City of Lincoln 16th May 1993
Formation flight with the Red Arrows, 1500ft AGL over Lincoln Cathedral to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dam Busters raid.
(Alan Robinson, Andy Bascombe)



http://www.gapan.org/photogallery/personal%20planes/lincoln2.jpg
Run into Lincoln from the South


I didn't take any of them.
Wish I had! :)