barry flaheyB-17 scanned from rather poor 35mm slide…taken October, 1973 on a trip around the USA N8323R was sitting at Cody airport, Wyoming and I think it was used for firefighting.
barry flaheyFascinating photo’s. Particularly liked the Whirlwind. Can you post pic of new paint job when it’s done? Worked on those at Ternhill and Boscombe Down..
liked the shot of the tripod and back pack shadow on the hanger door too.
barry flaheyFleetwings Sea Bird…..
Scanned from a pic I took in the early 70’s on a trip to various airports and museums in the US. This beast was in a field in New Hampshire. I think it was made of stainless steel in the 30’s.It was certainly highly planished when I came across it parked in the middle of nowhere. I took hundreds of slides with my Pentax and Super Ikonta during three successive years of driving around the US in 71,72 and 73, and am in the very slow process of re-scanning them all. Hope it is of interest…
barry flaheyCanadian troops were living under canvas for quite a while in Portslade rec.(between Worthing and Brighton)
Probably 1943-44. I have rather nebulous memories of constant parades in the park and road in front of our house. My dad ,who did not drink, had a visit from two of these chaps one evening. Because he had no booze in the house, he was rewarded with a punch on the nose.I remember this, as I was under the reinforced bed in the front room. My mum said they came back the next day and apologised.
barry flaheyI wonder if bazy of West Sussex knows anything about the following report in the Argus of May 3rd, 2007?
Principally, do you know the name of the movie and has it been released?
I’d love to see the terminal building again in a movie.
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Anger over Shoreham Airport hostage drama
3:47pm Thursday 3rd May 2007
By Simon Barrett »
Dozens of people called the police after hearing automatic gunfire and explosions as scenes from a hostage drama were played out at Shoreham Airport.
Startled residents living nearby were woken by the loud noise on Sunday night, which continued into the early hours of Monday. They had not been warned to expect any noise and many people called the police.
The mystery was only solved when it emerged that a production company had hired the airfield for a remake of the 1977 film Raid on Entebbe.
The film tells the story of an Israeli mission to free 100 hostages from Entebbe Airport, Uganda, in July 1976.
People from Shoreham and Lancing were angry at not being warned about the gunfire and explosions, which were caused by pyrotechnics and fireworks.
Linda Wright, of Upper Shoreham Road, said: “I heard what sounded like gunshots and panicked, it was really quite loud and kept me awake for a quite a while.
“The next day people were talking about it and saying it was firecrackers going off. It’s ridiculous really, even if they don’t want any publicity for the film they should let people know it is taking place. No wonder some people called the police, it sounded like a war zone.”
A number of Rolls-Royce cars were used during the filming and were wheeled out onto the airfield during the night, alongside four-wheel drive vehicles with mounted machine guns.
Peter Godfrey was playing in his band, the Cotton Club Jazztet, in a bar in the airport on Sunday evening.
Mr Godfrey, of Sompting, said: “It was quite exciting as there were lots of military vehicles driving around and searchlights everywhere. I think it’s a fairly small production company but it was interesting to watch.
“We played until about 11pm and the noise didn’t disturb our show, but I suppose people living nearby should be warned about that sort of noise.”
The film, which has been shrouded in secrecy, is expected to be released later this year. It will tell the story of the raid in which Ugandan soldiers and the hijackers were taken completely by surprise when three Hercules transport planes landed after a 2,500-mile trip from Israel.
About 200 elite troops ran out and stormed the airport building. During a 35-minute battle, 20 Ugandan soldiers and all seven hijackers died along with three hostages.
The leader of the assault force, Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, was also shot dead by a Ugandan sentry. The mission, originally dubbed Operation Thunderbolt, was renamed Operation Yonatan in honour of Netanyahu – elder brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
The raid continues to be source of pride for the Israeli public, and many of the participants went on to high office in Israel’s military and political establishment.
A police spokesman confirmed that a number of people had called in on Sunday night to report the noise. John Haffenden, manager of Shoreham Airport, yesterday refused to comment.
barry flaheyHi Richard,
Did you work at computing Devices? I just found another image of the Federal Schelde. Not a good scan, but it does show the dispensation of Harvards on the port side. All these a/c had markings in french, and I think were Biafran Air Force. The roundel comprised a Gorilla clutching a missile. Love to know where these Harvards ended up…. there are three at Gatineau, and several at Woodstock. Perhaps Canadian contributers can shed any light??
barry flaheyworst:Sud-Ouest Languedoc from Barcelona to Palma in 1959. Hostess came around handing out cottonwool as engine noise was so loud. Vibration was awful, and windows so dirty that it might as well been at night. Mechanic fell off the st’bd nacelle while a/c was being serviced at Barcelona, and flight was delayed while amulance whipped him off to hospital.
