Stumbled across some 1970s historic photos of Williamson’s Brumley Brae scrap yard, Quarrywood, Elgin, taken by Wallace Shackleton…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwshack/5592189054/in/photostream/
and at Forres, too…
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wwshack/Misc/Moray_scrap_yards.htm
By: Wallace - 3rd December 2011 at 08:23
I am glad that you guys have found the pictures on my web site because I had forgotten about them!
I was sure that the mystery fuselage from Forres was a Buc, the same midnight blue colour scheme, however I will stand corrected.
Quarrywood was some place that’s for sure, we’ll never see its like again.
Just for the record, I’m quoting out of Wrecks and Relics 8th edition
“Forres… the situation at the D & S metals scrapyard in Gordon Street has hardly changed….noted in 1981 were large pieces of Buccaneer S.1 XN973 (ex Lossie Dump) and a pair of Gannet wings.”
And yes it does look very much like an 8 instead of a 9.
By: DaveF68 - 2nd December 2011 at 12:49
Could also be the intake of the Javelin XH873 – colouring looks close to this one…
Could be sitting on a section of Javelin wing as well!
By: Wulfie - 30th November 2011 at 17:37
The 7th photo shows the centre section of a Sea Balliol, with the engine bearers cut off, and the fuselage fuel tank prominent
By: Wyvernfan - 30th November 2011 at 08:15
And where is the Sturgeon screen now? Does it still exist?
I’m pleased to say that yes it does still exist.! 🙂
After seeing the photo of it in this thread, and some determined detective work on my part.. i managed to track down the owner in Scotland. One week later my offer was accepted. My son and i then embarked on a 14 hour 800 mile round trip to bring it back home with us.
The Short Sturgeon TT.2 / TT.3 fascinates me, just like another mostly forgotten navy type.. the Wyvern S.4.
Only 28 Sturgeons were built, but no complete one has survived. I already had a couple of original parts, so acquiring this section was an opportunity too good to miss.
So now parts project Sturgeon joins parts project Wyvern. :rolleyes:
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