Guppy never operated into/out of Broughton, all flights either went from Manchester or Liverpool.
The wings were taken by road from Broughton to either.
The Beluga is a derivative of the A300, currently 5 exist, all were new builds the top and forward section being removed from the airframe. A new nose, the cargo door and new fuse sections then added.

Paul

The best way to see everything you want at a show is to arrive well before the gates open and either make a dart at the end before the Reds come on and watch from a local layby once clear of the base, OR wait until the end, take another walk round the static let everyone esle burn up fuel then once the queue has gone slowly drive straight out. Its a long very full day but it either that or stay at home.
My last airshow was RAF Valley a base I love to visit which I has very many happy memories from all the shows I’ve attended. the organisers got a lot of unfair flack after the last show. Result when will we be able to go to another?????

FACT shows are becoming fewer and fewer, however the UK public interest and by that I mean the general public is still as big if not bigger then ever, result is more cars than ever on our totally crap roads trying to get into shows, which does not help if everyone decides to turn up between 10.30 am and 1200 noon.

I’ll second that.

Paul

I paid a visit there in 1969 as an ATC Cadet whilst on Summer Camp at Lyneham, the Collection was the only part of the visit that stuck in the mind.
How much of the camp is currently in use and for what purpose?

Paul

There was an e-mail sent round in my place of work last week requesting everyone to stop buying petrol from a certain petrol company.
Just buy it from anyone other than them. The reasoning behind it was that one company starved of custom would forced to lower their prices… OK not that simple but if could work if information was available from a central point.
Every year I journey from the north to the south to holiday, I live less than 20 miles from oil refineries, for the past 2-3 years the petrol has always been cheaper on the south coast than up here??

Paul

Get a life, Dont watch BB go to an Airshow. Do anything even wash your bloody car, or if you have not got one wash anyone esles.
Yes i do hate BB, see I cant even say it.

Paul

Saw the topic and thought- Oh aircraft and thongs what a combo!

Paul