Here’s a sample from the late 1960s in and around Liverpool. They’ve all been quite sevrely reduced in size, but the image quality doesn’t seem to have suffered too much.
The Mosquito is TA634, brought in to Liverpool as a possible gate guardian but kept in a hangar while someone worked out how to weatherproof her. She was brought back to flying condition about 1968 or 69 as G-AWJV for the forgettable film Mosquito Squadron, and is now at Salisbury Hall. I saw something in one of the mags a while back that she might yet fly again following the demise of RR219 – anyone got an update?
The C-47 was taken at the Battle of Britain display at RAF Ternhill in September 1965.
The Viscount in the snow is G-AMOG in February 69. Now at Cosford.
The Vulcan and Wessexes are Farnborough 1968.
The C-47 would have been taken with an old Wirgin Edixa, supplanted by a Praktica SLR and monstrously heavy 200mm telephone lens from early 68.
More where they came from if anyone’s interested.
William
By: Swift - 15th March 2006 at 01:18
Great shots ,thanks for giving us all the chance to see them .
By: Scouse - 15th March 2006 at 01:06
Thanks for the positive comments everyone. The Vulcan is most certainly XA903 – see attached pic from the same sequence as t’other one.
Just come in off an evening shift – I’ll sort some more out in the morning.
William
By: ALBERT ROSS - 14th March 2006 at 22:55
That shot of the Viscount is stunning. Such an atmosphere.
That Viscount just happens to be G-AMOG now at Cosford!!
By: SPIT - 14th March 2006 at 17:53
SCOUSE
CHECK YOUR PM 😉 😉 s
By: RPSmith - 14th March 2006 at 14:44
Yes, more please.
Lot of backlight on that pic of the Mossie :p
Them’s was the days when ‘angars ‘ad ‘oles in ’em to look through!
Roger Smith.
By: Jon H - 14th March 2006 at 13:26
Is the Vulcan the flying test bed for the RR Olympus?
Steve.
PS Great photos
Certainly looks like XA903! In fact i will be as bold as to say it is XA903! 😉
By: megalith - 14th March 2006 at 13:24
Is the Vulcan the flying test bed for the RR Olympus?
Steve.
PS Great photos
By: Moggy C - 14th March 2006 at 13:03
The Mosquito is TA634, brought in to Liverpool as a possible gate guardian but kept in a hangar while someone worked out how to weatherproof her.
William
She was on the main gate, exposed to the elements at some point.
Moggy
By: ajdawson - 14th March 2006 at 12:58
Yes please, more photos! It’s walways nice to see previously unseen images.
Andy
By: wessex boy - 14th March 2006 at 12:51
Love the shot of Wessexes departing, typical tail in the air stance.
Funnily enough I was stationed at Shawbury when Ternhill got bombed by the IRA, we spent the first day looking for the protagonists in a red or white van (scared a postie landing in the road behind him!) and then spent the next week keeping the press Jetrangers away from the bomb-site
By: Eric Mc - 14th March 2006 at 12:50
Keep ’em coming. It’s always great to see previously unseen photos.
By: kev35 - 14th March 2006 at 12:23
“More where they came from if anyone’s interested.”
What a daft question!
You can post as many of those kind of images as you like. I’m sure I’m not the only one here who appreciates such nostalgia.
So, in short, more please!
Regards,
kev35
By: SADSACK - 14th March 2006 at 12:21
That shot of the Viscount is stunning. Such an atmosphere.
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