Hercules stretch

WyvernFan (post 6),
I remember too the great expense in stretching the fuselages of the C-130s with plugs fore and aft of the wing, to increase capacity and become C MK 2s, just afew years after the inept decision to withdraw the Belfasts.:mad:

regards Gerry R.:)

Leuchars update

Stavid, noticed your post afew day ago, thought I would wait till my next visit, today via train and pushbike to Tentsmuir Forest. On the way stopped off at the Guardroom to ask the vital question, ‘ was this years air show to be the last at RAF Leuchars’, the response was there would PROBABLY be one in 2013 and 2014. Spoke also to a couple of enthuiasts/photographers in Tentsmuir Forest, anyone knowing this part will know of excellent photo opportunites at the beach end of the runway. The fella’s I met there today did not think that any move (if any) to Lossiemouth would not occur till 2014, also the chap I spoke to, had met somebody from the Lossiemouth area, maybe that was you:D at Leuchars a couple of weeks ago who said that he had not seen any developments/work associated with the proposed move of the Typhoons to Lossiemouth, that base is in his local area.
The other question that was discussed, was the Scottish Independence situation, which opens up several scenarios which I will not elaborate here, only to say why spend all the huge amount to transfer the Typhoons to Morayshire if they are to be withdrawn within 2 years, that last comment is open to much speculation though;)

Gerry R

Seletar Type ‘A’ Hangars

Thanks Ada for posting, here are two images of the same wrecked hangar in happier times, with a Beechraft Hawker 800 and a Thai AF Super King Air undergoing maintenance. I have included two other pics in the same area, and the question arises will all the buildings disappear in time?. The last pic is of a T2 on the other side of the runway, there in afew years time!? All images from 2009.

Gerry R

Disappearing Seleter 2009

Hello All,
I visited Seletar in 2007 and 2009, on my first visit I had to leave my photo gear at the Guardroom of the Singapore Forces at the main gate, and continue my exploring by taxi. Two years later I was delighted to find that the secuity side of the base had been moved further towards the old East Camp, (near the Astra Cinema), which those of you who knew Seletar will remember its location, and a larger part of the Base was now accessible.

I was able to travel up Edgeware Road towards the airfield and took these pics,I then went in search of my old scout hut from the sixties without success:(. On the way back I photographed numbers 22-28 Edgeware Road about to be demolished, to make way for the new Aero Park, also my Old Primary School, which I just caught before its demise, as it was scheduled to be demolished the following month, also the former NAAFI shop which looks like it has been converted into a Temple, I think this is Oxford ROad, the School was behind the tree at left.

Finally, DP that is Seletar Pool alright,the Britannia Pool had a sun deck behind the main diving board, overlooking the City and Harbour.:)

Gerry R

Gosport (Grange) Airfield Aerial Pics

Thanks Flat for your last,
You prompted me to take another delve in the archive to come up with something similar, but also to help illustrate clearly what I have said in my last couple posts on this very interesting thread.

The two attached pics were taken immediate post war, I know that for sure, as the future location of the family home is still a field!.

The first pic I have marked the Church at Rowner Lane (left), the right hand one denotes roughly the location of the fenced off aircraft dump, as I remember it. Interestingly to the left of both markers, a line of what look like Fireflys is shown along the boundary hedge.

In the next image I have marked the Hangars that were demolished in early sixties I believe, to make way for the HMS Centurion Records/Drafts building, one of these Hangars appears in a couple of pics of the dump aircraft in this thread. The lower right hand marker denotes the Officers Mess, the other two lower left are where the old gravel pits were, and maybe,…….and it is a big maybe, the last resting place for the Wyvern and others,……..you don’t know till you try:).

Gerry R