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space shuttle stanstead photos

Hello everyone,
I have just registered on the forum, have been involved and connected to aviation ever since my grandfather joined the RFC from the trenches in WW1.
I have been a keen aircraft photographer all my adult life really, and in the early days(70’s 80’s and early 90’s) i was able to take many thousands of photos from all over the UK due to the fact that i was a private pilot in those days and travelled extensively.
I also had a relative who was a wing commander in the RAF and a friend that served with the USAF at mildenhall, so was able to take many pictures that the general public never got to see. Lucky me eh?
Well, recently, ive begun clearing out my loft ready to move house, and have come across my collection of photos. Most are on slides, but i also have many hundreds on prints. They include very many rare aircraft, no longer around today, light aircraft, commercial airliners, military and a fw that in their time were secret!
I was at the Stanstead airshow in the 80’s and was present when the only visit of a space shuttle(enterprise) came to the UK on the back of its carrier 747 jumbo.
I was able to take a considerable amount of photos, and although i would love to share them, i also would like to sell my whole collection.
These include very many military aircraft of the time of all airforces, and most of them are now long passed away!
I also have celebrity photos of the period, where they are in or around aircraft. Example: Gary newman( pop singer) sitting in a lightening cockpit, chatting to aircrew from the RAF.
I CANT take all this stuff with me when i move, so would be grateful to anyone who could suggest the best way to advertise these rare pics.
Anyone wanting any copies are most welcome. It would take me a lifetime to list them all, and i just couldnt do it, but i have photos from all the major air shows/displays from the late 70’s to about 1992. plus aircraft that were just visiting airfields etc on the day i was there, from many different countries.

I will post some pics on this site for interest.
Many thanks.

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By: Moggy C - 12th March 2013 at 19:29

Correct

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By: charliehunt - 12th March 2013 at 14:53

Laurie’s the man with the Wren “oddentifications” in Historic, isn’t he?

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By: Moggy C - 11th March 2013 at 16:21

Welcome.

It’s “Stansted”

Advertising on the site is not permitted, but I am sure anybody who is interested will contact you by PM

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