Blue Eagles

Thanks for the link Albert!It brought back some great memories,amazingly just looking at the still pics I can hear the sound of the engine starting up as if its on a sound track!Funny thing the mind!

Thanks for posting those images Albert. You must have a lot of info on your shelves at home.

Greets,
J.V.

Yes, but trouble is I don’t have enough shelves, more like cupboards, boxes, filing cabinets etc. Trying to scan as much as I can on to CDs, but still need shelves to put all the CDs on….is there no end? 😮 The best decision ever in my life was to take colour slides, which require little storage space, even after near 40 years of shooting. God knows where I would be if I had all these as prints in albums!!

Thanks for posting those images Albert. You must have a lot of info on your shelves at home.

Greets,
J.V.

Albert I remember ‘Whirlybirds’,I was a ’60’s child!Ididnt realise it was from the 1950’s though!What were the characters names and what organisation did they work for or was it a private company?

It was made during 1957-59. Everything you need to know is here:

http://cellmath.med.utoronto.ca/B47/history/wbGuide/wbLaunchIt.html

Albert I remember ‘Whirlybirds’,I was a ’60’s child!Ididnt realise it was from the 1950’s though!What were the characters names and what organisation did they work for or was it a private company?

Actually, reading Andy-in-Beds posting about a Saturday morning TV series, I wondered if he meant the US TV series ‘Whirlybirds’ which I can vaguely remember being televised on a Saturday morning in b/w featuring LA Police Bell 47Gs. Probably neither of you are old enough to remember that from the’50s? Anyone else remember it?

Albert, no I too am old enough (just) to remember Whirlybirds and their Bell 47’s.
What I’m talking about though was what the BBC used to call a ‘public information film’ and it was the team performing it’s display routine with I think a classical music backing track.
Quite neat.

Someone else must remember it.
Cheers
Andy

Thanks Albert,they brought back some memories!Also happy days spent playing ‘whirly birds in the back garden wearing headpones,dads sunglasses and using my mates brothers electrical switchboard as a dash!) 😎 !

Actually, reading Andy-in-Beds posting about a Saturday morning TV series, I wondered if he meant the US TV series ‘Whirlybirds’ which I can vaguely remember being televised on a Saturday morning in b/w featuring LA Police Bell 47Gs. Probably neither of you are old enough to remember that from the’50s? Anyone else remember it?

Thanks Albert,they brought back some memories!Also happy days spent playing ‘whirly birds in the back garden wearing headpones,dads sunglasses and using my mates brothers electrical switchboard as a dash!) 😎 !

……some more. The air-to-air shots were taken on 18th June 1970, whilst the ground shot is at North Weald 29 May 1972 (Yes, at the second IAT show!)

Post them Albert 🙂

‘Spread Eagle’ over Stonehenge!

Thanks again Andy I looked at the site and it was great to see the old colours scheme again,I dont remember the tv trailer though!.
Albert it would be great to see the pics if you have time?!

Post them Albert 🙂

I flew an air-to-air photo sortie with them in 1970 out of Middle Wallop and here is one of my shots which made the front cover of the October 1970 issue of Air Pictorial. Have lots more photos and brochures if interested?

Thanks Andy I will have a look!

Alan
There used to be a public information film showing The Blue Eagles doing their routine.
It used to be shown on Saturday mornings sometimes when I was kid.
I think Bell 47=Sioux???

Also try this:-

http://www.deltaweb.co.uk/eagles/hist.htm

Cheers
Andy