Bristol Brigand photo

RH798 never participated in an SBAC show. Its only public appearance was at Thorney Island’s Battle of Britain show on 15 September 1956, but it was at Blackbushe in Farnborough week the following year, so may well have nipped over to Farnborough (if that’s where it was taken).

the OP photo looks like an official photo using a professional camera, beautifully exposed and for the time a great lens

A few further pictures of Brigands from the 1950s – the first 3 of which are at Cambridge. ( These have appeared before on previous FP threads but are worth repeating)

RH765 Cambridge by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

RH765 Cambridge by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

VS837 Cambridge by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

RH769 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

Duxman

Flikr — http://www.flickr.com/photos/64209520@N05/

I thought that it was the Bristol Aeroplane works at Filton??

Nice pic of RH798, I think its at the RAE Farnborough and it took part in one of the early SBAC shows?

I think you are right, looks like Farnborough to me too. I think the dark square above the port wing is the clock tower on one of the buildings at the North eastern end of the main runway. The shallow gradient of the ground would also fit in with this.

Nice pic of RH798, I think its at the RAE Farnborough and it took part in one of the early SBAC shows?

Always loved the brutish looks of the Brigand. Lovely photo

Rob

Cracking shot.

Certainly is. Any ideas of when and where?