Lovely Avro Shackleton Footage.
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WL747 & WL757 Movement.
Found this link with pictures of the relocation of the Shackletons an Flamant.
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Greetings 'PH-EIK" Paul.
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Greetings 'PH-EIK" Paul.
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Having spent a few years flying AEW Shacks out of Lossiemouth I now regret very much that I never took any 8 or 16mm film, (all we had in those days). I did take many still pics all over the place with my pride and joy, an Olympus OM1, which I donated to the RAF Museum when I left the RAF in '79 (the pics, not the camera). The noise was a lot worse from the outside, I can assure you. The Magic Roundabout was never more interesting than when we had just spent twelve hours chasing Bears, Bison etc over the N. Atlantic through the Iceland Faroes gap. Ah, happy days.
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We're taking good care of WR963 "Ermintrude" at Coventry, one of the few that made it right to the very end. We're putting her back into the colours she carried back in 1954 -57 with 224sqn, so she'll be the only Shackleton wearing overall white with a grey top for the next few years.
I don't suppose anybody has any news on the Paphos pair? I know the crane move was a few years ago during the expansion of the airport; and organised by the operators to avoid their destruction. Every attempt I make to talk to the airport about their current status is just met with silence, which is kind of disheartening.
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Ric
I don't suppose anybody has any news on the Paphos pair? I know the crane move was a few years ago during the expansion of the airport; and organised by the operators to avoid their destruction. Every attempt I make to talk to the airport about their current status is just met with silence, which is kind of disheartening.
Regards,
Ric
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My Dad might be in that photo of Khormaksar. As a kid in Aden, I was in the Air Scouts. This was deemed enough qualification for me to scrounge rides on various flights. Memorably a patrol over the red sea and seeing manta rays that seemed to be in formation with us the surface was so calm and the visibility so good.
However, a question (I don't mean to hijack the thread):
I am helping someone write up a series of memories of his many years flying. One story he tells is of flying out of Labuan in a Mk 2 Shack. Confrontation time. Diversion: Singapore.
In the sometimes bad tropical weather, think vis, rain, thunderstorms, lack of airfield aids etc, he had developed a techniques of using the radar to steer him into position for an approach. Timing to get the radome up before landing was important.
Had practised this in good conditions - he says - but would only fly the approach with one particular AEO.
I am tempted to think that this must be a bit of a tall story but I will through over to you experts:
Is this possible? Have you heard of it being done?
However, a question (I don't mean to hijack the thread):
I am helping someone write up a series of memories of his many years flying. One story he tells is of flying out of Labuan in a Mk 2 Shack. Confrontation time. Diversion: Singapore.
In the sometimes bad tropical weather, think vis, rain, thunderstorms, lack of airfield aids etc, he had developed a techniques of using the radar to steer him into position for an approach. Timing to get the radome up before landing was important.
Had practised this in good conditions - he says - but would only fly the approach with one particular AEO.
I am tempted to think that this must be a bit of a tall story but I will through over to you experts:
Is this possible? Have you heard of it being done?
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Nimman, many thanks for that. I've found them but can't see them at work!
As I said earlier, if anybody has any info on the Cyprus pairs current owner/fate please let me know.
Regards,
Ric
As I said earlier, if anybody has any info on the Cyprus pairs current owner/fate please let me know.
Regards,
Ric
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Ref the 'self radar approach' - it was certainly a procedure we practiced on the maritime Shacks as the ASV 21 was able to line you up quite nicely on the runway centre line, and then it was just a case of '5 miles, 1500ft, 4 miles 1200ft' etc. Unfortunately you had to put the wheels down at about 2 miles on finals, at which point the radar picture disappeared as there was an interlink which retracted the radome as the wheels went down!
This was never a starter on the AEW as the AN-APS 20 was not designed for close in work, and the airfield would disappear into ground clutter long before an accurate line up.
Ref the 'self radar approach' - it was certainly a procedure we practiced on the maritime Shacks as the ASV 21 was able to line you up quite nicely on the runway centre line, and then it was just a case of '5 miles, 1500ft, 4 miles 1200ft' etc. Unfortunately you had to put the wheels down at about 2 miles on finals, at which point the radar picture disappeared as there was an interlink which retracted the radome as the wheels went down!
