TEST PICTURE AGAIN

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TEST PICTURE 2

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HUNTINGS AND PERCIVAL

Trusting to good old fragile memory, the original Hunting Group was comprised of spinoffs from the original company on geographic survey work. I was going to join Hunting Clan Airlines around 1958 as apprentice engine/airframe fitter also working to get PPL, when they went bellyup. This was a separate organisation from the rest of the group, seem to remember they were involved in trooping contracts and had some Vickers Vikings. When I’ve learnt to post an image here, I will look up my negative files.

Re Percival, I seem to remember (here we go again) spotting at either Panshanger or Stapleford Tawney around mid fifties, which is where the Q6 was based and some Procters, and an impression of production/repair facilities.

Hope this helps and is not all duff memory.

Cheers 😉

I was informed that it was the owner of Brunton who put paid to the parachute club due to the noise of their aircraft….. I love Chinese Whispers….:rolleyes:

Incredible, is’nt it, the people and places, in the centre of our little village is the Church, local 17th pub and a row of 3 thatched cottages. The one by the pub has been bought by a guy who hates church bells, the sound of the celler cooler and cars being parked in front of the pub. Another one has been bought by a Londoner for weekends away who also dislikes the bells and the gliders being aerotowed from the local camp as the buzzing noise of the Grob engines is annoying, as we are on the edge on Salisbury plain nobody knows if he has yet experienced a full exercise with the AS90 Howitzers …. here’s hoping!

Would’nt it be quicker & easier to fit a pair of folding wings, put some gearing on the main gun with a folding blade prop, I saw a caterpiller landing arrangement some years ago – so thats been done ……… maybe not?…. but that nice gentleman Mr H. Robinson seemed so positive.

Cheers Brian.

UNFORTUNATE

Hmmmmm – last time I saw one of these it was a Comet 4B tangling with a hanger & two Tridents – ended up with the houchin GPU still connected and running standing in a pool of JP4 from the ruptured tanks. Did’nt do the Tridents much good either with two hanger doors bought down on them. Is there anyone out there with a picture of this – BEA – LHR – Sixties – Maintenance base.

Cheers Brian.

LAKE WINDERMERE GLIDER

In ‘Lakeland Aviation and Airfields of the 20th century’ by Ken Davies – Regional publications, Freshwater, Isle of Wight – see pages 28 & 29 – states that that the experiments with the Falcon glider were a great success and it seems that an idea of using them in clandestine operations started the experiments. Also the glider is still in the Windermere Steamboat Museum along with another exhibit – the oldest working RR aero engine in the world from one of the earliest airships!.

Would be interested to hear from anyone who has been in there.

Cheers Brian Doherty

Hi, in the mid 50’s, I went to southend as I remember it – but it could have been stanstead and took photos of the Prentices that had been dumped in the middle of the field plus the remains of the Tudors in the back of the field. I have got one showing G-AKCO complete, the tails of GRJ & GRX (with roundels and fin flash!) and one complete tudor in the colours of LOME AIRWAYS LIMITED – never came across that name before – there may be 1 or 2 more when I sort out the negs, but this is a long term job!!. I seem to remember that BSAA had a fair qty, also Neville Shute’s book/film ‘No Highway’ was based around the Tudor. Have not learnt yet to deal with photos or negs so cannot at present put them on display.

Cheers Brian