Very nice, but who’s smart An-12 is that?

I don’t know, from the latest pccies of the A380, it’s holding all that weight up nicely 😀

..but it hasn’t bounced on a few runways yet 😮

Well folks it’s official… I’m addicted to these little suckers. Here’s the latest three in the collection…

The DC-10 and 747 are beauts, but not impressed by the ‘rain gutters’ on the Concorde wings! 🙁

Countryside is about right for Andrews field. However I’ve checked Multimap and although I can’t remember for sure what pylons look like on the OS map I can’t see anything that might be a power line. I reckon it’s somewhere else.

Given that Don Bullock was apparently Ted White’s partner in Euroworld I don’t think it can be anyone else at that height in Sally B…

Adrian

Could be Fenland Airfield, Holbeach St. Johns 4th Sept 1977 as I have some very similar shots taken that day.

I’ll be going to RIAT – Royal International ABINGDON Tattoo 😉 😉 😉

XB261 is now at newark Albert

Greedy lot, why do they need TWO Beverley cockpits??

Thanks for that additional info. It always irritates me when publications refer to A&AEE as ‘Aircraft’ & Armament instead of ‘Aeroplane’. However you failed to mention that before it became part of DTEO, it was actually renamed ‘Aircraft & Armament Evaluation Establishment for a short while, conveniently keeping the same initials. One thing I forgot to mention is that the cockpit area of XB261 still survives at Duxford and is in the large hangar and open for viewing.

XB261

Having read this, I just had to post these slides that I took of XB261 at Boscombe Down. The first two were taken on the approach on 14 August 1970 with the clam-shell doors removed, so she must have been doing a para-drop trial over Salisbury Plain. I remember the day well as it was very overcast with just a few small holes in the clouds where the sun was popping out. Suddenly I heard this heavy piston getting closer, but couldn’t see it, until it emerged from the clouds and the sun illuminated it just for my camera! The third shot was taken at Boscombe Down on 18th March 1971 with the doors replaced during the A&AEE 50th Anniversary show. The last shot was taken on that day also, albeit in very gloomy conditions. However a Beverley, Hastings, Valetta and two Hercules is not a formation you see every day!!!

Enjoy!