I visited North Lincolnshire yesterday (Thursday) to photograph a fire engine, which was bought by the Manston Fire Museum for £100 (originally £25 on ebay). Afterwhich we visited a nearby scrapyard, where the following two airframes were spotted – anyone want to guess what they are :rolleyes:?
By: ALBERT ROSS - 8th October 2004 at 23:44
Steve Young GO to the head of the class (even though the Whirlwind was the more difficult to ID). But what about the fire engine….
It certainly is, because it’s a WESSEX! 🙁
By: David Burke - 8th October 2004 at 19:12
From memory the Canberra is B.6(M) WH946 which was formerly with the Bomber County Museum at Cleethorpes and the Wessex is an anonymous HAS.1 from the same group. They arrived at the scrapyard after the group quit Cleethorpes. Approaches have been made over the bomb for East Kirby
but have been unsuccessful so far.
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 18:24
[QUOTE But what about the fire engine….
not what i originally thought, these are landys a 11b and a 3
btw i think that may be a Wessex and not a Whirlwind
HATE YOU
😡 Okay, so I got it wrong 😮 – it does appear to be an early Wessex. But I was told otherwise, by the owner. Then again he forgot he also owned a bit of a canberra.
Oh, the fire engine is a RAF Fire Service DP1 (1950s vintage and one of only four or five in preservation). I’m a TACR1/2 fan myself…
By: landyman - 8th October 2004 at 17:17
[QUOTE But what about the fire engine….[/QUOTE]
not what i originally thought, these are landys a 11b and a 3
btw i think that may be a Wessex and not a Whirlwind
By: DGH - 8th October 2004 at 17:05
Damn, Steve beat me to it – doh!
By: DGH - 8th October 2004 at 17:04
First one definatly not a Hunter. Canberra?
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 17:03
Steve Young GO to the head of the class (even though the Whirlwind was the more difficult to ID). But what about the fire engine….
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th October 2004 at 17:01
First one looks a bit Canberra-ish to me…
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 17:01
Bugger – wrong image. Yes I know its a duckling BUT SO CUTE. It should have been as landyman guessed right another picture of a Whirlwind taken from the otherside of the airframe. Now only the first image to ID. Oh, and landyman is also right about the fire engines. Yes, it’s not a Land Rover?????? But what type of Thorncroft is it?
By: landyman - 8th October 2004 at 16:56
my guesses,
1, hunter
2 whirlwind (helicopter)
3 first thought, landrover 11b (but have decided it isn’t, on second thoughts i think it may be a thornycroft.
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 16:52
Here’s another clue for the second image
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 16:49
Is the second one the remnants of a Shackleton?
Not even warm…
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 16:49
And finally HUGH brownie points if you can ID this fire engine…? Yep, a good time was had by all…
By: danohagan - 8th October 2004 at 16:47
Is the second one the remnants of a Shackleton?
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 16:47
And this might give you a clue as to where…?
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 16:46
And another…
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