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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

18th Aug 2013, 13:58

Replies: 39

Brough Airfield

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Posted By John the Elderly

Last Buccaneer did leave Brough

Timed for 7am, the Buccaneer did finally get away from Brough at around 10.10am, having been held up by a parked car on the exit road: a hired car, apparently, and for which permission was eventually...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

17th Aug 2013, 20:06

Replies: 39

Brough Airfield

Views: 20,774

Posted By John the Elderly

Last Buccaneer about to leave Brough ?

Ah ... thank-you for that, BigEric !!

So the road outside the airfield is closed to traffic from 0600 to 0800 tomorrow, and the aircraft is going to the Yorkshire Air Museum.

That's all good...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

17th Aug 2013, 13:08

Replies: 39

Brough Airfield

Views: 20,774

Posted By John the Elderly

Last Buccaneer about to leave Brough ?

I hear a rumour that the last Buccaneer to leave the Brough airfield site will do so tomorrow (Sunday Aug 18th) by road, to be taken to a museum.

BEYOND that, I have nothing: no timings, no...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

12th Jan 2013, 11:15

Replies: 39

Brough Airfield

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Posted By John the Elderly

Brough Airfield - new aerial image (excellent :)

Just found a new (and very good !) aerial shot of the airfield ... possibly taken in 2012 ?

The new embankment curving around the extremely pondy SE corner of the airfield is conspicuous (and land...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

8th Jan 2013, 12:54

Replies: 39

Brough Airfield

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Posted By John the Elderly

Brough airfield - a blast from the past :)

For a glimpse of the 1968 Autair timetable that included flights to and from Brough (it's in as "HULL - Brough") go to a series of jpg images at
Index of /ttimages/complete/ou68...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Nov 2011, 23:14

Replies: 7

Supermarine Swift on eBay :)

Views: 2,108

Posted By John the Elderly

Supermarine Swift on eBay :)

I've had the following pointed out to me by someone on facebook and thought I'd share it here just in case anyone fancies this on their front lawn ...

Details and several photos are at Supermarine...

Forum: Private Flying

4th Nov 2011, 10:52

Replies: 1

Berry Farm (ex RAF Bovingdon)

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Posted By John the Elderly

Berry Farm (ex RAF Bovingdon)

From UKGA news:

"Monday, 31 Oct 2011
The new owners of Berry Farm in Hertfordshire are appealing to GA pilots to help them build up evidence of usage over the past 10 years in a bid to gain a...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

29th Jan 2008, 08:01

Replies: 16

Brough Airfield

Views: 4,174

Posted By John the Elderly

Hawk flies out of Brough

Well, it actually didn't seem to be a Hawk straight off the production line after all, but the new Hawk advanced trainer demonstrator (maybe it had come in by road for work to be carried out on it ?)...

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