For some reason I remember it sitting parallel to the road – I remember being impressed by the discolouration of the rear fuselage.

I believe that, either saw it on here or in the magazine, that it’s now in the Netherlands.

Adrian

No worse than most jet fighters of the period.

Almost certainly true – given the massive pace of development and change at the time, I guess it was inevitable.

I don’t know the Lancaster gunner, but I know the Belgian lady (to be honest, I didn’t find out she was Belgian until this summer… then did a huge double-take when I saw signed pictures at an event with her name, nee her father’s name, on them!). Haven’t been up to the Base (as it was always known) since about 1990 at the latest, though we did visit with primary school a couple of times. If there’s an opportunity when I’m that way…

Thanks for the heads up on the facebook page, I’ll have to investigate.

As far as I recall the quota is fixed. The best way round it is to get an account at a photo sharing site eg Photobucket, and paste the picture as an IMG file (they make it dead easy – if you’re not sure, PM me, and I’ll talk you through). That way you can post all you like, effectively without using any filespace.

Bet my Dad would recognise a few of those farmers… my brother used to do contracting work at Flowers Hall.

Adrian

I have a feeling that this incident was discussed here a few years ago, as I’m sure I tracked down the impact point just outside Gosfield on Google Maps. Nonetheless, the extra information is good to see, and I’m a sucker for anything Wethersfield-related.

I rather get the impression that the F100 was a bit like the Luftwaffe’s F104s – want a jet fighter? Just buy a field, and you’ll get a jet in it before long.

Adrian

Please keep paul1978 and Bob apart – if those two get together I may bust a gut laughing!

Adrian

There’s a village near Andover I always find therapeutic at moments like this, guys (and gals) of the Barracuda project.

Faccombe!

Go for it, best of British!

Adrian

The aerial pic and the one of her coming in to land just cry out for the period treatment!

Adrian
(had a quick go myself… but deleted it ”cos it was biff)

Herr Pilatus, here is a new radio installation for you to identify, installed In Siskin IIIA, photographed in February 1927. Can somebody identify the aircraft in the background ? Is the hangar in the background the Cardington airship hangar ?

The sesquiplane arrangement on the aircraft in the background must ring someone’s bell, surely?

I think the hangar behind has a curved roof, whereas Cardington’s are pitched. The only other airship hangasr I can think of were at Pulham St Mary, but Gurgle shows them as having pitched roofs too. Oh well, so much for trying to help! 😮

Adrian