Here is another random nostalgia/ old aviation museum sort of thread..
It was while volunteering at the recent Air Atlantique open day (if anybody was there I was sheperding guests into the main hangar from the car park and doing the crowd control during the Shackelton engine run, lots of props to keep an eye on, good job there was a team of us!). During a quiet moment later on, I was able to get a look around the Shackelton interior, including visiting the observers position in the tail cone and hurdling over the spar 😀 . I was reminded of the substantial Shackelton fuselage section at Flambards, near Helston and RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. I have not been there for years and all reports suggest that the aircraft collection has all but gone.
Does anybody know what happened to the Shackelton? Is it still there or has it gone to a museum or private collection, it was a rare early version (T4 :confused: ) and included a fair bit of fuselage centre section, and had survivied years of abuse from curious visitors (including a very young version of myself :rolleyes: ) reasonably well.
PS For people with long memories I think it was once part of the Colerne collection, though that was way before my time.
Also if anybody has any photos of the other (mostly fleet air arm) exhibits at Flambards it would be great to see them, I never visited with a camera. 🙂
Cheers. Will
By: cestrian - 29th June 2004 at 22:39
A couple more pics taken at Flambards in 1985
1 XN647 Sea Vixen FAW.2
2 XP350 Whirlwind HAR.10
By: cestrian - 29th June 2004 at 22:15
Sea Venom FAW.22 XG691 in her original scheme at Chilton Cantelo,Somerset,in 1983 before her move to Flambards.
By: stringbag - 29th June 2004 at 15:19
The Scimitar is now somewhere in Southampton, and the Skyraider is currently not looking too good at Yeovilton.
By: scott c - 29th June 2004 at 15:18
Hi All
Sea Prince T.1 WF122 is now at aeroventure.
Scott C
By: David Burke - 28th June 2004 at 22:57
Amjet operated an ex Australian example in the U.S until quite recently. I should imagine it’s still airworthy. I believe the may be a machine in Australia
which can still fast taxy.
By: Will J - 28th June 2004 at 22:43
Are there any Sea Venoms still flying :confused: (I guess they would present an unrealistically costly restoration given the availabilty of nice crated nearly airworthy swiss single seaters), that said, one would make an amazing sight in the sky!
PS, Does anybody have a picture of the Flambards/Jet Age Museum example with all of its markings, pre or post repaint? (Or any other Flambards pics, they dont make theme parks like that anymore etc :rolleyes: )
Cheers. Will
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th June 2004 at 10:41
Ahh WG511 – I flew many a mission in that beast – fond memories!
By: Will J - 27th June 2004 at 22:17
Ah! I was sure I remembered a Sea Venom there when the collection was at its biggest, that picture jogged my memory! Thanks very much for that 🙂
By: cestrian - 27th June 2004 at 22:14
A few more taken at Flambards in July 1985
1 is the ‘other’ Gannet ECM6 WN464
2 Sea Hawk FGA.6 XE368
3 Sea Prince T.1 WF122
4 Sea Venom FAW.22 XG691
By: Will J - 27th June 2004 at 22:01
Let me know if you want a few more
That would be very interesting, cheers 🙂
By: cestrian - 27th June 2004 at 20:34
Here are a few pics taken at Flambards(or Cornwall Aero Park) taken in July 1985
1 XJ575 Sea Vixen FAW.2
2 XG831 Gannet ECM.6
3 WV106 Skyraider AEW.1
4 XN967 Buccaneer S.1
5 XD332 Scimitar F.1
Let me know if you want a few more
By: macky42 - 27th June 2004 at 20:16
Here’s a thread about it from last year,
http://forum.airforces.info/showthread.php?t=14813&highlight=flambards
including a few notes from my visit during the hols.
By: RobAnt - 27th June 2004 at 18:10
As Flambards is right next door to RNAS Culdrose, (and they have an Airday on Wed 14th July) it should be quite easy to check it out shortly.
By: David Burke - 27th June 2004 at 18:01
Still there last year and likely to remain due to the way the building was built up around it!
By: Spey111 - 27th June 2004 at 17:56
In the latest WR Edition 19 published May 2004 it still lists WG511 as a nose section last noted Jan 2004 so I should think it is still there unless anybody knows differently. When I visited in 1998 it was definetly still there but could easily be missed as really it was just the cockpit section which had been built around. Sorry no pictures but I do have some of the other exhbits outside.
Regards Ian
By: Papa Lima - 27th June 2004 at 17:46
My 1994 edition of W&R says:
WG511 Shackleton T.4 ex-Colerne, St Mawgan, MOTU, Kinloss Wing, MOTU, 120, 42, Nose, reporting date 12/93.
Has anyone got a more recent edition of the book? Of course you have!!!
By: Will J - 27th June 2004 at 17:29
some old postcards 😎 …..
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