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airborne_artist 10th Mar 2016 11:46

Location of this late 40s/early 50s photo of Moth with Vampires?
 
Any wise old Ppruners know where this was taken?

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...psasqzsufq.jpg

sycamore 10th Mar 2016 17:18

Possibly Duxford...?

treadigraph 10th Mar 2016 17:52

Is that a young David Ogilvy at the wingtip?

sycamore 11th Mar 2016 16:13

A-A,any means of enhancing the numbers under the Tiger`s wing...looks like **880?.and what has `young` DFO got in his `hand`...?
Looks like it`s possibly a summer camp for the Vamps..?

Kitbag 11th Mar 2016 16:40

Sycamore, if you're referring to the chap with the chain in his hand they were used to collapse the chocks so the ac could go taxi over the top of them. Saw them in training but never used in anger.

sycamore 11th Mar 2016 19:57

Thanks Kitbag ;now I see it,obviously waiting for the next `Bloggs` to appear,having left the straps flapping in the breeze` tsk,tsk`. No nav lights on wingtips so,day only, also appears to have a light coloured band around the fuselage,between the strakes and roundel,possibly blue coloured,or yellow,as the a/c is not in camo. UAS,or Aux Sqdn...?

A-A,history of picture..? book or postcard..? might be worth a try on the Flypast site....

longer ron 11th Mar 2016 20:40


Sycamore, if you're referring to the chap with the chain in his hand they were used to collapse the chocks so the ac could go taxi over the top of them. Saw them in training but never used in anger.

Pulling the chock chain would 'collapse' the chock and 'unjam' it from the tyre so it could be pulled away from the wheel easier,not normally required on a Tiger so maybe belonged to the Vampire sqn.

airborne_artist 12th Mar 2016 17:10

Sycamore (salaams btw) I have no further info :(

RedhillPhil 12th Mar 2016 22:56

Not so much a suggestion, more a guess. Netherthorpe?

chevvron 12th Mar 2016 23:11


Originally Posted by RedhillPhil (Post 9308673)
Not so much a suggestion, more a guess. Netherthorpe?

Is that the correct 'Nethers' Phil or did you mean to put Netheravon?
(Wouldn't have thought a Vamp could get into Netherthorpe - longest runway 553m)

oldpax 12th Mar 2016 23:27

Acklington ?

Planemike 13th Mar 2016 09:07

Can anyone read the serial off the Tiger (under port wing) ??

Shackman 13th Mar 2016 10:57

Sorry, not Acklington - if it was looking towards the village on the hill you'd see the church on the left hand side (a 'significant' obstruction on take off/landing from 01/19). IIRC we studes were not allowed to use that runway solo, or maybe just not in JP3's.

Wander00 13th Mar 2016 13:18

I have to say it bears some resemblance to Duxford - might the Tiger be from CUAS?


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