What have you seen in an unusual place??
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What have you seen in an unusual place??
On from "What have you seen on your computer" may I offer a thread of aircraft seen in an unusual place
My offering is in a back garden just to the north of Waterbeech station as seen from a train Cambridge to Kings Lynn today.
Further research suggests it's a Rallye G-AZKC but I'm sure Treadigraph can correct if needed
No picture as we whizzed past but the MK1 eyeball didn't let me down...
My offering is in a back garden just to the north of Waterbeech station as seen from a train Cambridge to Kings Lynn today.
Further research suggests it's a Rallye G-AZKC but I'm sure Treadigraph can correct if needed
No picture as we whizzed past but the MK1 eyeball didn't let me down...
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On from "What have you seen on your computer" may I offer a thread of aircraft seen in an unusual place
My offering is in a back garden just to the north of Waterbeech station as seen from a train Cambridge to Kings Lynn today.
Further research suggests it's a Rallye G-AZKC but I'm sure Treadigraph can correct if needed
No picture as we whizzed past but the MK1 eyeball didn't let me down...
My offering is in a back garden just to the north of Waterbeech station as seen from a train Cambridge to Kings Lynn today.
Further research suggests it's a Rallye G-AZKC but I'm sure Treadigraph can correct if needed
No picture as we whizzed past but the MK1 eyeball didn't let me down...
In a similar vein, there used to be a Pressurised Navajo fuselage on a farm visible from a lane near Biggin Hill - I used to stop there for a breather when cycling home the long way from work. It was gone shortly after this street view image was taken in 2008.
Around the time of the Nigerian civil war a Constellation arrived at Gatwick. Nothing unusual in that but it had two different registrations on the fuselage. It was using a third registration on the radio. I've always assumed it was an arms runner but I never managed to prove anything.
Then there is a 747 on top of a swimming pool which is used as the "launch point" for waterslide tubes. It's next to the Evergreen Museum in Oregon that houses the Spruce Goose. Wings and waves
Then there is a 747 on top of a swimming pool which is used as the "launch point" for waterslide tubes. It's next to the Evergreen Museum in Oregon that houses the Spruce Goose. Wings and waves
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Hartington, that would likely be one of Hank Wharton's Connies, if memory serves they were "Mauritanian registered" and at least one carried a lashed up Nigerian registration I think. He was quite a character and had a colourful career post Biafra.
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Well documented location is the top of the Vanguard Storage warehouse next to the A40 in West London.
The exhibits change every so often and include a Spitfire, Hunter, Scout, Santa in his sleigh (!) etc.....
The exhibits change every so often and include a Spitfire, Hunter, Scout, Santa in his sleigh (!) etc.....
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There used to be a Hunter in Woking town centre, removed fairly recently for safety reasons! Being restored by the Hawker Association at Dunsfold.
Some in the NE UK a school has a Shorts 330 fuselage they use a classroom!
Some in the NE UK a school has a Shorts 330 fuselage they use a classroom!
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Oh yeah, there used to be a graffiti covered Lightning in a scrapyard next to the A1 near Newark.
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No clue on their website.
What Have We Had on Our Roof Over the Years? - Vanguard Self Storage (vanguardstorage.co.uk)
I've driven past the Lightning north of Grantham several times; what a sad sight.
Used to be a Gannet in Cirencester visible in the back garden of a house backing onto the bypass.(1991)
Used to be a Gannet in Cirencester visible in the back garden of a house backing onto the bypass.(1991)
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Sadly, when I visited to take a picture, they had already chopped it up ;-(
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