Moving across from the Photo forum (as the images are non-flying but of interest), a few pics from one of the static areas.
The static PR.9 in the hangar was XH135. Not bulled and polished to show state but left as it was after its final service in the war zone. Better for that in my opinion, looked like a ‘working airframe’ not a plastic kit. There was an excellent display of info-boards about the life and times of the Canberra. Huge number of peeps scanning it and taking pics of the whole thing.
The grinning bloke is Ross McNeil. Now owns XH175 and is very proud of it. This PR.9’s cockpit section is in surprisngly good shape considering the years it stood outside in a scrap yard. I’ve no doubt we’ll see Ross and his 9 again.
The other pics I’ll leave for you all to ID. Intrigued over the small scale Hawker look-alike though. :rolleyes:
By: Peter - 3rd July 2006 at 18:07
Awesome paint job! I hope this bird gets preserved in these markings!
By: LesB - 3rd July 2006 at 16:24
Whats with the vertical tail on the canberra near XM607? Is it grey?
39 Sqn’s commemorative fin paint job. An idea that seems to be ‘traditional’ these days.
Damien has a good photo of it in his thread on the Photo forum – Waddo 2006 pics (Saturday). Paint job shows 39 Sqn’s winged bomb device with B&W reproductions of the crests of all the PR.9 users in the RAF. Bottom left – 13 Sqn and 39 Sqn (large crest). Top right (from left) 58 Sqn and 1 PRU. 58 Sqn (Wyton) were the first to receive PR.9s.
Image repeated here if you don’t want to go looking for it.
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By: darrenharbar - 3rd July 2006 at 15:37
OK DDM.
Pretty looking thing.
The aircraft looks nice too! :rolleyes:
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Oh yeah, hadn’t spotted the Fury replica in that pic! 😎
By: Peter - 3rd July 2006 at 14:18
What a neat idea parking the two canberras together! The vulcan looks rough and in need of a repaint. Whats with the vertical tail on the canberra near XM607? Is it grey?
By: LesB - 3rd July 2006 at 13:27
OK DDM.
Pretty looking thing.
The aircraft looks nice too! :rolleyes:
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By: DazDaMan - 3rd July 2006 at 13:24
Pic 6 – Isaacs Fury II
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