Is the RFC base near stonehenge the same as Old Sarum airfield, used now for GA purposes?

Just a nice photo, I thought,so I decided to share. Hope nobody minds.

From Trafalgar Square.

Jay

That is a particularly beautiful example.

I love the lines of those early marks.

Jay

That gladiator looks lovely.

Are the wings at TFC too. Look forward to seeing that one in the air for sure!

The Airspace hangar looks good too.

Thanks for sharing

Jay

I’m not an expert commentator but I cant help but feel sorry for the RNHF, they dont seem to have a lot of luck. What happened to W5856? she was only restored to fly a few years back wasnt she?

I guess its lack of money that prevents these restorations from progressing faster. They are a worthy cause indeed.

All the best to them. I take it were unlikely to see a swordfsh fly in 2007?

Jay

The Vulcan looks more unusual perhaps-

To the man in the street, the Vulcan is a damn strange looking thing. I remember a freind’s mother telling me she saw one during her schooldays, and the sight of it haunted her-she didnt know what it was but still thought it might be bringing in the end of the world.

Its unique shape-I doubt she would have remembered it as clearly as she did had it been a Victor, pretty conventional looking for an aeroplane in comparison-I cannot imagine a victor having the same impact.

I cannot say from personal experience, alas I have never seen either type in flight….Yet.

Jay

Forgive me if this has already been asked, or if I’m showing my ignorance, but am I right in thinking from the photos that MH434 originally had full, original wingtips when based at Hornchurch, and that these were removed for Dutch use, and replaced when she was flown as a historic?

I had previously thought she’s spent her wartime service with clipped wingtips, possibly on the basis of something i read in an airshow programme, but may have misunderstood. The photo suggests her wingtips were original whilst at Hornchurch.

Jay