I was on the beach at Brancaster, Norfolk, UK around 1950 with my family and a friend when this (white I think) Messenger G-AIEK landed on the hard sand, so we posed in front of it. At the time it belonged to Arthur Linnell at Wellingborough, according to my records. It now flies as RG333. Apologies for the 2 young boys: at least we did not obscure the registration.
I later saw G-AIEK at Sywell in 1958 and at Le Zoute, Belgium, in 1959, when it was certainly white.
My first flight ever was in another Messenger, from Westwood airfield in Peterborough, soon after. I think it was G-AKKC, that was based at Westwood and that I photographed there in about 1952.
I was on the beach at Brancaster, Norfolk, UK around 1950 with my family and a friend when this (white I think) Messenger G-AIEK landed on the hard sand, so we posed in front of it. At the time it belonged to Arthur Linnell at Wellingborough, according to my records. It now flies as RG333. Apologies for the 2 young boys: at least we did not obscure the registration.
I later saw G-AIEK at Sywell in 1958 and at Le Zoute, Belgium, in 1959, when it was certainly white.
My first flight ever was in another Messenger, from Westwood airfield in Peterborough, soon after. I think it was G-AKKC, that was based at Westwood and that I photographed there in about 1952.
Thanks wieesso. I had found that site, then lost it during my travels. Now I am back home I found it again through you.
It might be of interest to illustrate this Mirage hybrid. I attach a photo thanks to “walken88” on that site. I hope it is OK to post it here.
It is a rather dramatic sight to see this Mirage in the distance, then have to drive round it. In really nice shape too. But it has stimulated the local population to complain it was too expensive, and that, as they have to suffer the noise of the Rafales overhead from Orange, it adds insult to injury etc.
This biplane classic doesn’t have to resort to drastic measures to carry passengers either, however it’s better to count them first.
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