Dear all,
had a week off last week so sorry if i missed any PMs or posts – managed to pop into Elvo for a short while (always coincides with their annual xmas dinner so missed the shop -fortunately ££ 😮 and a cracking feed at the NAAFI 🙁 )
Anyway took a few pix apols for the quality – naff camera and no lights on in the T-2- again the Air Gunners display for me is the pick of the bunch, bit disappointed to see the Halifax was surrounded by Tornadoes and other aircraft so you couldnt get near her 🙁
The restoration shop seems to have been tidied up and looks superb – the Hadrian resto is quite brilliant as is the F-24/Argus and Anson rebuilds
Dak now has engines since i last went and it looks like a dispersal is being built for the Victor…Hawk procedures trainer is new to me and have never worked out what the U.S. Marked wing is from….T33?
Had to post a pix of their Halifax throttle box for cees, well a wooden one anyway! 😀
Auster for Rob Langham, Mossie for Bruce, Hal for Cees…..here they come!
A very Merry Christmas to all my friends, new and old on the forum!
TT
By: Kilvy - 19th December 2005 at 19:56
Nice to see YAM going strong, I haven’t been up there for a couple of years so must try and get back soon, maybe for the airshow next year. 🙂
For interest heres a couple of pics of the Cosford Argus….
Merry Christmas
Kilvy
By: The Blue Max - 19th December 2005 at 19:54
There is at least three flying Argus in the UK that i know of The olive Drab one that TT spoke of is G-RGUS and based at Sibson, flown that one!. There is also a Silver with invasion stripes about and one in a civi scheme, all have inline ranger engines.
By: Dave T - 19th December 2005 at 19:25
Erm………… :p
I’ll take that as a “NO” then. :diablo:
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By: Rlangham - 19th December 2005 at 19:02
Yep thats the radial one, very nice as well
By: jeepman - 19th December 2005 at 18:14
Another Argus
Urm…
RAFM has one at Cosford in SEAC colours doesn’t it
Restored by the Medway team at Rochester
By: OllieS - 19th December 2005 at 18:01
Hi,
The nose is indeed the victor simulator, i should know i work on it! As well as the real thing. It still works and plans are afoot to open it for public use. (For a price as when you turn it on all the lights dim!!!) after some external restoration is finished. The pan has been built for the victor or other aircraft.
As for the hanger, it may not be the best layout…HOWEVER! It is the only way to get lots of aircraft inside and protect them from the cold! Im not a halifax person anyway, i prefer things with hot air and much noise coming out of the back of them!
Ollie
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 19th December 2005 at 17:53
Did you get any Harrier photo’s please ? 😀
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Erm………… :p
By: Joe Petroni - 19th December 2005 at 17:43
Nice to see the Gannet re-united with its front propeller. 🙂
By: Peter - 19th December 2005 at 16:12
Thanks very much Ant
By: T6flyer - 19th December 2005 at 16:06
Nice looking airyplanes though….
Anymore F-24 airframes I’ve missed (probably)
TT
There is an Argus nearing completion to airworthy condition on a farm in North Devon. Gentleman that owns it has one of those ex-Israeli Air Force Super Cubs that are being advertised at the moment in Aeromart.
Martin
By: Ant.H - 19th December 2005 at 15:56
According to Thunder & Lightnings,the Victor nose is a simulator.
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/victor/survivorspics1.html#N/A
By: David Burke - 19th December 2005 at 15:55
The Norfolk & Suffolk collection have a pre war F-24 from memory which came from Black Barn Aviation – not quite sure why she ended up not being rebuilt.
By: Dave T - 19th December 2005 at 15:52
Did you get any Harrier photo’s please ? 😀
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By: TEXANTOMCAT - 19th December 2005 at 15:45
Cheers David, I didnt know that – another Sywell bird that I missed!
Any more ‘known’ F-24s?
All the best
Ben
By: David Burke - 19th December 2005 at 15:38
The Argus is the former Thorpe Camp and before that East Kirkby G-AJOZ . She has been in that kind of condition for about twenty years . Her frame is quite corroded from siting outside for a long time at Sywell from memory. I believe her Warner went on one of the Leisure Sport machines.
By: Peter - 19th December 2005 at 15:32
Where did the Victor nose come from and which one is it… mockup?
By: HP57 - 19th December 2005 at 15:16
Hi Ben,
Thanks for thinking of me,I just got back from christmas shopping in London and of course visited the IWM at Lambeth for some pics of PN323. Now it’s all back to normal unfortunately. I always wondered where they got the second throttle box from, now I now. I will not settle for a dummy one and will keep on looking for a real one.
Have a great christmas all
Cheers
Cees
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 19th December 2005 at 15:14
Dont know which type of engine will be fitted to the Y.A.M. example I’m afraid but it did have traces of civillian colours which leads me to suspect it may be using a Ranger (no idea why)
There are more than just two Argus ssssses in the UK Rob, two airworthy that I know of one in Olive Drab operating from Sibson, another has been advertised for sale in Pilot for a while – silver with D-Day stripes, also I THINK that East Kirkby have one, there was one again, I think, under rebuild at Felthorpe before the fire?
Nice looking airyplanes though….
Anymore F-24 airframes I’ve missed (probably)
TT
By: Rlangham - 19th December 2005 at 15:03
Cool, didn’t realise they had an Auster there, cheers! Any idea if the Argus is a piston or radial engined one? Be nice to have a piston one as Cosford’s is radial, and as far as I know thats all the ones in the UK
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 19th December 2005 at 14:27
oops…. 😮
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