Scrapyard Photos; Any More?

Scrapyard photo’s, any more?

Cees,

The front screen frame is Barracuda, to my best judgement at the time, and from the Warrington scrap yard in 1973.

The Blackburn Firebrand was at Carlisle some seven years earlier and not my photograph.

Mark

Mark, I agree that the frame is from a Barracuda : confirming this without a doubt, are the small circular cut- outs either side. They would have been glazed , but in such a position that to look out of them wouldn’t have been possible, seems that their sole function would have been to let daylight into otherwise gloomy corners under the cockpit coaming.
Cheers, Brian

Mark,

Would that be IAC 157 (RX168) and not 147 ?

JBS,

Just testing you were on the ball. 😉

Yes of course 157.

When I typed that, I had a shot of the belly landed 147 on the desk. 😮

Mark

Seafire 147 from th Bolton Street College is in the process of resuscitation.
Mark

Mark,

Would that be IAC 157 (RX168) and not 147 ?

Hi all ,my first post here.These photographs were purchased from NAPS in the 60’s,anyone have information on the eventual fate of these aircraft?

Beer Cans !

All seven Seafires and the trainer IX were scrapped off in the early 1960’s.

They would have a value in excess of £3m at today’s values.

Seafire 157 from th Bolton Street College is in the process of resuscitation.

Mark

(serial typo corrected)

Hi all ,my first post here.These photographs were purchased from NAPS in the 60’s,anyone have information on the eventual fate of these aircraft?

Beer Cans !

Irish Air Corps Baldonnel

The inverted fuselage with wing attached is the crash remains of two seat trainer ‘160’. The only two seater to be lost in IAC service. All the others 158-163 are still in airworthy albeit 159 is resting.

Mark

Hi all ,my first post here.These photographs were purchased from NAPS in the 60’s,anyone have information on the eventual fate of these aircraft?

Spiteful14,

Great shots thanks for posting.

The first shot shows IAC 155 (ex RAF PR237) a Seafire LF Mk.IIIc
My notes show that it was SOC 19/06/1954, but still noted on the dump at, Baldonell, Eire in 1963

Hope this helps

How about this being moved from Perth to my home in around 1971. It has bee restored since and is on display (store) at the Museum of Flight East Fortune. On crossing the Forth bridge they wanted to charge me for towing a caravan!!! The Police just looked the other way when I went past.

Hi all ,my first post here.These photographs were purchased from NAPS in the 60’s,anyone have information on the eventual fate of these aircraft?

I noticed the similarity of one of the photo’s posted by Mark 12 as compared to another photo posted by Mark 12 sometime ago. Are these taken in different scrapyards, and is the windscreen frame indeed from a Firebrand?

Cheers

Cees

Cees,

The front screen frame is Barracuda, to my best judgement at the time, and from the Warrington scrap yard in 1973.

The Blackburn Firebrand was at Carlisle some seven years earlier and not my photograph.

Mark

I noticed the similarity of one of the photo’s posted by Mark 12 as compared to another photo posted by Mark 12 sometime ago. Are these taken in different scrapyards, and is the windscreen frame indeed from a Firebrand?

Cheers

Cees

Bump

😎

Here are a couple of long time Stansted residents finally meeting their end. The fire dump victim is XN497, both pictures were taken in 1981.

Alanl

Well actually that neighbour is Stan Bacon, an enthusiast. He worked locally for John Dale Ltd, the aluminium founders, who donated the scrap P7350 back to the RAF at Colerne in the late 1940’s. It was him who told me all about the ‘chimney pot’ castings for the cannons in the leading edge of the Spitfire.

Mark

I remember my mate coming round showing me his latest purchase,but it was usually a dinky or action men! :rolleyes: Ahh well I suppose as boys get bigger so do their toys! 😀
Alan.
Ps Melvyn said it was John Fairy flying over that first got him interested in aircraft,what started you off on the aviation trail Mark,espeicially spits?,apologies if its already been covered before and I suppose it should be on a new thread.

Thanks for sharing the pics Mark,Iwonder what that chap was thinking?(I wonder who’s left this here I want to get my cortina of the drive!)

Alanl

Well actually that neighbour is Stan Bacon, an enthusiast. He worked locally for John Dale Ltd, the aluminium founders, who donated the scrap P7350 back to the RAF at Colerne in the late 1940’s. It was him who told me all about the ‘chimney pot’ castings for the cannons in the leading edge of the Spitfire.

Mark

Thanks for sharing the pics Mark,Iwonder what that chap was thinking?(I wonder who’s left this here I want to get my cortina of the drive!)

Here is your Fairey flying a Spitfire.

John Fairey, owner of G-AIDN, kindly signed and gave me this print on the occasion of my first Spitfire flight. 31st July 1969

Photos by Air Portraits.

Mark – Zimmerman

( I hope Melvyn doesn’t jump in straight away with a fairy joke!) :rolleyes:

Wouldn’t dream of it. My interest in all things aviation starts with a Fairey flying a Spitfire. 1962 on my Nan’s front garden path. Looked up and there was a blue aeroplane.

No, if Mark12 is involved it is usually zimmer frame jokes . . .

A cracking bittersweet thread. More pics please!

Dave, once I get back on my feet I will hot foot it over there again to check. The Swift parts were not useable for my project. The rear most part of the fuz with XF113 had suffered terribly from souvenir hunters with machetes (they would not let me buy just that bit). I did fall off a rather high heap but where there is no sense there is no reason and I was unhurt! The Swift is an unsung hero of aviation. You know full well my ridiculous passion for saving lost causes, but I do not have endless cash to spend on parts I cannot use. (especially with my divorce). This is a superb thread. I have some phots of other yards which I hope to post after the weekend.
I would ask others to keep it going.

Tony,

I’m gonna pop in this Sunday on my return from Brooklands