Just got back from a trip that took me to Gibraltar, neat little piece of history! Flying out of the airport there during a thunderstorm is also quite the experince!
Anyways, wondering what photos ppl have of aircraft in Gibraltar. I saw some neat photos of everything from Spits to Tornados, but as i am a poor college student saved the money for beer and Spanish wine! Any photos would be great to see!
By: scotavia - 12th November 2005 at 14:30
Gib in a film
Recently saw the film about the RN diver Buster Crabbe. Lots of close up shots of Shacks on the rock and some flying,so if you get the chance have a look, its not all fish heads.
By: wessex boy - 11th November 2005 at 23:10
I did an ATC summer camp to Gib in ’85 (20 years ago…..s**t!)
We went just after the manchester disaster, so the 737 wasn’t allowed to use reverse thrust……made the runway feel slightly shorter….
anyhoo, just 3 pics that I found in my collection….
By: Papa Lima - 4th November 2005 at 23:03
See the two aerials at the highest point of the Rock? That was my workplace for a week at a time, in the mid-1960s, servicing the Eureka beacon. There was one flight a week from the UK (usually an Argosy, at least once a Britannia as I remember) so we used to work day and night as soon as we arrived, and after about 24 hours solid work the job was done. That gave us the remaining 5 or 6 days to sit on the beach!
The RAF was a wonderful organisation in those days!
By: GlynRamsden - 4th November 2005 at 20:33
A line up of Shackleton MR3s at Gib but that is all I know about this shot.
Glyn
By: Papa Lima - 2nd November 2005 at 22:12
All six of the Ashtons had bits and pieces (including test engines) fitted beneath the fuselage or wings, but the one shown is “naked”. Mmmmmmm . . . ???
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd November 2005 at 19:35
There is the fuselage section of an Ashton at Newark Air Museum, Nottinghamshire
By: Steve Bond - 2nd November 2005 at 14:43
It is an Avro Ashton, research aircraft used mainly by the RAE. If I remember correctly, six were built, but I have no idea which one this is.
By: Rlangham - 2nd November 2005 at 14:36
Would anyone like to see some more?
What on earth is the first one? Looks like some sort of airliner, but those engines are very unusual! I’m guessing it’s French, some sort of Caravelle?
By: zouzy86 - 2nd November 2005 at 14:23
will try and post some from 1984
By: Steve Bond - 1st November 2005 at 08:21
Sorry Albert, this collection is all monochrome. Here are six more.
By: Moggy C - 31st October 2005 at 23:11
I’m still looking.
Love the Neptune shot.
Moggy
By: ALBERT ROSS - 31st October 2005 at 18:09
Anything in colour? :rolleyes:
By: Arabella-Cox - 31st October 2005 at 11:53
Thanks Steve, much obliged.
By: Steve Bond - 31st October 2005 at 11:36
The Vampire NF.10 is WM727
By: GlynRamsden - 31st October 2005 at 10:53
Steve,
Great pictures, please keep them coming.
Glyn
By: Arabella-Cox - 31st October 2005 at 10:30
Thanks SB
The Vampire NF10 at the early part of the thread is a nice one (as they all are!), don’t suppose the aircraft serial is noted anywhere, or anyone can decipher what it is from the shot ?I have a Vampire NF10 archive, and detail of this detachment / trip would add one of those all important snippets, if i could pin it down.
The NF10 holds a special place for me, I was lucky enough to save one of the last two RAF NF10 cockpits from a scrapyard in Halifax in the early 80’s (WP255).
Alan Allen got the other one out before the remaining six were bulldozed into oblivion.
WP255 is under long term restoration at AeroVenture, Alan’s machine, WM729, is at the De Havilland museum.Rare early jet birds.
By: JDK - 31st October 2005 at 10:12
Swedish Lockheed 16 – interesting…
By: Steve Bond - 31st October 2005 at 08:33
Would anyone like to see some more?
By: Steve Bond - 25th October 2005 at 14:14
Just in case anyone is still looking, details of the last batch:
F2H-2 Banshee
F-86F 113309
Firefly AS.6 WJ108 751 Squadron Watton, taken in 1954
Lancaster GR.3 RE211 236 OCU
By: JDK - 24th October 2005 at 15:27
Hmm. Looks like you are right.
Black streaks – engine muck. White streak – well, it’s a bit distinct to be gunk, and it’s not exhaust, and if you are right, hardly underneath the numerals.
Interesting (but not very?). 😀
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