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By: - 5th April 2011 at 12:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Excellent pictures yet again! First time I have seen pics of the Storch in RAE markings.
Interesting to see all those Firefly Mk.7s in the background in the last but one shot.
By: - 5th April 2011 at 13:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The wheels on the Storch (which it retains) are I believe Spitfire.
John
By: - 5th April 2011 at 14:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Some More:
G-ALSX Bristol 171 Sycamore 3. Wfu by 1965, now preserved at The Helicopter Museum:
G-ALIK Westland Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly. To G-APPS 1958 as a Widgeon. Later VP-TCM and 5N-AGA:
G-AKFB Bell 47B-3, 'Sir Balan' of BEA Helicopters. Wfu by 1968:
G-AJVI Fairchild F.24W-41A Argus 1. To F-BBIO 1953:
G-AEVS Aeronca 100. Still active 2011:
G-AKFC Ercoupe 415CD. First on UK register. Evaluated as VX147, W/O 13-8-67:
G-ALWB DHC-1 Chipmunk 22A. Still active 2011:
G-ALGH Piper L-4H / J3C-65 Cub. To TF-KAP Oct 1952, still flying in Iceland:
G-AEXT Dart Kitten IIA. Still active 2011:
G-AMJP Dart Kitten III. 'Mole Catcher'. W/O 5-6-66:
G-ACHP Avro 638 Club Cadet. W/O 1-1-56:
G-AFJS Tipsy Trainer I. W/O 3-7-55:
G-AISA Tipsy Trainer Srs 1, Royal Naval Flying Club. Still active 2011:
G-AIED Percival P.28 Proctor I. Wfu by 1965:
G-AIEY Percival P.28 Proctor I. Wfu by 1967. Converted to Ju87 replica for BoB film:
By: - 5th April 2011 at 15:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Last Part:
G-AHWK Taylorcraft Plus D. Wfu 1952:
G-AGVM Auster J/1 Autocrat. 'Virgin Minx' of Bristol And Wessex Aeroplane Club. W/O 19-9-59:
G-AHCN Auster J/1 Autocrat. 'Constant Nymph' of Bristol And Wessex Aeroplane Club. To OY-AVM 1979:
G-AGYN Auster J/1 Autocrat, London Aeroplane Club. To LN-BFV 1956:
G-AIJM Auster J/4 Archer ( Fina badge ), W/O 5-1-97:
G-AIRB Auster J/1 Autocrat. W/O 11-4-71:
G-AJAC Auster J/1 Autocrat. W/O 14-5-78:
G-AAZP DH.80A Puss Moth. Still active 2011:
G-AFPN DH.94 Moth Minor. Still active 2011:
G-ADKC DH.87B Hornet Moth. Still active 2011:
G-ADNE DH.87B Hornet Moth. Still active 2011:
G-AELO DH.87B Hornet Moth. Still active 2011:
G-AEWY DH.87B Hornet Moth. W/O 18-4-64. Club buildings in background are still the same:
G-AHBL DH.87B Hornet Moth. Still active 2011:
G-AHRV DH.82A Tiger Moth. To OY-DNR 1969:
G-AIRI DH.82A Tiger Moth. Wfu by 1981:
G-AIRK DH.82A Tiger Moth. Still active 2011:
By: - 5th April 2011 at 22:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
TVP546 Fieseler Fi156C-7 Storch. Ex War Prize, on strength of RAE Farnborough. Retired in 1955, now preserved by RAF museum at Cosford (Notable for flying from HMS Triumph in 1946):
And for landing ON the lift!!
The wheels on the Storch (which it retains) are I believe Spitfire.
John
Good shout John - all the years I've looked at pics, I'd never noticed that!
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By: DCW - 5th April 2011 at 12:47
These pictures are from the Royal Aeronautical Society's Garden Party at White Waltham June 15th 1952. Notable are the debut of the recently restored Gladiator, plus displays from Pioneer, Beaver, Storch and BEA Bell 47.
Try not to reflect on the dozens of war-weary Fireflies in the background.
Photos as usual by the late Gerald Lawrance, digitised and made available by Tony Clarke.
VP546 Fieseler Fi156C-7 Storch. Ex War Prize, on strength of RAE Farnborough. Retired in 1955, now preserved by RAF museum at Cosford (Notable for flying from HMS Triumph in 1946):
OO-ULA Tipsy Junior. To G-AMVP Oct 1952, and still flying. (Notable for having flown from HMS Ark Royal in 1957):
91123 SAAB 91A Safir, F8 Swedish Air Force:
G-AMRK Gloster Gladiator 1. This aircraft was rescued by Viv Bellamy from Ground Instruction duties and restored to flying condition. Only registered 16-5-52, this was probably its airshow debut. Glosters purchased it in 1953, then donated it to The Shuttleworth Collection in 1960:
G-ALOW DHC-2 Beaver 1. First on British Register, To VP-YKA later in 1952. (After life in Rhodesia and Zambia, last noted Lanseria as N5482J in 1990):
G-AKBF Scottish Aviation Pioneer II. Prototype Pioneer, To XE512 in 1953 and W/O 4-1-58:
G-ABUS Comper CLA.7 Swift. Wfu by 1979, believed on rebuild:
G-ALUA Brunswick Zaunkoenig. To EI-AYU in 1974, later D-EBCQ and preserved Deutsches Museum:
G-AHIC Avro 652A Anson C.19 Srs 1, College Of Aeronautics. Wfu by 1973:
G-AGWF Avro 652A Anson C.19 Srs 2, Sperry Gyroscope Co. Wfu by 1957:
G-AKNM Douglas C-47B Dakota, Air Survey London. Scrapped E. Midlands 1973:
G-AHAG DH.89A Dragon Rapide. Wfu by 1973:
G-AKMH DH89A Dragon Rapide, Bees Flight Ltd. To 9Q-CJK 1964:
G-AJZJ Miles M.65 Gemini 1A, Derby Aviation. Wfu by 1965:
G-AKEI Miles M.65 Gemini 1A. Wfu by 1963:
G-AKKG Miles M.38 Messenger 4. W/O 1-6-68:
G-ALUX Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III. Wfu by 1963:
G-AGWT Miles M.7A Nighthawk. Wfu by 1963:
More to come.