Hi, Not been a member long and hopefully this request fits in here even though it relates to the 1980s. If not, apologies and if a kind mod could please move it to ModMil?
Anyway, whilst browsing ACIG.org I came across this photo in an article on Dhofar and Oman;
The caption credits the photo to “Tom Cooper Collection”.
Now, I have a copy of this shot along with about a dozen others documenting this aircraft recovery from first set down to final lowering at (I think) Salalah. I got them from my father who was there at the time and the only info he could give me was that they were shot by a colleague with a small Hassellblad that he kept in his shirt pocket.
Can anyone point me in Mr.Cooper’s direction, if, indeed, he is the photographer? I wish to see about permission to put the shots up here and would be most grateful for any help. Plus any memories he has of his time in the Oman (sadly my father has gone to the great maintenance hanger in the sky). Thanks in advance.
By: hunterman - 20th October 2005 at 20:34
One of the un-official Sultan of Omans Air Force (now Royal Air Force of Oman) photographers of that period in Oman was Andy Dunsire, who used to fly around everywhere with his trusty camera. Last I heard he was still in Oman working for Airwork.
I seem to remember something about this particular Skyvan being up near Jebel Shams in the North. If thats the case it would have been a No.2 Squadron aircraft.
By: Mpacha - 17th July 2005 at 21:52
Hi, Not been a member long and hopefully this request fits in here even though it relates to the 1980s. If not, apologies and if a kind mod could please move it to ModMil?
Anyway, whilst browsing ACIG.org I came across this photo in an article on Dhofar and Oman;
The caption credits the photo to “Tom Cooper Collection”.
Now, I have a copy of this shot along with about a dozen others documenting this aircraft recovery from first set down to final lowering at (I think) Salalah. I got them from my father who was there at the time and the only info he could give me was that they were shot by a colleague with a small Hassellblad that he kept in his shirt pocket.
Can anyone point me in Mr.Cooper’s direction, if, indeed, he is the photographer? I wish to see about permission to put the shots up here and would be most grateful for any help. Plus any memories he has of his time in the Oman (sadly my father has gone to the great maintenance hanger in the sky). Thanks in advance.
I doubt Tom Cooper is the photographer, his favourite use of “Tom Cooper Collection” is to get around Copyright issues. Much of my stuff has been lifted from this site amongst others and now appears on ACIG.org.
By: mmitch - 17th July 2005 at 19:45
Apologies if you have already seen this PaulR but a link from the URL in your post gives this info on a Tom Cooper writing for Osprey.
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/author_detail.php?title=S6585&author=A3099&type=authors
mmitch.
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July 17, 2005 at 5:35 pm