I have been lurking here without registering for years, and a Flypast subscriber for much longer. I have enjoyed your shared knowledge without contributing, but now I feel it would be nice to know a little more about a handful of the small collection of the fuzzy (sorry for the limited quality!!)pix that my late father left behind.Thanking all in advance for sharing any knowledge
Here is Mosquito TT35 TH998 seen at a Hendon airshow sometime in the 1950s.I know that TH998 was donated to NASM in the USA and still exists today
This new Dragonfly was seen in a field near Twyford in Bucks sometime before my father did his National service in the RAF (1955).Is this airfarame still extant?
This ISS Fury was seen at Blackbushe on before delivery to Iraq – I cannot read arabic – can anybody tell me if this airframe is one of the survivors?
By: TempestV - 4th October 2007 at 09:01
It helps a lot, thankyou kindly:)
I think looking closely the arabic is 315 (215 was not a Fury), and according to the warbirdregistry.org that 315 is currently registered G-CBEL in the UK with John Bradshaw of Wroughton in mixed Dutch/ RAN colors – what an amazing coincidence that my father took a photo of what is today the UK´s only airworthy ex-Iraqi Fury
You are right…. must clean my glasses! 😀
By: Papa Lima - 3rd October 2007 at 21:24
Westland WS.51 Mk 1A was written off on 2 October 1959 according to my copy of “British Civil Aircraft Registers since 1919”.
By: SMS88 - 3rd October 2007 at 21:06
Hi there SMS88
I have googled for the Iraqi number translations and the Fury ISS codes show the number 215.
hope this helps?
It helps a lot, thankyou kindly:)
I think looking closely the arabic is 315 (215 was not a Fury), and according to the warbirdregistry.org that 315 is currently registered G-CBEL in the UK with John Bradshaw of Wroughton in mixed Dutch/ RAN colors – what an amazing coincidence that my father took a photo of what is today the UK´s only airworthy ex-Iraqi Fury
By: 25deg south - 3rd October 2007 at 09:58
Welcome to the Forum SMS88, all contributions gratefully received. G-ANZL was initially G-ANAL and is more correctly a Westland S51 series 1A Widgeon.
The helicopter in the photograph is a Dragonfly.
By: TempestV - 3rd October 2007 at 08:56
Hi there SMS88
I have googled for the Iraqi number translations and the Fury ISS codes show the number 215.
hope this helps?
Thankyou both for the welcome:)
The S51 photo does appear to have been taken from the water,another clue from the back of the print is Ruscombe,Twyford
But nobody can id the Iraqui Fury for me????
By: SMS88 - 3rd October 2007 at 08:37
Wecome SMS88, and thanks for the contribution- old unseen photos are always well received here.
I wonder if the Dragonfly is parked near a pond, or a river. If the latter, it would possibly be the Loddon, which runs through Twyford. It is possible that G-ANZL is a reincarnation of Dragonfly G-ANAL, which raised eyebrows with its call-sign, and may (I am guessing) have been discreetly re-registered.
Thankyou both for the welcome:)
The S51 photo does appear to have been taken from the water,another clue from the back of the print is Ruscombe,Twyford
But nobody can id the Iraqui Fury for me????
By: Newforest - 2nd October 2007 at 22:46
Welcome to the Forum SMS88, all contributions gratefully received. G-ANZL was initially G-ANAL and is more correctly a Westland S51 series 1A Widgeon.
By: Propstrike - 2nd October 2007 at 22:08
Wecome SMS88, and thanks for the contribution- old unseen photos are always well received here.
I wonder if the Dragonfly is parked near a pond, or a river. If the latter, it would possibly be the Loddon, which runs through Twyford. It is possible that G-ANZL is a reincarnation of Dragonfly G-ANAL, which raised eyebrows with its call-sign, and may (I am guessing) have been discreetly re-registered.
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