By: philo - 5th November 2002 at 21:02
RE: Piccies
Yes Roger,
Its all flooding back now, I recall the Air Atlantique guys telling me about the Dak ‘Grafting’, apologies for sugesting it was Belgian earlier. Did it have some royal conections ? Prince someone or other ?.
By: SADSACK - 4th November 2002 at 12:15
RE: Piccies
Didnt the Manston Javelin perish under that lunacy that permits you to have as many guards as you want, but not on the gate?
By: EHVB - 2nd November 2002 at 15:23
RE: Piccies
The South African DC-3 on the first photo, is not the Dutch DC-3 at the second photo. What they did was putting the fuselage of the PH-PBA and fitted it to the wings and tail unit of the South African example, while the fuselage of the South African example was fitted to the wings and tail of the PH-PBA, which is in the Aviodome in AMS.
By: sparky - 2nd November 2002 at 09:44
RE: Piccies
Anyone Know the fate of the Manston Javelin?
By: philo - 31st October 2002 at 17:53
RE: Piccies
Had another dig around and found later pictures at Baginton(Coventry) showing the Shackleton(or at least one of them, I think this is the one thats still there) and a Dak which I think is the same aircraft as the picture above (Jan Smutts) in a later guise.
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By: philo - 30th October 2002 at 21:34
RE: Piccies
Moggy,
Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on which way you look at it the DC3 and Shack were at Coventry.I’m not sure what happened to this DC3, was it the one that ended up in that wonderful Belgian ? scheme.
Not sure which Shack that is,whether its the one thats still there or the one thats in the US and hopefully comimg back.
By: Yak 11 Fan - 30th October 2002 at 21:23
RE: Piccies
At one point G-BDAM was registered to Norman Lees, Euan English and Victor Gauntlet. Tony Haigh Thomas owned another camo Harvard at one time based at North Weald as did Anthony Hutton. I don’t have the info to hand at the moment but am fairly sure that in more recent times Norman and a member of the English family owned her before passing her on to Karel Bos. Either way a much missed Norman Lees operated this aircraft on the circuit based initially at North Weald and more recently Duxford
By: Moggy C - 30th October 2002 at 15:08
RE: Piccies
Not sure Norman Lees owned the Harvard.
I thought it was shared between Euan and Tony Haigh-Thomas?
Moggy
By: Yak 11 Fan - 30th October 2002 at 14:28
RE: Piccies
Great pics.
I’ve backsteated in the white on. The aircraft in question are the Radial Pair owned and flown by Gary Numan and Norman Lees.
By: Moggy C - 30th October 2002 at 13:46
RE: Piccies
Where was the DC3 – Shackelton picture taken? Could be SA, or could be Coventry? 🙂
Loved the Harvards too, I’ve backseated in the camo one. Gary Numan and Euan English?
Moggy
By: philo - 30th October 2002 at 12:42
RE: Piccies
Certainly is Leemings gate guard, I took a whole series of it about 7-8 years ago when it had recently been repainted. Can’t say what its like now as I no longer have the access I used to have.
By: DOUGHNUT - 30th October 2002 at 08:51
RE: Piccies
Looks like RAF Leemings gate guard to me.
Doughnut
By: sparky - 29th October 2002 at 23:55
RE: Piccies
Is the Gloster Javelin the one that used to be outside the Spitfire museum at Manston?
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