Old Photos

Two recent threads with the same title—–How confusing:confused::confused:

CS

I’ve not seen much mentioned about Ballykelly. My dad spent some time
there during the war as an RAF mechanic, or whatever they called them then.

Indeed, all good stuff

Lovely Shack shots, thanks!:)

RAF Ballykelly and some Shackleton photos.

Here is another.
Data on the reverse says:-
(“Guardian of the Sea and Sky”)
WB860 “Thunder”, 240 Sqdn. u/s at Charleston A.F.B., N. Carolina.
June 1958 returning from Grapple ‘Y’, Christmas Island.
Bill Magill(AEO leader), Bob Ansley(pilot), Collin Reeve(nav. leader)

More to follow later!

Thanks for your replies. A member of the forum has kindly offered to scan the negatives for me. So watch this space;)

CS

I think most modern flat bed scanners will scan slides and negatives.
Not necessarily with fantastic results, but passable.

re;

wonderful thanks for sharing!

There are some negatives as well and I will post them when I figure out how to scan them.

some scanners can do them

Nice ones – keep them coming!

Couple more from me and one I couldnt resist including is of the group of photographers who were snapped at Waddington on a press thursday some years ago.I focused in on the chap with the specs in his mouth as he stood aghast that there was a really poor flying programme organised for the day.Maybe one or two planes had taken to the skies and that was it and we’ll see you all on the weekend and that was it.

I couldnt help noticing the faces of disbelief amongst the snappers and especially his as he seemed to say everything that everyone felt,its funny now but it was’nt at the time as a lot of people had taken a lot of effort to get there from all parts of the country.I think this was the year all freedoms allowed to the photographers were stopped and the upper echelon at Waddo didnt know what to do with the people invited to take photographs other then to send them on there way,hey ho thats life.:confused::)Last time I was there as it was a bit like being treated like a sheep being herded from pen to pen with only the T.V people getting access that was needed to come away with some decent shots.

Its so sad that they have to tape off nearly every bit of land round the base outside on public ground and roads just to heard people in.It would be nice if they relaxed some of there rules especially in a climate as ours today and let people happily enjoy there hobby on perhaps the one day that they may be there out of 364 they wont:rolleyes::cool::).Anyway the moan over here are a few from the past and I hope you like. P.S…. Is that the Meteor called Winston that went to Australia or was it new Zealand.? 🙂

You know you have a LARGE R/C model when it is too big to go in the car:D

Thanks Anna,by the way I keep noticing your location and do you have anything to do with the college?,hope you dont mind me asking but its just out of curiosity coming from an old junior bleeder.:eek::)

Lovely shots as always. 🙂

Couple more from me and one I couldnt resist including is of the group of photographers who were snapped at Waddington on a press thursday some years ago.I focused in on the chap with the specs in his mouth as he stood aghast that there was a really poor flying programme organised for the day.Maybe one or two planes had taken to the skies and that was it and we’ll see you all on the weekend and that was it.

I couldnt help noticing the faces of disbelief amongst the snappers and especially his as he seemed to say everything that everyone felt,its funny now but it was’nt at the time as a lot of people had taken a lot of effort to get there from all parts of the country.I think this was the year all freedoms allowed to the photographers were stopped and the upper echelon at Waddo didnt know what to do with the people invited to take photographs other then to send them on there way,hey ho thats life.:confused::)Last time I was there as it was a bit like being treated like a sheep being herded from pen to pen with only the T.V people getting access that was needed to come away with some decent shots.

Its so sad that they have to tape off nearly every bit of land round the base outside on public ground and roads just to heard people in.It would be nice if they relaxed some of there rules especially in a climate as ours today and let people happily enjoy there hobby on perhaps the one day that they may be there out of 364 they wont:rolleyes::cool::).Anyway the moan over here are a few from the past and I hope you like. P.S…. Is that the Meteor called Winston that went to Australia or was it new Zealand.? 🙂

If I may join in as well, here is one of the Thunderbirds taken at the Upper Heyford airshow around 1971.

Keep posting, FAR from bored! 😀

Wow, absolutely love the Jaguar picture in the first lot!

i hope that you don`t mind a new boy joining in

this is my first post so i hope that i manage to add a couple of old photo`s,any comments to help me if i`ve got this wrong will be welcome.

Thanks Anna.:):cool: