Croydon Anniversary Flypast, 27 September
Gnome de PPRuNe
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Age: 60
Posts: 12,670
Received 327 Likes
on
180 Posts
Croydon Anniversary Flypast, 27 September
Thanks to somebody over on the Flypast forum for spotting this:
Croydon Closure 50th Anniversary flypast
Hope it's a nice day...
Croydon Closure 50th Anniversary flypast
Hope it's a nice day...
Gnome de PPRuNe
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Age: 60
Posts: 12,670
Received 327 Likes
on
180 Posts
Now how did I know you'd say that!
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Berkshire, UK
Age: 79
Posts: 8,268
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I can't find anything on the Croydon Airport web site, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
Would like to know what time to fly-past is due to start as I have over an hour's drive to get there.
MAny thanks.
Would like to know what time to fly-past is due to start as I have over an hour's drive to get there.
MAny thanks.
Gnome de PPRuNe
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Age: 60
Posts: 12,670
Received 327 Likes
on
180 Posts
According to the local rag it's at 3pm.
Gnome de PPRuNe
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Age: 60
Posts: 12,670
Received 327 Likes
on
180 Posts
I'm meeting MerlinXX in the Gipsy Moth (pub on the eastern side of Purley Way opposite TGI Fridays and the Airport terminal) at about 1:30pm. Not sure where the best place to view the flypast will be, perhaps around the war memorial? Or outside the terminal?
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Berkshire, UK
Age: 79
Posts: 8,268
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Great fly-past.... couldn't believed how developed the surrounding has become - it's 50 years since I was last there. Lots of people there too so there's still a lot of interest in the place. G-AOXL could sure use a drop of paint though...
Gnome de PPRuNe
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Age: 60
Posts: 12,670
Received 327 Likes
on
180 Posts
Spent a happy couple of hours outside the Gipsy Moth with MerlinXX and my colleague Richard (who, when he isn't just being charmingly Scottish, designs the sort of pavements you airline types like to arrive and depart from, taxi around and park on).
Great formation flypast by the Tiger Club and friends - five Stampes, G-SVIV, G-BPLM, G-AWEF, G-AYIJ and G-OODE; three Tigers, G-ACDC, G-ADGT and G-AMTF, Jodel D150 G-AVEF, and Turbulators 'RBZ and 'RGZ.
At the very least 'CDC, 'RBZ and 'RGZ share a common Croydon heritage...
We were later treated to a pass from a red Proctor and I'll hazard a guess that it was Cobby Moore in G-ALJF, which also used to live at Croydon.
You are right about the Heron, HD, looking very tatty...
Great formation flypast by the Tiger Club and friends - five Stampes, G-SVIV, G-BPLM, G-AWEF, G-AYIJ and G-OODE; three Tigers, G-ACDC, G-ADGT and G-AMTF, Jodel D150 G-AVEF, and Turbulators 'RBZ and 'RGZ.
At the very least 'CDC, 'RBZ and 'RGZ share a common Croydon heritage...
We were later treated to a pass from a red Proctor and I'll hazard a guess that it was Cobby Moore in G-ALJF, which also used to live at Croydon.
You are right about the Heron, HD, looking very tatty...
Last edited by treadigraph; 27th Sep 2009 at 17:31.
OK I had to go up hill
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Berkshire, UK
Age: 79
Posts: 8,268
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I was in the "yard" at the back outside the tower with my wife three million other people....
We were amazed to discover that we had only seen three of the aircraft before. In particular, GARGZ at Farnborough in 1961 and GARBZ at Fairoaks in 1962!
We were amazed to discover that we had only seen three of the aircraft before. In particular, GARGZ at Farnborough in 1961 and GARBZ at Fairoaks in 1962!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Kenley
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
A couple of shots from todays Flypast. There was a good turn out despite the lack of publicity, its a shame that the local council don't seem that interested in Croydons aeronauctical heritage.
Batchy.
Batchy.
Gnome de PPRuNe
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Age: 60
Posts: 12,670
Received 327 Likes
on
180 Posts
They did sound great. Remarkably the Turbulents' VWs could be heard quite clearly over the eight Gipsy Majors and the Jodel's Continental.
Incidently, I can't think that I've ever seen or heard of five Stampes in a formation in the UK before... anybody know if that many have ever been so gathered?
Great to see 'CDC and 'WEF again after so long; they often used to fly over my head when the Tiger Club was still at Redhill.
I'd been up at Shuttleworth the evening before for a superb sunset display culminating with the Edwardians and hops by the Deperdussin and Bleriot. I think my jeans are still lightly perfumed with oil from the Hawker Tomtit's smokey start up!
A wonderful weekend!
Incidently, I can't think that I've ever seen or heard of five Stampes in a formation in the UK before... anybody know if that many have ever been so gathered?
Great to see 'CDC and 'WEF again after so long; they often used to fly over my head when the Tiger Club was still at Redhill.
I'd been up at Shuttleworth the evening before for a superb sunset display culminating with the Edwardians and hops by the Deperdussin and Bleriot. I think my jeans are still lightly perfumed with oil from the Hawker Tomtit's smokey start up!
A wonderful weekend!