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Entropy
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What I can see of the fin markings suggests 30 to me, possibly.this is fantastic! @Gramaisc I've not seen this one?
Cant quite see the registration number of the C1 so not sure on the squadron this could be?
It looks like 47 Squadron based at Abingdon perhaps? 30, 34 and 47 Squadrons mainly overseas in the far and middle east
Great video though
But it looks like an English landscape.
Entropy
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30 Squadron or Dirty 30 as they were effectionately known as by my dad, were based in Sharjah, and I did think that too from looking atthe black diamond on the tail fins.
It could well be that squadron too as they were based in Brize Norton and still are to this day flying C130J and A-400 Atlas
It could well be that squadron too as they were based in Brize Norton and still are to this day flying C130J and A-400 Atlas
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They seem to have had their first couple of years with the Beverley at Oakington, before heading off eastwards.
BobClay
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You might laugh at the idea of an open cockpit biplane flying off a carrier in WW2 as being a bit behind the times. But the Fairy Swordfish, pictured here aboard HMS Illustrious preparing for the attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto in 1940 was a tough old bird. Nicknamed the 'Stringbag' because you could pretty much string anything you wanted underneath it, this old bird demonstrated the effectiveness of aircraft attacking ships, (Taranto was of great interest to the Japanese, a year before their attack on Pearl Harbour.) It was a 'Stringbag' that crippled the Bismarck and left her at the mercy of the Home Fleet, and it served until the end of the conflict.
Like I said: a tough old bird.
Like I said: a tough old bird.
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Here's one for old car nerds:
Caption reads: WAAF Sergeant, Station Commander driver at Cardington, Bedfordshire 1942.
I'm told, although I'll stand corrected on this one, the car is a 1939 Ford Deluxe.
I'm curious about the panel on the driver's side windscreen, some kind of colour filter maybe ... ?
I would say whoever took that pix had a good camera for the day ...
Caption reads: WAAF Sergeant, Station Commander driver at Cardington, Bedfordshire 1942.
I'm told, although I'll stand corrected on this one, the car is a 1939 Ford Deluxe.
I'm curious about the panel on the driver's side windscreen, some kind of colour filter maybe ... ?
I would say whoever took that pix had a good camera for the day ...
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This panel is a demister - a sort of stick-on double glazing that was intended to stop the inner surface of the screen misting up.Here's one for old car nerds:
Caption reads: WAAF Sergeant, Station Commander driver at Cardington, Bedfordshire 1942.
I'm told, although I'll stand corrected on this one, the car is a 1939 Ford Deluxe.
I'm curious about the panel on the driver's side windscreen, some kind of colour filter maybe ... ?
I would say whoever took that pix had a good camera for the day ...
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They did work - a bit.
They fell out of use as heaters became more common and curved screens made them a bit more difficult to apply securely.
In later years, you saw them more on rear windows, before the heated screens appeared.
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Enjoying a drop of red.
I have never understood why the designation De Luxe in the car world, means the exact opposite.Here's one for old car nerds:
Caption reads: WAAF Sergeant, Station Commander driver at Cardington, Bedfordshire 1942.
I'm told, although I'll stand corrected on this one, the car is a 1939 Ford Deluxe.
I'm curious about the panel on the driver's side windscreen, some kind of colour filter maybe ... ?
I would say whoever took that pix had a good camera for the day ...
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Enjoying a drop of red.
De Luxe as in Luxury.
A designation any former owner of an Allegro 1100 De Luxe will recognise as being utter bollocks, bordering on criminal misrepresentation.
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The wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in Northern Ireland in 1958 has turned up again recently. The news story about this prompted me to look at the UK military aircraft losses for that year - http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm - there will have been some paperwork for that lot...
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This is all a bit Father Ted.
It's 60 years since this Ecuadorian Canberra got lost on a transatlantic flight, intending to refuel at Shannon.
In the end, the three chaps elected to put it down in the 'nicest' field they could see.
Almost a homage to Alcock & Brown.
There wouldn't be a lot of Spanish-speakers in such a remote part of Galway, but the local sergeant had initially studied for the priesthood and found that communication via Latin was adequate.
The plane wasn't badly damaged and the lads were alright.
It was covered up, as in the photo, to keep the weather and the sheep out, then it was dismantled and removed for repair.
It then flew on for many years and is now on display in Quito.
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It's 60 years since this Ecuadorian Canberra got lost on a transatlantic flight, intending to refuel at Shannon.
In the end, the three chaps elected to put it down in the 'nicest' field they could see.
Almost a homage to Alcock & Brown.
There wouldn't be a lot of Spanish-speakers in such a remote part of Galway, but the local sergeant had initially studied for the priesthood and found that communication via Latin was adequate.
The plane wasn't badly damaged and the lads were alright.
It was covered up, as in the photo, to keep the weather and the sheep out, then it was dismantled and removed for repair.
It then flew on for many years and is now on display in Quito.
How an Ecuardorian bomber landed in Dunmore in 1962
A Nationwide report onow an Ecuardorian bomber landed in Dunmore
Entropy
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That Canberra would be a great subjust to build a model of too. Looks likea Canberra B.2?
Caberra Reference Gallery
Caberra Reference Gallery
Gramaisc
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It seems to be a B6, with the extra foot of fuselage. But near enough the same.