Bruntingthorpe photo's (at blimmin last…)

And just how many times have I invited you up now? 😀

About 12 I think 😉 :p

Another suberb event to add to next years calendar. Steve many thanks for taking so much time to put this thread together.

tc

I must get to Brunty next year 🙂
Excellent photos.

And just how many times have I invited you up now? 😀

Very nice photos Steve thanks for posting them.

Marvellous! That’s in the diary. 😀

Nay Probs my friend – May 2005 -a hot dog and some stewed tea await!

All the best – regards to Jen

Ben

Cheers Ben, glad you like the shots. Unfortunately those were the only ones I got of the Beech. Thought I’d done more. I’ll try to have a word with Jen over the next few days, see whether she took any that she can add.

One for next time indeed… my first visit to Bruntingthorpe will certainly not be my last. Many thanks for showing us around, ’twas a super day. 🙂

Steve

4 & 5 – This is what happens when you let 2 Squadron have too much free time… :rolleyes:

Looks suspiciously like the remnants of a Beech Baron 55 that’s had a very bad day! Although I must say that the car that’s crushed beneath it may have some issues too 😀

P.S.

Yak11 youre only about 50mins flight time away….:D

Thanks to all for your kind comments too…

BRILLIANT!

Thanks Steve – I have NEVER been able to post Beech photos cos I’m a numpty!

You could have taken Photos of the Harvard (s) Shouldve said!!!

One for next time perhaps….?

BTW G-TOMC, G-HRVD AND….G-CCOY!

All the best mate

Ben

Lovely. Ta for posting

I’ll have another look at my pics tonight to see if they’re worth posting – Wasn’t that impressed by my efforts TBH!

Great day – I must have been within a few feet of Steve on a few occasions that afternoon (I didn’t arrive until a few minutes before the first Lightning run).

JC

G-TOMC and G-HRVD

The Beech looks very nice, looking forward to seeing it up and about soon. Did you happen to see the Harvard restoration projects???

Which Harvards are these? Hope to see the Beech 18 fly before too long!

T J Johansen

Y11F – I did indeed; both projects seem to be of a very high standard (no different to the Beech then), but still have a long way to go. Didn’t get any photo’s though, as they’re both tucked away and I wasn’t sure whether the owners would be happy to see images of their birds posted on a forum. If in doubt, put the camera away. 🙂

Thanks for the update, must make a mental note to get up and take a look one day. As you say, if in doubt……

Y11F – I did indeed; both projects seem to be of a very high standard (no different to the Beech then), but still have a long way to go. Didn’t get any photo’s though, as they’re both tucked away and I wasn’t sure whether the owners would be happy to see images of their birds posted on a forum. If in doubt, put the camera away. 🙂

mmitch – more of a fire risk I think mate. Ouch!

Robbo – there’s more where that one came from. Be afraid. Be very afraid… 😀

The Beech looks very nice, looking forward to seeing it up and about soon. Did you happen to see the Harvard restoration projects???

Excellent photo report Steve.
Question: Do they allow hairy legs in a Lightning or would they be classed as a FOD risk? 🙂
mmitch.

I must get to Brunty next year 🙂
Excellent photos.

And finally… (I can hear the dial up users breathing a sigh of relief!) the Victor.

I remember being in a hangar full of these at Marham in 85, a mixture of 57 Sqn and the blue handed spear chuckers (55). Teasin’ Tina here is an ex 55 Sqn bird, and this was the first time since 1986 that I’d seen a Victor move under it’s own power. And God what power! You’ll see from the penultimate photo.

Oh, and nice to have another Victor make a pass overhead while Teasin’ Tina was getting ready… 😉