This was never a starter on the AEW as the AN-APS 20 was not designed for close in work, and the airfield would disappear into ground clutter long before an accurate line up.
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Being a keen afficionado of all things to do with "The Magic Roundabout", you can only imagine the excitement in my 8 year old self when I spotted the Strathallan collection's Shackleton as having what looked like a rather faded Zebedee painted on it - on what had been the rear turret I think (it was quite some time ago).
How many other Shackletons had been named after Magic Roundabout characters?
Time for bed!
How many other Shackletons had been named after Magic Roundabout characters?
Time for bed!
The Shackletons of 120 Squadron passed through Lajes March 7 outbound to RCAF Greenwood for Exercise Maple Royal returning 23 march.
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B_Fawlty;
All the 8 squadron Shackletons carried names from the Magic Roundabout.
WR963's name could still be seen until about three weeks ago, when the new paint started going on.
We have the nose of Zebedee with us at Coventry, but its in a bad way internally, having been badly vandalised.
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Ric
All the 8 squadron Shackletons carried names from the Magic Roundabout.
WR963's name could still be seen until about three weeks ago, when the new paint started going on.
We have the nose of Zebedee with us at Coventry, but its in a bad way internally, having been badly vandalised.
Regards,
Ric
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Here is a short video I shot some years ago of the Coventry Shackleton starting and running up its engines:
YouTube - Shackleton engine start up and run
On another open day at Coventry, I went on board the Shackleton for an engines run up-superb!
YouTube - Shackleton engine start up and run
On another open day at Coventry, I went on board the Shackleton for an engines run up-superb!
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Virgo,
I was on the Station Flight in Gib' when that happend, and you are correct the locals all thought it was part of the display!!
The unfortunate thing was that it was repairable, except that the crash crew threw their hoses into the water at the side of the runway to make foam!! That of course was salt, and the resultant corrosion wrote it off.
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I was on the Station Flight in Gib' when that happend, and you are correct the locals all thought it was part of the display!!
The unfortunate thing was that it was repairable, except that the crash crew threw their hoses into the water at the side of the runway to make foam!! That of course was salt, and the resultant corrosion wrote it off.
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10,000 rivets flying in close formation?
I've had the unusual experience of watching Lincolns in 1953 from Singapore (Changi) doing a short circuit (40 minutes?) bombing insurgents in the jungles of Johore Bahru, crump of bombs clearly heard, then in 1966 watching their cousins/derivatives Shackletons from Khormaksar doing a short circuit (40 minutes?) bombing insurgents in the Radfan, crump of bombs clearly heard...
Colonial warfare - the only difference now is the mode of delivery 'the Wali has misbehaved, put a Hellfire through the roof of his house'.
I've had the unusual experience of watching Lincolns in 1953 from Singapore (Changi) doing a short circuit (40 minutes?) bombing insurgents in the jungles of Johore Bahru, crump of bombs clearly heard, then in 1966 watching their cousins/derivatives Shackletons from Khormaksar doing a short circuit (40 minutes?) bombing insurgents in the Radfan, crump of bombs clearly heard...
Colonial warfare - the only difference now is the mode of delivery 'the Wali has misbehaved, put a Hellfire through the roof of his house'.
Paphos Shackletons - update
Currently on hol in Cyprus, near Paphos - so couldn't resist a drive around the airport periphery see if I could catch a glimpse of the old girls + Flamant in their 'new' (since last I was in Cyprus anyway) location at the far end of the new runway - miles from anywhere.
Happy to report all 3 look in reasonable condition, obviously faded, neglected & the odd flat tyre but otherwise not looking too bad considering
Happy to report all 3 look in reasonable condition, obviously faded, neglected & the odd flat tyre but otherwise not looking too bad considering
Last edited by DH106; 21st Sep 2011 at 16:30. Reason: Image added from PhotoBucket & gormless question removed
