Aviation Pictures.

Noah

Noah

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Some people have been posting still pictures on the Aviation Videos thread (guilty as charged mi lud). Though it might be an idea if they had their own thread, I'm sure someone can merge the threads if they disagree.

Start off with a series of old photos. Think they came from a friend's grandfather as they look to be RFC and most of my lot were RNAS. Quality not good.

1. Beaulieu Aerodrome 1917.

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Entropy

Entropy

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I've been doing some research on Spitfire AB842 or the Staffordian.....assigned to RAAF squadron 452. In my searches I also discovered that the B.R.C site also contributed funds for 2 other Spitfires, both MK Vb's on serial numbers R7229 & R7263, named Stafford I & Stafford II

If you scroll to page 91 on this link, more will be revealed.

Nice to know that our town presented 3 Mk Vb's for the war effort.

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/newsletter/ADF Telegraph 2018 Spring.pdf
 
Thehooperman

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Didn't manage to get a picture but a Hercules like plane flew over Milford heading in the Brocton direction when I was walking Bee earlier.

It was so low that I wondered whether there was a nearby airfield it was heading for??
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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Thehooperman said:
Didn't manage to get a picture but a Hercules like plane flew over Milford heading in the Brocton direction when I was walking Bee earlier.

It was so low that I wondered whether there was a nearby airfield it was heading for??
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If it was RAF and hoping to use their own facilities, then Cosford would be the nearest - there's little else in regular, fixed-wing use around Stafford now.
 
Thehooperman

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Gramaisc said:
If it was RAF and hoping to use their own facilities, then Cosford would be the nearest - there's little else in regular, fixed-wing use around Stafford now.
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It looked military but I couldn't tell if it was RAF.

It was very low even for landing at Cosford.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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Thehooperman said:
It looked military but I couldn't tell if it was RAF.

It was very low even for landing at Cosford.
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If things haven't changed, then fixed-wing stuff is allowed down to 250 feet, generally, which is a lot lower than most people would guess 250 feet up looks like.
 
Thehooperman

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Searching Google I found a link back to the Forum to a thread posted in 2016 called "Low flying transporter aircraft over Stafford this evening..."

I don't know how to create links to other threads but I do believe that the answer to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything can be found somewhere on this site 🤣

Edit - link added.

www.staffordforum.com

Low flying transporter aircraft over Stafford this evening...

A couple of miles south of junction 13 going north at 6pm and I saw 2 transporter aircraft flying ridiculously low (2000 feet) going SW over just south of Acton Trussell then over the M6 and onwards.... Any ideas what they were and why they were so low??
www.staffordforum.com www.staffordforum.com
 
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Entropy

Entropy

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it would have been an Airbus Atlas A400. They do a lot of low flight passes over Hixon and head S.E, probably toward Brize Norton. The inlaws frequently see them flying over head and captured on their doorbell camera.

I've seen fly as low as 250ft off the deck on this route too.

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Thehooperman

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Thanks @Entropy.

I don't know the different types of modern aircraft but yes it was something like that and the direction would fit in with your post.

I didn't realise that transporter aircraft practiced low flying over populated areas.
 
Entropy

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From what I understand, they shouldnt but do anyways. Its quite impressive to watch and the sound of the Europrop TP400 engines is pretty awesome!

SOme usually make a point of flying over our way on the way back from MACH Loop in North Wales
 
Gramaisc

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It used to be 2,000 feet, over urban areas, in the old days, maybe it still is - but, again, that would generally be judged as extremely low by the general observer, especially for a larger aircraft.

For helicopters, the limit was/is ground level...
 
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