Tonights offering continues at Hanningfield. The first three are on 30 June 1993 and the rest are 29 Sept 1993.
Unknown Canberra fuselage
Canberra PR9 XH133 and several Phantom bits
Canberra PR9 XH175 looking like its about to leave for a new home.
Varsity WF425, Ex RAE Met Flight and Duxford
Unknown Phantom
Now on to the Viscounts from RAE, XT575 and XT661.
QP
Actually its not all, there’s nowt on the TV and its too early to retire so here are some more.
All you Phantom guys get the tissues ready, here are a set from Hanningfield on 13th April 1993.
Unidentified
XV587 plus my son. You can see how hard I tried to get him interested in military aviation, sadly I failed.
Not much left in the cockpit.
Not much left in the engine bay.
XV401, we all thought this one was going to be preserved……. No not the Ling Tung job.
Another unknown
Another unknown plus Viscount G-LOND
XV587 again.
That really is it for tonight. Only about another 50 from Hanningfield to go……
QP
Some more from my collection, these are from 1992 and 93.
Firstly Boscombe Down. Not too sure of the exact status of these relics at the time nor what their subsequent fate was. No 1 is Devon VP268 out in the long grass and No 2 is what I believe to be a Hunter cockpit.
The sad remains of Bucc XW550
Canberra WH797
JPT34 XM468, looking a little bashed about.
These are wing sets from the Hawk, all are in a grey colour scheme and presumably resulted from a upgrade programme to the RAF fleet.
Thats all for now.
QP
More pictures from Hanningfield, this time from a visit on 22 Feb 1992.
Firstly three shots of a Canberra reported to be WE173 although I was not able to confirm it.
A threesome of WH803,
A few of the Lightnings, first an unknown nose.
Now a pair XR954 and XS922
Enjoy or weep…
QP
Dave F68, I have not heard anyone else say that they cannot see them, I certainly can but then thats probably because I put them there. If there is anything I need to do to fix this please let me know.
I am getting to the end of my collection now, those that are left are mainly at Hanningfield Metals, Essex with a few others thrown in for good measure. I know that there are many Hanningfield pictures on the net so I can call it a day if you wish….or I can just carry on to the bitter end.
The following were all taken on my first visit to Hanningfield Metals on 30 November 1991 after discovering it completely by accident. I did indicate to the guys at the yard that these photos would not be published but as I now live across the pond I am probably failry safe, also of course they are now 20 years old and all the aircraft are long gone so I think any concerns they may have had have all gone away. Actually I think the biggest reason for not wanting them published was that they did not want hordes of pimply youths wearing anoracks and cameras scrambling over their private property.
Anyway onto the pictures. First up is what was reported to me to be the remains of the RAFM Beverley XH124. It appears to be just the cokpit floor with some bits attached.
Bucc XN930 nose resting on an unknown Vulcan nose.
Canberra PR9 XH175
Canberra WH801 with my two children gracing the shot…..
Canberra WE122
A collection of bits from the following, WE122 WH801, WT510, XN630 and XJ582. I have also recorded that there is a Victor nose somewhere in the shot but I cannot make it out at the moment.
The last one for now Canberra….is this the one that used to reside at RAF Manston???
QP
Please accept my apologies for calling the P1127, a Kestrel. Close but not close enough.
Anyway here are a few more, this time from 1990 starting at RAF Benson with G-ARRV, was this officially an an Avro 748, HS748 or an Andover? They were taken on 03 March 1990.
Same date but this time at RAF Abingdon. The previous Nimrod disaster, XV261.
Finally one that has puzzled me for a long time. I snapped this Tornado wreck at RAF Abingdon on the way out from the BoB display on 15 Sept 1990 but have never been able to trace its identity. Anyone have any thoughts?
QP
Have not posted any pics recently as I have been rather busy so here is another set dating from 84 to 88.
First up are two of the Hunter F51 at Dunsfold on 9 May 1984.
Another Dunsfold one on the same day, the mortal remains of XP976 Kestrel.
Vulcan B2 XM650 at RAF St Athan on 16 October 1984, looks like a Bucc in front of it although I do not know its serial and a Pembroke behind it.
Rhoose this time, Viscount believed to be NRS on 5 Nov 1986
Some more from RAF St Athan, first Victor XL163 and Canberra WK144 on 3 April 1987.
Victor XL233 on the same date
A pile of anonymous Victor scrap
QP
I remember the aircraft on the dump at Bristol. The Varsity was fairly easy to get into and I managed to “acquire” a few momentoes. Likewise the Dove, but I seem to remember that it was a foreign registered aircraft and it was blue/white. Is my memory playing tricks on me or was there another Dove before the one in your photos, Varsity???
Some more scrap photos from the 80s.
Firstly a couple from RAF Akrotiri families day on 12 Sept 1981. The Whirlwind flying is XJ437 but I have no idea as to the identity of the wreck. Any ideas?
And about 30 minutes after the above photo….
Unknown DC6 (or is it a 4, I am hopeless at these Douglas transports) at the airport, Larnaca on 23 Sept 1981.
Another sad sight, this time a group of Vulcans about to meet their end at RAF St Athan on 29 Dec 1981
BAe Dunsfold on 10 Jan 1982 found the slightly scratched wings of Hawk T1 XX344. If you remember this was the aircraft that slid inverted down the runway at Boscome Down with the nav still strapped into the rear seat.
Finally for this set, the end approaches for Carvair G-AOFW at Southend on 21 Feb 1982.
QP
PS, I was so intrigued by my question above that I had to go and get out my old logs. It seems the memory is not so bad after all, the Dove I was referring to was A2-ZFM and I am sure it was blue and white. Sadly I did not get a photo of it, probably could afford either the petrol to get to Lulsgate, or the film for the camera but definitely not both. Has anyone else got a picture of it.
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