I don’t have many photographs from the early 80’s of the Finningley Battle of Britain Displays as I was working 12 hour shifts in the Junior Ranks Mess feeding everybody and the world. The only chance I had to go around was in the evening, the night before, and I had to be quick before the sun went down. One advantage though was that aircraft were still arriving and you could get up close and personal to them, like the Nimrod here.
All images scanned from rather old negatives.
Brian
By: RobAnt - 28th April 2007 at 16:29
Sorry for delay…..I’m waiting for a decent scanner then I can post some old pix (I’ve got boxes of em….maybe youre in there somewhere)
Cool, looking forward to seeing them, whether I’m there or not.
By: CRASHGATE3 - 26th April 2007 at 23:06
Hi,
I was posted to Finningley in 1973 or maybe it was ’74. I’m sure it was ’73 though. Did you get any photos in either year?
I was guarding a Lightning.
Rather shamefully, the evening before, I accidentally spilled plastic polish on the wing of the ME 262 (polishing the canopy). I wanted to clean it up, and said so, but there wasn’t enough time and the NCO IC wanted his tea!
The nightmare haunts me to this day. 🙁
Sorry for delay…..I’m waiting for a decent scanner then I can post some old pix (I’ve got boxes of em….maybe youre in there somewhere)
By: landyman2 - 16th March 2007 at 06:01
Great pics there, i was there that year too, in my ATC uniform with a girl from the Girls Venture Corps in uniform on my arm, wonder what ever happened to her, what ever her name was :diablo: . I got to sit in the Iroquis, that was the one that became G-HUEY iirc. wasn’t it damaged just after the show whilst being transported by road?. if i remember right that was indeed the Varsity that crashed taking the life of Mike Twite and the crew. What ever happened to the Mike Twite Trophy? i havn’t heard about it for some time.
Greg
By: Pen Pusher - 25th February 2007 at 08:14
I was posted to Finningley in 1973 or maybe it was ’74. I’m sure it was ’73 though. Did you get any photos in either year?
Sorry Rob, didn’t get to Finningley until 1980, and many thanks to every one else for your comments.
Brian
By: RobAnt - 24th February 2007 at 12:48
Hi,
I was posted to Finningley in 1973 or maybe it was ’74. I’m sure it was ’73 though. Did you get any photos in either year?
I was guarding a Lightning.
Rather shamefully, the evening before, I accidentally spilled plastic polish on the wing of the ME 262 (polishing the canopy). I wanted to clean it up, and said so, but there wasn’t enough time and the NCO IC wanted his tea!
The nightmare haunts me to this day. 🙁
By: CRASHGATE3 - 2nd February 2007 at 22:41
Hi John…..
You were there too….???
Yeh…in a pram !!
:diablo:
By: FMK.6JOHN - 1st February 2007 at 23:29
Your first post Bob:D 😀 , welcome to the forum:) .
Regards,
John.
P.S. I was at Finn that year too:p .
By: CRASHGATE3 - 1st February 2007 at 23:19
Ahhhh….Finningley…..I miss it so much
I went to every one from 1964 onwards…..the smell of jet fuel and newly cut grass….sigh…..Septembers arent the same..
Nice pix …..the Varsity crashed in 1984 didn’t it,killing the editor of Flypast magazine ?
By: neal h - 29th January 2007 at 22:48
great stuff
By: fabke - 29th January 2007 at 17:33
Wow , stunnig shots 😀 , those were the days we can nowadays only dream of :rolleyes:
By: Binbrook 01 - 29th January 2007 at 11:35
Cracking shots Pen Pusher,
I remember standing near the railway end for the 82 arrivals, great fun….
Tim
By: benyboy - 29th January 2007 at 00:17
Excellent pics Pen Pusher. Was the Huey brought back from the Falklands ?
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