Landing at BD in a Twin Pioneer when stbd mainwheel burst. I was standing between pilots seats, a definite no-no anyway. Good job it was the widest runway …
Best: Hunter T7 while serving in Germany, followed by trip to Boscombe from Shoreham, sitting next to the famous Pee Wee Judge
2nd best: flying around Svalbad pen on Devon Island,Canadian High Arctic in a Bell Jet Ranger while sexing and counting Muskox.
3rd best: Flyiing very low up the Grand Canyon from Williams, Arizona in 1973 before
hieght restrictions kicked in.
barry flaheyJust watched War of the Worlds with Gene Barry. Last saw this movie at the Grenada in Hove in 1954. Lovely aerial shots of the Flying wing, and I think a squadron or two of Sabres. I could not remember much about the Flying WIng ,only that it was made by Northrop. However, I did find this post on the movie site and quote without permission:
“The aircraft in this great movie is a Northrop YB-49 Several of these Flying Wings were ordered destroyed by a Democratic senator from Missouri named Symington who wanted the plane to be built in his state of Missouri! Instead he did not want it built in the State of California by Northrop Aircraft Corp. This plane is the predecessor to the B-2 Stealth Bomber used in Bosnia and Iraq! Jack Northrop the plane designer was able to see the B-1 bomber flown before he died of cancer”
This was news to me, and seems to be a similar action to that of that political moron Diefenbaker, who cancelled and destroyed every rivet and blueprint of the Avro Arrow, and cost Canada it’s lead in aviation..
Anyone know if there were any surviving airframes?
barry flaheyJust watched War of the Worlds with Gene Barry. Last saw this movie at the Grenada in Hove in 1954. Lovely aerial shots of the Flying wing, and I think a squadron or two of Sabres. I could not remember much about the Flying WIng ,only that it was made by Northrop. However, I did find this post on the movie site and quote without permission:
“The aircraft in this great movie is a Northrop YB-49 Several of these Flying Wings were ordered destroyed by a Democratic senator from Missouri named Symington who wanted the plane to be built in his state of Missouri! Instead he did not want it built in the State of California by Northrop Aircraft Corp. This plane is the predecessor to the B-2 Stealth Bomber used in Bosnia and Iraq! Jack Northrop the plane designer was able to see the B-1 bomber flown before he died of cancer”
This was news to me, and seems to be a similar action to that of that political moron Diefenbaker, who cancelled and destroyed every rivet and blueprint of the Avro Arrow, and cost Canada it’s lead in aviation..
Anyone know if there were any surviving airframes?
barry flaheyVery nice photo’s. What are they doing at Dijon? You indicate that there was one, but photographed two.
barry flaheyDoes anyone know the reg/history of the BAC Strikemaster marked as Kuwait Air Force ‘113’ on static display at Kemble Air Days?
Thanks.
Good question Albert.I posted on ‘Spotted” thread last week that this a/c was at Shoreham. Still is in fact.
Definitly Kuwaiti 113 at Kemble and Shoreham. Check the webcam at Shoreham, it’s sitting right below the camera! I would be interested in it’s history too….
barry flaheyThis aircraft was at the RNLAF opendays on 19th and 20th of June… It’s one of the aircraft belonging to Team Viper…
Greetings,
TG1984
Many 6hanks Topgun. I checked out the Volkel sites , but though there were pics of three other Strikemasters I could not see Kuwaiti a/c. Really interested in this type, as worked on them at Little Rissington and Dhahran.
It’s back at Shoreham now.
barry flaheyJP or Strikemaster?
On the pan at Shoreham in Kuwaiti colours this morning. Is this aircraft from NWMAS? Anyone have more details? Photo courtesy of Steve Flahey
barry flaheyBulldog XX630. noticed your post ——————————————————————————–Have been trying to upload pics all day, and have received a variety of error messages ranging from “cannot find server” to “faulty messages returned from server”.
So appologies folks but I’ve had enough disapointment and frustration for one day
Did you overcome your difficulties and eventually post your pics? Would love to see them! I was invited to the celebration, but due to exhorbitant air fares (hi-peak) was unable to attend. I worked for Beagle 66-69 in the publications dept. Also, was stationed at Boscombe Down on Handling Squadron while the Bassett was being evaluated. In fact it was the Beagle Rep at BD, that was responsible for my getting the job at Beagle. A wonderful company, and a marvellous assemblage of terrific, clever people ever collected under a hanger or drawing office roof. Not to mention Shoreham Airport, the nicest location one could ever hope to work, which likely contributed to the extremely high morale.
barry flaheyActually AM, I wrote to Aviation Week at the time and recieved a polite reply from Phillip Klass (then Avionics Editor) suggesting what I had seen was marsh gas. Rather puts Neville Duke and the other pilots, plus tower staff and many observers on the ground, in their proper places too does’nt it.
Many thanks for your contribution.
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