By: neil996 - 4th December 2008 at 16:19
im liking the angle!
By: TwinOtter23 - 4th December 2008 at 15:54
I almost forgot this one – same aircraft, but taken in the moonlight during the 50th Anniversary event at Newark last August.
By: neil996 - 3rd December 2008 at 14:48
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ill chuck these on for the last time. 😀
By: TwinOtter23 - 2nd December 2008 at 22:54
Now that ‘contra-rotator’ would have given the game away as it’s been in Hangar 2 for more than 18 months now!
By: neil996 - 2nd December 2008 at 20:54
Ill chuck this in as well
from Newark
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By: neil996 - 2nd December 2008 at 20:34
im pretty keen to get down for the next one for a mooch around.
😀
By: TwinOtter23 - 2nd December 2008 at 20:29
No need to ask your colleagues I was just curious; I got the impression that it was more recently than that – seems everything moves slowly on Shackletons!
Very cramped inside, which is even more amazing when you consider the length of some sorties!
Was a time where the museum had the T4 cockpit down for Cockpitfest, fingers crossed for a good turnout next June.
By: neil996 - 2nd December 2008 at 19:14
it was july 2006 and i can remember to be honest who opened it up, there was three of us and i can ask the other two if they can remember if you want?
pretty cramped inside.
By: TwinOtter23 - 2nd December 2008 at 19:03
Neil996,
Picking up on one of your earlier posts, when did you visit Newark?
Also do you know who was opening the Shackleton – was it the former pilot or one of the other cockpit openers?
By: neil996 - 1st December 2008 at 10:29
well that a god xmas present to have!
santa took his time tho!
By: TwinOtter23 - 1st December 2008 at 10:23
wow things do come to those who wait!
In reality it goes back even longer – at least 31 years! 😮
That section of the cabin on WR977 was lacking avionics back in 1977 when I helped dismantle the aircraft at RAF Finningley.
The story of the move is told in the second of the Shackleton books that the museum published and they’re still on offer from the museum shop http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/shop.htm
By: neil996 - 1st December 2008 at 09:27
wow things do come to those who wait!
By: TwinOtter23 - 1st December 2008 at 08:33
Spotted this late yesterday about their Shackleton http://www.military-airshows.co.uk/press06/newarkshackletonprnov2008.htm
By: neil996 - 30th November 2008 at 19:17
defenitly, its a bit far for me to go from newcastle but worth a visit.
they have good facilities and displays.
they were kind enough to take me into the shackleton.
i just want to get down for their cockpit fest!
By: old shape - 30th November 2008 at 19:13
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Found this and thought i would stick it up.
Shackleton prop at Newark Air museum.
Nice.
Is Newark museum any good? I drive past many a time en route elsewhere.
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