(PS – with this and the shot of G-ALBO at St.Athan, I hope you’ve got a good alarm on your house!!! 😀 😀 )

I’ve already alerted Passport Control before I set the alarm, but the slide of G-AOVD is alongside my Doberman in his kennel 😀

Now, as this is turning into a bit of a Boscombe Down/A&AEE thread, who’s going to post a photo of the white and blue MR.3 Shackleton? Still looking for a good slide of this one – anyone help??? 😉

……..Ask ‘Albert’ of course! Here is a mega-rare shot of it at Farnborough on 8th September 1964 before it was repainted in the blue and white scheme and again at Coltishall four years later in the static in September 1968.
Enjoy! 😉

We have made equiries into this issue for 53-671 at Gatwick. The responce we got was. We can go ahead and display in Saudi Colours, but are not allowed to display any markings with religeous content, ie Fin flash is fine but the refrences to the Coran cannot be displayed. Hence We have all the original Saudi Warning markings, and are having all but the Coran refrences on the Fin flash. We are going for best of both worlds, one side Saudi Markings and the other in return flight RAF markings. Saudis have softened a fair bit in recent years on this issue. It was a big no no 5-6 years ago, to display any markings at all.

MJR

Let’s get this quite clear…who do these aircraft now belong to, the Saudis, or privately owned? If the aircraft are not going to fly again, they are privately owned and you should be able to paint whatever you want on them?
The MAM Lightning T.55 has not been painted in RSAF markings recently, but has been like this for about 10 years, but devoid of the Saudi flag on the fin, because I am told the Saudi Embassy will not respond to their request to paint it on. Furthermore, if this is such an issue over the Coran, then how come the IWM Saudi Strikemaster is allowed to retail full Saudi markings at Duxford, whilst there is another airworthy one at North Weald also in full RSAF markings. I haven’t heard any objections over those? 🙁

My First Post.
I always thought the Hastings on the Boscombe dump was WD496 (with the long nose probe) it was certainly there in Feb 73, somewhere it read it was taken out of service following a mishap of some sort. TG502 went to StMawgen in late 1972 for fire practice and was gone by 1977. TG500 the third A&AEE Hastings went to Bicester also in late 72 and later the parts turned up at Catterick fire school where it was roasted.
While on the subject of trials Hastings does anyone have a colour pic of TG506 that the RAe used at Farnborough for para work, it had a black lower fuselage and centre section with the outer wings in target tug black and yellow,rest of a/c was standard with dayglo adornment. It was present at the 1960 show.

Jeesus! I’ve never seen ANY photo of TG506 in that scheme and would certainly like to see one also. Where’s Mr.Bond? :rolleyes:

I fully agree with you Martin, this is what I have been trying to tell them all along – this is indeed a very good ‘mock-up’, but ‘NO’ we are going round in circles trying to find some reason why this shouldn’t be! I think we have to admit it’s a very convincing ‘mock up’, but there it is!

whats the scoop on this seafire then? is it a potential flyer??

You are obviously not following this, which has been the subject of an earlier thread. This is Tim Manna’s Seafire from North Weald being sent away to be painted. On its return, it will indeed fly! :rolleyes:

I would agree with Andy above and stick to my earlier theory that this is indeed a mock-up! The current Air Movements School at Brize Norton has mock-ups of a VC-10, C-130K and C-130J, so why not a Britannia that is now surplus to requirements? As Andy says, compare the details on the original photo with the fuselage of the real thing. It’s very good, but to my eye I’m not convinced it’s real!

Hi,

Nice pics Robbo, thanks for posting. Any shots of the Demons cockpit/gunners position?

…er, that’s Shuttleworth’s HIND Alex! :rolleyes: