Shackleton & Submarine Picture

[MikeeB]

Morning all,

I was looking through a photo album of my father who recently passed, and found this, amongst quite a few other photos of his time in the RAF. Does anyone have a clue what this is about? It is labelled Moray Firth 1961.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/396x484/shack_sub_79b6a316fb6e6f9d235f9c784c4376dff991cb0e.png

[Jhieminga]

Trials for the new anti-submarine weapon have commenced....

[Herod]

VERY early Photoshop

[morton]

Something for the Caption Competition?

[Ninthace]

Ernst Pottawenis, an early Albanian pioneer of the art, demonstrates the concept of the combined pocket towed array and magnetometer. (Note to self: next time take them out of your pocket).

[Rebus]

'You missed the boat mate'.

[Rebus]

'Lets go fly a kite, up to the highest height....... come on join in'.

[rugmuncher]

D'ye hear there, Hands to Bathe, Hands to Bathe.Oh F@#K, Belay my last, Hands to Action stations, Hands to Action Stations.

[oxenos]

Assuming you want a serious answer.
Moray Firth suggests R.A.F Kinloss.The Shack is a Mk.3. The only Mk 3 Sqn at Kinloss in 1961 was 120. The sub looks to be British, either Porpoise or Oberon class. I do not recognise the inverted gentleman. No rank markings or brevet are apparent. His uniform has a button below the belt, which suggests that either he is wearing an old pattern officers uniform or an airman /NCO uniform. His watch is on his right wrist, which suggests he may be left handed. Sea state 3, moderate swell.
Aprt from that, not much to tell.

[reynoldsno1]

Was your father an armourer? The photo would suggest that maybe he had something to o with the things that were dropped out of the Shack's bomb bay - sonobuoys, SUS, flares or torpedos ...

[Rebus]

Icarus fails his Theory of Flight, again.

[MikeeB]

Was your father an armourer? The photo would suggest that maybe he had something to o with the things that were dropped out of the Shack's bomb bay - sonobuoys, SUS, flares or torpedos ...

An Aircraft Photographer from memory. Never really spoke about it sadly.

[Video Mixdown]

An Aircraft Photographer from memory. Never really spoke about it sadly.
Explains a lot. Making images like that was always a simple but amusing darkroom pastime for photogs.

[Ninthace]

Perhaps it was an early draft of a poster about the dangers of not locking floor hatches properly?

[sycamore]

So,where did the other pictures go....?



Wrong thread---soreeee!!!

[MikeeB]

So,where did the other pictures go....?



Wrong thread---soreeee!!!

Actually, there are some albums for me to look through. Some Canberra ones from 8 squadron and more Shackleton ones as well as a few others I’ve seen. Already in touch with a couple of interested people. Thank you

[Kiltrash]

Early draft for the scene where Jack joins USS Dallas
or
Captain of the HMS Carry on gets his braces caught by a very low flypast.
Or
Latest fast transfer from RAF to RN trials get off to a promising start

[Expatrick]

Early draft for the scene where Jack joins USS Dallas


So a variation on a "crazy Ivan"!

[Sue Vêtements]

It's obvious really. He found it a little cramped in the Shakleton and saw the submarins as offering a more pleasant accomodation ... although he'll be sad to find out that he's too big for that as well