Short Belfast-why?
XR362 was registered G-ASKE for autoland trials and wore the name "Belfast" in large lettering at that time. See upper left photo here: Welcome to North West Air News
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Aircraft named 'BELFAST'
Thanks 'Liffy 1M' for the update, it must be the same aircraft. Unfortunately, I'm having difficulty attaching images to this reply, but at the time of its visit to Khormaksar, the aircraft did not have the full RAF livery as shown on the website photo, no roundels or fin markings, no "ROYAL AIR FORCE TRANSPORT COMMAND' logo, and it appears to have a civilian registration on the rear fuselage, but it did have the fuselage blue flash on a white background of 'Transport Command'.
The caption to this photo indicates that XR362 spent two periods as G-ASKE and the dates for the second such assignment of 1965-6 seem to fit with your sighting. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1194854/
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Re: Belfast in Viet-Nam
During the V-N war, some press photographer spotted a Belfast on the ground in Vietnam, it had I believe been doing a helo lift as a favour for the Americans. The resulting shot appeared in the UK press and questions were asked in Parliament. The official reply then was, and I quote, ' this is the ambassadors personal aircraft' I kid you not!
I just re-visited this thread to find the marvellous photo of the 10 Belfast formation and re-read TW411's reference to the Belslow and the Fastback.
Can someone point me to a description and/or pictures of the fuselage mods?
Can someone point me to a description and/or pictures of the fuselage mods?
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Red Four: thanks for posting link to the Belslow videos at Southend. They look great on a quick initial glance-and I've saved them as a Favourite on You Tube to view at my leisure shortly.
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Fris B, JW411,
Regarding XR368 and the delay in Darwin - my Father's logbook has some dates that may be relevant. He was a mover (UK MAMS at that time?) and I was a brat left at home in Abingdon.
XR368 left Brize on the 5th Dec '74 and arrived in Darwin on the 10th (via Akrotiri, Masirah, Gan, Tengah, Brunei). It looks like it departed Masirah and then returned to Masirah after flying for 5 hours.
Upon arriving at Darwin it spent 8 days on the ground until heading to Woomera on the 18th, back to Darwin then to Tengah on the 20th. It looks like my Father finished the last part of the route in a Brittania (XM490) arriving back in Brize in time for Christmas (almost midnight on the 21st).
If you remember flying with Gerry P***** any insights or anecdotes would be very welcome.
Regarding XR368 and the delay in Darwin - my Father's logbook has some dates that may be relevant. He was a mover (UK MAMS at that time?) and I was a brat left at home in Abingdon.
XR368 left Brize on the 5th Dec '74 and arrived in Darwin on the 10th (via Akrotiri, Masirah, Gan, Tengah, Brunei). It looks like it departed Masirah and then returned to Masirah after flying for 5 hours.
Upon arriving at Darwin it spent 8 days on the ground until heading to Woomera on the 18th, back to Darwin then to Tengah on the 20th. It looks like my Father finished the last part of the route in a Brittania (XM490) arriving back in Brize in time for Christmas (almost midnight on the 21st).
If you remember flying with Gerry P***** any insights or anecdotes would be very welcome.
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The DC3 has recently been moved by road to be converted into a cubby-house or somesuch.
Cairns airport also wants the Belfast out of there.
Just a shame it's too big to fit into the back of my ute.
Cairns airport also wants the Belfast out of there.
Just a shame it's too big to fit into the back of my ute.
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Peter Hill
Peter was the senior ground school man at BMI for many years, he has since died. I think he was a Belslow skipper and something horrid happened causing him to opt out of the Queens Flying Club.
Does anyone know what the event might have been?
Does anyone know what the event might have been?
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"I received news today that Short SC-5 Belfast C1, XR365, [G-HLFT, RP-C8020] is to be cut up at Cairns airport tomorrow, 28-2-17"
I suspect that cutting up a Belfast might take rather more than a day.
I suspect that cutting up a Belfast might take rather more than a day.
