If there’s a further report I’ll let you know.
It’s obviously the season for jumping out of perfectly good aeroplanes again, as it’s back again today. I’ll try not to clog this thread up with Flying Shed sightings, I promise…
ETA definitely the season, I’ve seen it trundling by this afternoon as well.
Yes, I’ve seen it for the first time this year, trundling porcinely towards Weston on the Green.
Short Skyvan.
Agreed. I think the poor Transall has had it, though.
Holy flip, I’m glad I wasn’t on laundry detail there, that looks very hairy indeed! I’m assuming there was something else awry to cause an approach like that? Sadly, that sounds like the last Transall landing ever…
1922 seems very late, have you slipped a digit there?
Intriguing, whenever it is!
Hmm. Wonder which Fort I have muddled her up with, then? Thanks, gents.
I’ve messaged them on FB and emailed as well. Will be interesting to see what sort of response I get. I believe some pretty poor photos of the pod set-up have been seen in Flypast back in the day but nothing of this quality.
Do I recall that someone turned up evidence, and a photo in warpaint, that Sally-B had actually made it to Europe in time to get to an operational station by VE-Day, or am I confusing her with another preserved Fortress – maybe Pink Lady?
No, but thank you for sharing that with us! I’m assuming that the Sally B team have a social media presence, so someone can bring this to their attention?
Currently I’m in my phone, which won’t let zoom in, but I suspect that the original image is a 5″x4″ transparency (probably Kodachrome), even with the aperture needed for K14, in the bright light here it should be stopped down enough to be sharp deep into the image. Really looking forward to opening it on a bigger screen!
Is that three Spit/Seafire blades this year here that actually have been Spit/Seafire? If so, I think that might be a record!
Ouch! Thats not going to do any of them any good at all.
https://www.enstoneaerodrome.co.uk/
Operator’s website, no idea how helpful or otherwise they might be. Good luck!
AFAIK the Freighter was quite literally pushed into a heap behind a hangar, and has been there ever since. I’m sure someone posted a photo of it on the
old forum a very long time ago, given how long I’ve been on here that could be 20+ years.
Anyone know anyone at Enstone who could confirm the heap is still there?
I think I’ve said this before, but presumably anything useful from the heap of Bristol Freighter at Enstone long since vanished or turned to Daz?
Nothing for me, using Firefox (apt? Maybe.)