By: Newforest - 17th December 2010 at 16:08
Newforest – Was that a joke!
Richard
Certainly was! 😀 Thanks for the details. 🙂
By: daveg4otu - 13th December 2010 at 14:24
Interesting aircraft! The wealth of info on this forum always amazes me.
I had never seen an “air ferry” before. Certainly no drive on and drive off in the same direction!
I grew up watching the Bristol Freighters and Superfreighters of Silver City at Eastleigh in the 50s.
When there was space to spare they would come back loaded with fresh vegetables (in crates ) instead of cars.
By: Doering - 13th December 2010 at 14:11
Interesting aircraft! The wealth of info on this forum always amazes me.
I had never seen an “air ferry” before. Certainly no drive on and drive off in the same direction!
By: ericmunk - 13th December 2010 at 12:35
Oostende.
http://www.airshows.be/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=8092&start=14
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1036935/
By: Halcyon days - 13th December 2010 at 11:47
The bowser driver and ramp staff appear to be wearing berets – which would seem to indicate its on the continental side of the channel anyway?
(Dont think they are flat caps).
By: pogno - 13th December 2010 at 10:35
The refueling unit is a Thompson Bros mk V built in quantity during WW2.
See link http://www.blackcountrymemories.org.uk/thompbros/thompbros02.htm
Newforest – Was that a joke!
Richard
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th December 2010 at 10:02
But that bowser isn’t left hand drive is it? :diablo:
Sorry to be “picky” but I don’t think the bowser is right hand drive either. My recollection is that, that model of bowser was neither: the driving position was in the centre of the vehicle.
Planemike………….
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th December 2010 at 08:35
Normally when that card appears on Ebay -it is annotated ‘ostende’ -Maybe it has that on the rear
By: wieesso - 13th December 2010 at 04:42
The lead car is a 1952 Studebaker Coupe. I didn’t know what the small green car is but it certainly looks Renault-ish.
The green car is a RNUR 4 CV (Régie Nationale des Usines Renault)
By: J Boyle - 13th December 2010 at 03:25
I think the cars are A Renault Fregate and a 750, so I could be the French end of the air bridge. Deauville?
John
The lead car is a 1952 Studebaker Coupe. I didn’t know what the small green car is but it certainly looks Renault-ish.
Eupopean-market Studebakers were assembled in Belgium, and not many were in the UK, so your guess about it being in France is possible.
By: Newforest - 13th December 2010 at 03:23
But that bowser isn’t left hand drive is it? :diablo:
By: John Aeroclub - 12th December 2010 at 21:57
I think the cars are A Renault Fregate and a 750, so I could be the French end of the air bridge. Deauville?
John
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