Just reading the latest Wrecks and Relics book (a fantastic read) and having seen a pic of the Argosy on the dump at Finningley in 1983 and remember seeing it, I wonder if any of you have similar images you’d be willing to share of aircraft that went to the fire dump?
Cheers,
C6
By: Banupa - 13th August 2011 at 22:25
Here’s a Hunter on the dump too. Not sure where or when I took this one!
By: Banupa - 13th August 2011 at 20:47
Chipmunk & Vampire on the dump at White Waltham C1963
By: Wyvernfan - 13th August 2011 at 20:22
VW873 the last surviving Wyvern S.4 on the dump at Arbroath, and subsequently scrapped around 1963 :(.
By: Radpoe Meteor - 13th August 2011 at 18:25
First time I’ve seen this thread today-strange thing was I’d found 2 Photo’s this morning of Victor ” Saucy Sal” taken when she was on the dump at Brize Norton in 1994.
I’m on my work’s PC at the mo’ but I’ll try to get them scanned asap to put them on this thread.
By: Banupa - 13th August 2011 at 17:58
Here’s the other…
By: Banupa - 13th August 2011 at 17:54
Two Shackleton T.4’s on the Fire Dump at Stansted around 1969.
By: l.garey - 13th August 2011 at 06:53
Martin: No pictures of the Heron on the fire dump, but just a comment.
As we have corresponded, and you know well: there is some confusion between 14072 (XR443) and 14092 (XR445). It seems that 443 was the one which is now in the Al Mahatta Museum in Sharjah, while 445 was broken up at Booker. However, the one at Al Mahatta has “XR445” inside no 1 engine cowling!
I post this in case someone may have some information.
By: wieesso - 12th August 2011 at 21:13
Amazing thread theme – thanks!
Looking for pictures of de Havilland Heron c/n 14092 VR-NCF, G-ARKW, XR445, G-ODLG/G-ORSJ – scrapped Booker, Berkshire, remains to fire dump around .96
Any help, any ideas?
Martin
By: l.garey - 11th August 2011 at 13:20
July 1959 at Northolt: NF12 WS686
By: alertken - 11th August 2011 at 09:42
Some of mine are the last posts on the scrapyard thread:
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36444
By: CIRCUS 6 - 10th August 2011 at 21:52
Thanks for the responses guys. Pics if ANY firedump treasures will be appreciated. I so wish I’d taken a few myself.
By: zouzy86 - 10th August 2011 at 20:10
Love to see some of Catterick!! there was loads there when i trained:)
By: TwinOtter23 - 10th August 2011 at 18:38
More details of XN819 in this link http://argosyair.co.uk/1st20.html#819 🙂
By: skudupnorth - 10th August 2011 at 18:28
I think i have an under-exposed picture of the Argosy,is it the one that tail booms snapped ? I also have pics of a very dead Red Arrow Hawk
By: RMR - 10th August 2011 at 18:26
Just reading the latest Wrecks and Relics book (a fantastic read) and having seen a pic of the Argosy on the dump at Finningley in 1983 and remember seeing it, I wonder if any of you have similar images you’d be willing to share of aircraft that went to the fire dump?
Cheers,
C6
I must get round to finding the slide box and scan the slide. It looks a bit better in colour tham black & white.
RMR
By: TwinOtter23 - 10th August 2011 at 16:20
I believe that the above mentioned Argosy is XN819; the cockpit from which survives in the end of the Small Objects Building at Newark Air Museum as a procedures trainer. 🙂
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