SAAF Shackleton

is there a reason for the large pool of water in front of the Shack at the end of the ground run sequence?!

After the groundrun two firetrucks shot their watercanons over the shackleton for a spectacular photo shoot.

Has anybody found the shack that had to crash in the desert on google earth? The one that was airworthy on a ferry flight I believe.
Graham

Barely legible; 22°37′50″N 13°14′15″W

I think there was some info at the bottom of this thread on another forum regarding the loss of 1718 many years ago.

see here

http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?t=12311

cheers

TS

Like you Binners I thought spares recovery was ruled out, due to distance and hostillity etc, believ the pic is fairly recent.
Two of the overwing panels that are missing look like the liferaft containers, so possibly blown off to use the kit for dessert survival. All escape hatches appear to be missing for obvious reasons.
However the missing large panels look like the mid wing fuel tank covers, so don’t know why they are so neatly missing as a pair (and the tanks themselves?)? It does look like one is stacked upright under the tailplane, so perhaps these were used as a makeshift shelter?
The other wing damage on the Stbd side was the result of the engine fire, and missing Griffon broke off in the crash landing and was nearby.

Mo would know more.

How old is the photo of poor old 1716 in the desert?

I thought the SAAF Museum had decided fairly early after the crash that little if any spares recovery was unlikely, given that it came down in a hot spot/warzone.

Have they the warring factions (I forget who) kissed and made up?

And have the locals bagged a few souvenirs?

TS

Nice shots Dreyerce , is there a reason for the large pool of water in front of the Shack at the end of the ground run sequence?!

GrahamF, do you mean this one?

Pic Walter Vice

There were two SAAF Shackletons flying, 1716 was on its way to Fairford for the RIAT air display when it was crash landed in the Sahara, and 1722 is the one being disscussed above.

Throttles are mounted on pedestals on each side, between the pilots seats and cockpit side wall.

Yes thanks, thats the one, it looks as though reusable parts have been retrieved [ I often wondered ] or perhaps they were smashed off on Landing?

Graham

Nice shots Dreyerce , is there a reason for the large pool of water in front of the Shack at the end of the ground run sequence?!

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Perhaps the marshaller in the other two photos pi**ed himself when he thought the Shack was going to jump the chocks!;)

Nice shots Dreyerce , is there a reason for the large pool of water in front of the Shack at the end of the ground run sequence?!

GrahamF, do you mean this one?

Pic Walter Vice

There were two SAAF Shackletons flying, 1716 was on its way to Fairford for the RIAT air display when it was crash landed in the Sahara, and 1722 is the one being disscussed above.

Throttles are mounted on pedestals on each side, between the pilots seats and cockpit side wall.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=86579&highlight=pelican

She is still airworthy, but the SAAF museum decided not to let her fly. They just do a groundrun once a month. The main problem why she is not flying is that the pilots are ageing and she has not enough flying hours left to train new pilots.

Has anybody found the shack that had to crash in the desert on google earth? The one that was airworthy on a ferry flight I believe.

Graham

I thought those were the engines? 😉

Throttles are outboard on both sides.

Thanks, I take it the throttles are out of sight at the bottom?

Good grief how crazy is that? So an airworthy aircraft is left grounded for nothing? Brilliant!:p

You’d think that there would be a way around this – doesn’t SA have any qualified test pilots who could do the job?

She is still airworthy, but the SAAF museum decided not to let her fly. They just do a groundrun once a month. The main problem why she is not flying is that the pilots are ageing and she has not enough flying hours left to train new pilots.

What’s happening with the SAAF machine? Is it ever likely to fly again?

Nice pictures, nice plane!!! Do you have a picture of the flight deck?
Baie dankie…

Groundrun

Here are some more pictures of a groundrun of the Shacleton MK3 – 1722 – held Thursday evening 19 November 2009 at AFB Ysterplaat. Note the blue flames coming out of her exhausts as her throttles are opened up.

On 24 January 2009 at Ysterplaat AFB in Cape Town, Shackleton 1722 was again started up to give the enjins a good run – and boy what a sound that was……!
My wife took some pictures: