What, where when

Thanks Der

This place is a goldmine of info for aviations fanatics like myself.

There are many like me here in NZ thats for sure !!

Cheers
Chris

Originally posted by turbo_NZ
Greetings,

I’ve been reading this forum for nearly a year now, and read it daily. So fascinating !

Reading this post prompted me to post for the first time.

When I was a boy of 5 in 1975, we lived in Singapore because my father was in the NZ Army Overseas Detachment.
Anyway, he used to fly RC model aircraft out at the old Changi Airbase.

I remember seeing a derilect Gloster Javelin lying off the side of the runway and wondered if anyone has any information on this (ie whether it was an takeoff/landing accident)

Looked on the ThunderandLightnings website but didn’t see anything.

Cheers
Chris
(from sunny Wellington,NZ)

Welcome to the forum Chris:D

Certainly are Singapore AF FR74s – gorgous!!
Cant quite tell if they have r/w/r roundels or the ying/yang roundel, introduced in ’73. They now have a stylized lions head as national marking.

With a Britt and type D RAF roundels all round , that would date it to ’72-’74.

Now lets get this line up right!

Obviously Hunters and a taxying Vulcan then r-l a Hercules, Brittannia, VC10 and Nimrod (fin fillet can be seen which Comet didnt have)

Did someone mention a Shackelton? and what on earth are “rear wings”!?

philo

I was a service dependent-my father was stationed at Changi 1968-71. The photo is of the dispersal at the far side of the airfield. Singapore AF A/C had/have(?) red/white roundels.

David

Originally posted by gaz west
id say theres a c130,comet then vc10

Its a Britannia – the rear wings are level.

Flood.

Greetings,

I’ve been reading this forum for nearly a year now, and read it daily. So fascinating !

Reading this post prompted me to post for the first time.

When I was a boy of 5 in 1975, we lived in Singapore because my father was in the NZ Army Overseas Detachment.
Anyway, he used to fly RC model aircraft out at the old Changi Airbase.

I remember seeing a derilect Gloster Javelin lying off the side of the runway and wondered if anyone has any information on this (ie whether it was an takeoff/landing accident)

Looked on the ThunderandLightnings website but didn’t see anything.

Cheers
Chris
(from sunny Wellington,NZ)

id say theres a c130,comet then vc10

Originally posted by Mike J
Looks more like a VC-10 than a Nimrod to me.

methinks there is a Nimrod behind the VC10

Thanks David,
The picture is not too clear when you enlarge it so I could not see all of the markings, I could just make out the Brit and Nimrod in the background.
Were you stationed there ?

Phil

The photo was taken at RAF Changi, Singapore, after the Singapore AF had equipped with Hunters and obviously before the RAF finally left in 1973.

Hope this helps