As a former employee of BAe dating from the time of the Tornado prototypes, these are among the saddest pictures I have seen – and it makes me feel really ancient, too! Thank goodness one of my “old” aircraft is still safe and sound at Cosford.
Designed as a lightweight and simple naval aircraft.
By the beginning of 1957 only 7 out of 19 production Seamews had been accepted by the RN and soon afterwards the whole programme was cancelled as part of the 1957 economy drive.
Covered in more detail on pages 450 to 454 of “Shorts aircraft since 1900” Putnam of course!
Farnborough 1949 I believe, which also featured a Hermes 4 G-ALDA and a Hermes 5 G-ALEU. Supermarine 510 VV106. Apollo G-AIYN, etc. etc.
The full list is in “40 Years at Farnborough” by John Blake and Mike Hooks.
I was at Frankfurt a few years ago when Clinton arrived on Air Force 1 and there were no delays to us ordinary mortals at all. It parked over on the military side then.
IMHO Bush’s foreign policy has nothing to do with this thread!
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