Read the forum code of contact
By: - 8th October 2004 at 16:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And another...
By: - 8th October 2004 at 16:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And this might give you a clue as to where...?
By: - 8th October 2004 at 16:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Is the second one the remnants of a Shackleton?
By: - 8th October 2004 at 16:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And finally HUGH brownie points if you can ID this fire engine...? Yep, a good time was had by all...
By: - 8th October 2004 at 16:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Is the second one the remnants of a Shackleton?
Not even warm...
By: - 8th October 2004 at 16:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Here's another clue for the second image
By: - 8th October 2004 at 16:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
my guesses,
1, hunter
2 whirlwind (helicopter)
3 first thought, landrover 11b (but have decided it isn't, on second thoughts i think it may be a thornycroft.
By: - 8th October 2004 at 17:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Bugger - wrong image. Yes I know its a duckling BUT SO CUTE. It should have been as landyman guessed right another picture of a Whirlwind taken from the otherside of the airframe. Now only the first image to ID. Oh, and landyman is also right about the fire engines. Yes, it's not a Land Rover?????? But what type of Thorncroft is it?
By: - 8th October 2004 at 17:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
First one looks a bit Canberra-ish to me...
By: - 8th October 2004 at 17:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Steve Young GO to the head of the class (even though the Whirlwind was the more difficult to ID). But what about the fire engine....
By: - 8th October 2004 at 17:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
First one definatly not a Hunter. Canberra?
By: - 8th October 2004 at 17:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Damn, Steve beat me to it - doh!
By: - 8th October 2004 at 17:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
[QUOTE But what about the fire engine....[/QUOTE]
not what i originally thought, these are landys a 11b and a 3
btw i think that may be a Wessex and not a Whirlwind
By: - 8th October 2004 at 18:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
[QUOTE But what about the fire engine....
not what i originally thought, these are landys a 11b and a 3
btw i think that may be a Wessex and not a Whirlwind
HATE YOU
:mad: Okay, so I got it wrong :eek: - it does appear to be an early Wessex. But I was told otherwise, by the owner. Then again he forgot he also owned a bit of a canberra.
Oh, the fire engine is a RAF Fire Service DP1 (1950s vintage and one of only four or five in preservation). I'm a TACR1/2 fan myself...
By: - 8th October 2004 at 19:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
From memory the Canberra is B.6(M) WH946 which was formerly with the Bomber County Museum at Cleethorpes and the Wessex is an anonymous HAS.1 from the same group. They arrived at the scrapyard after the group quit Cleethorpes. Approaches have been made over the bomb for East Kirby
but have been unsuccessful so far.
By: - 8th October 2004 at 23:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Steve Young GO to the head of the class (even though the Whirlwind was the more difficult to ID). But what about the fire engine....
It certainly is, because it's a WESSEX! :(
By: - 15th July 2010 at 19:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Sorry all, I know this is very, very old.
I was just talking to Blue2 about the aircraft collection that was once on the old Zoo site at Cleethorpes. I thought I would do search to see what I could find out about what aircraft were there.
So there were a Wessex and Canberra. Are they still at the site mentioned on this thread ?
This site http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201122.html mentions an Auster, 2 x Messengers, Gemini and Dragonfly at its previous incarnation at Elsham Hall Gardens.
I seem to remember having a photograph taken sitting on the wing of a Vampire, though I could be wrong, I cant have been older than five at the time.
What other aircraft were in the collection ?
Did some go to the Bomber County Museum ?
Where are the aircraft now ?
Did anybody else visit the Cleethorpes collection ?
Any pics around ?
Cheers
Ben
By: - 15th July 2010 at 19:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And finally HUGH brownie points if you can ID this fire engine...? Yep, a good time was had by all...
Its a DP 1, bloody awful things!!
By: - 15th July 2010 at 21:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Didn't notice the date on this thread at first and was very surprised to see one of Steve Young's posts appear. It is five years this month since he died. It must be a mark of the man that although the years have flown by the memories haven't faded at all.
Regards,
kev35
By: - 15th July 2010 at 21:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
My sincere apologies for dragging up this thread. What can I say, I just did not notice his post. No disrespect intended.
Ben
Posts: 1,260
By: Phillip Rhodes - 8th October 2004 at 16:45
I visited North Lincolnshire yesterday (Thursday) to photograph a fire engine, which was bought by the Manston Fire Museum for £100 (originally £25 on ebay). Afterwhich we visited a nearby scrapyard, where the following two airframes were spotted - anyone want to guess what they are :rolleyes:?