No doubt many people know the answers to these questions, but I am not one of them and the information does not seem easy to find.
Firstly, we have a Comet fuselage at Farnborough in 1968. Apparently it is an ex BOAC example, but the fin seems to be from elsewhere and the RAF fin flash looks to have been painted on later. The fuselage seems to be got out as a meeting room with a security fence and access steps. What was its identity and was it for? And why also the steps onto the roof and why also is there a Provost fuselage inside the fence?
Secondly, a standard picture (also 1968) of a trio of fuselages. What are the identifies?
Lastly, a slightly unreal looking panaroma from 1974 taken from the temporary footbridge. The object of interest was the Hercules in the centre, but in the left distance there seem to be two Comets, one on its undercarriage, and one behind on its belly. Presumably they are later mark examples, but what are the identities?
At first glance the picture seems fairly modern, but then you notice the cars and it suddenly seems quite old. Also of note is that in the right distance there is just loads of empty space, not the acres of general aviation infrastructure there today.
By: Mark12 - 4th September 2012 at 09:43
Here is a Comet c.1959 at Farnboro’.
Mark
By: Arabella-Cox - 4th September 2012 at 09:18
The fuselage seems to be got out as a meeting room with a security fence and access steps.
Surely, in 1968 that would just have been a fence. “Security fences” were invented much later…………..!!!!
Whoops, couldn’t resist it !!!!!!
Planemike
PS Interesting photographs.
By: cometguymk1 - 3rd September 2012 at 22:24
Lovely pics 🙂 good to see F-BGNX before coming to the museum.
By: Wokka Bob - 3rd September 2012 at 21:14
Piston Provost
For anyone who may be interested, the EPTS Provost was WV577 (22) which was WFU in 1960/61 and was still there at Farnborough in 1970.
By: Bruce - 3rd September 2012 at 17:33
Yes, Lee, you are spot on there.
The middle one is G-ALYW – later converted to a Nimrod travelling exhibit, and preserved in Holland.
Bruce
By: pogno - 3rd September 2012 at 17:30
The comets in the last picture are probably XN453 2e and XV144 2e although XX944 was a 4 and was also around , with Hastings WJ327 next to them.
Richard
By: Lee Howard - 3rd September 2012 at 17:12
One in the bag is undoubtedly the Mosquito Museum Comet 1 F-BGNX
The one nearest the camera in the cocoon is indeed F-BGNX, but it’s a 1A, not 1.
IIRC the one at the far end is the remains of the prototype G-ALVG. But thats from memory!
By: Thunderbird167 - 3rd September 2012 at 16:53
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=36444&page=49
Have a look here as it mentions some of them in post 1458
By: HP111 - 3rd September 2012 at 15:23
The first one is G-ALZK the second prototype
Thanks, I should have spotted that one. It actually answers about three questions in one go.
By: Thunderbird167 - 3rd September 2012 at 13:22
The first one is G-ALZK the second prototype
By: David Burke - 3rd September 2012 at 11:33
One in the bag is undoubtedly the Mosquito Museum Comet 1 F-BGNX
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