You should get out more ! :diablo:

My daughter is taking me to see it on Saturday – as a birthday treat!!

Ken

Her birthday or yours??? :diablo:

I think David is right – the we retrieved the tailplane from a Scottish estate and understood that the aircraft had either been mocked up for a crash scene for a film or tv series or blown up for one – no idea what the film/tv series was –

Would you chaps mind if we used the photos on this thread for our in house beech restorations newsletter?

Cheers

TT

Okay for mine! Don’t mind anyone using my photos from here, as long as they are not exploiting them for money.

Albert challenge time again….goes to slide archive, scans G-ATUM at Biggin Hill in May 1966 and uploads….voila!! :p If anyone’s interested, that’s a Riley Dove conversion, G-ASUW, behind.

Re the BBMF aircraft, at least they retain their RAF identities including correct serial, although regularly change markings. I think the most significant warbird tragedy is seeing the Shuttleworth Gladiator flying in bogus Norwegian colours! I don’t mind if squadron markings are changed as long as the aircraft retains its correct nationality and serial number. I long for the day when the Gladiator returns to being L8032 and in RAF markings!

I think it was found at Wigton,Cumbria in 1962 and recovered by the Solway Aviation Society who passed it on to the RAFM. From what I remember if was brought by a local farmer in the late 30’s and was stored in his barn. The farmer passed on and it was then discovered and the local society was contacted. But I might be wrong :rolleyes: .

Almost right, it was actually still on RAF charge when placed in store in 1938(by the RAF, not a farmer) and spent the early war years in a succession of maintenance units until 1943.It was then given the maintenance airframel number 1764M and was issued to 1546 ATC Squadron for use as an instructional airframe. It was then stored in the late ’40s(by a farmer?) and rediscovered dismantled in a barn near Carlisle by the Solway Aviation Group.
After that, it was presented to the RAF Museum and refurbished by 19 MU at St.Athan, being completed in 1968. I first saw it outside in the rain at the Biggin Hill Air Fair in May 1968 and it was moved to Hendon in 1972.

if you ever see a double video, altho i suppose it will eventually get onto dvd, of farnborough “the glory years” or some such title, get it! its of all the old cine film taken during the week, with a fair bit of air to air filming too…amazing stuff…thanx for sharing!!

It is already out on DVD at an amazing price of just £4.99 on e.bay. I’ve just replaced my VHS copy and looking at the VHS copies being sold(or rather offered for sale) on e.bay, so have many other people.

Give it a few years and the number of museum Hunters wearing spurious Black
Arrows schemes should just about cover the whole team ! Seems a shame when the Danish Hunter at Farnborough looks quite pleasing in genuine colours.

Quite agree….the one at Brooklands looks very nice also!

Sent some photos to wix the other week and some are now on their site.
Thats kinda made me happy.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/vulcan-xm575.html
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/buccaneer-xv350.html
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/lightning-xf588.html

Sent mine to B&Q
😉