http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=39674 #8

‘The third and final Valiant prototype to fly was the B2 low-level pathfinder which flew with the late Brian Trubshaw as co-pilot on 4 September 1953. This version of the Valiant never entered RAF service and after a landing accident in 1958, development of this version stopped.’
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history_old/val2.html

‘As the first production B.1’s were being finished off, the B.2 prototype (WJ954) flew for the first time on the 4th of September 1953. The B.2 was a one-off prototype stressed for low-level, high speed penetration as a target marker required by outdated RAF WW2 tactics. Shown off at Farnborough a few days later, the aircraft had two major visible changes – the nose was longer and the undercarriage was now located in big fairings underneath the wings instead of within the wing itself. This meant the wing could be a stronger structure for its low level requirements. WJ954 continued as a flying test-bed for a while but was eventually transported to Foulness in 1958 to be destroyed by having various weapons fired at it to assess the vulnerability of modern aircraft to gunfire.’
http://plane-crazy.purplecloud.net/Aircraft/Jets/Valiant/vickers_valiant.htm

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/valiant/full/hitchwj954a.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/valiant/full/hitchwj954b.jpg

2248 Auster J/1 Autocrat SAAF554 ZS-AUK G-AJIF ZS-BWK ZS-VTR Canc
http://www.auster.ukf.net/Auster%20prodn%20list.txt

83518 DH82A TIGER MOTH SAAF as 554 K-31 ZS-AUK ZS-BWL Canc 28.10.69
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH%20full%20prodn%20list.txt

It’s :confused:ing … SAAF 554 and ZS-AUK ??

Ardrox 2814

It’s offered in 5, 10 and 200 kg units.

http://www.aerospace.chemetall.com/pdf/TDS%20Ardrox%202814.pdf
You maybe obtain it here
http://www.rockwoodspecialties.com/rock_english/companies/chemetall.asp

(scroll down to Great Britain)

Thanks to Cranswick and peppermint_jam 🙂

…only pictures 🙁

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/b/325/2/4/1
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/b/325/2/4/8
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/b/325/2/4/3

Martin

The Vulcan was produced 1956 – 1965 and was the last military aircraft produced by Avro. Hawker Siddeley took over Avro in the early sixties and 1963 the brand Avro disappeared.

It’s the same with the DeHavilland DH114 Heron, later named Hawker Siddeley HS Heron.

Martin

Heron G-AORG

She is announced for the AirportDays Hamburg 15/16 Sep 2007
http://www.airport-days.de/de/176.htm
I’m looking forward to seeing her there…

Martin