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By: - 15th April 2011 at 16:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I have had a good long read at your site. Very interesting. I never made it to Southend when the Museum was there but read all about it. Hopefully over time people will contribute photographs of the exhibits that you can add.
By: - 15th April 2011 at 16:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Cheers, the Air raids section should be on line in the next few weeks, the Fly Pasts section is currently in the process of being put together, having a few headaches with the video editing. Some of the footage is on a very knackerd VHS cassette there is a crease running more or less the length of the tape so the picture is very poor and keeps jumping, whilst it "plays" through the player on the computer it will not work when run through the editing software.
By: - 16th April 2011 at 04:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Old Fart, what a great idea. It's been years since I lived near 'Sarfend' and used it a a weekend play ground. As a youngster I rode in the carnival, something not mentioned on your site, and still remember the summer Lights. So much better than Blackpool. Well, they used to be. Sadly it's all gone now.
Keep the dream alive mate, all of it not just the Aviation at Southend
By: - 16th April 2011 at 07:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Me too...!
Lived in Southend from '54 to '68 while dad flew with Air Charter and others...
well remember playing in the harvards and prentices, watching the Carvair drone around on endless test flights, the Accountant, the Ekco anson, the blue joy-flight prentice with orange canopy.....
They were great days, and agreed, Southend was a wonderful place to grow up in the fifties and sixties..
By: - 16th April 2011 at 10:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I too remember the halcyon days at Southend. Just add a few more personal memories....
The old flying club hangar when it was used as one
Bernard Collins flying around in his Aeronca G-AEFT
Laddie Marmol arriving in his EP9 G-AOFU on a regular basis
The arrival of the first Ambassador (BKS) and Britannia (Air Charter)
The arrival of the Queen's flight Vikings for Tradair
The Queen Mother arriving in a Heron
Jindiviks being prepared for shipment to Australia in an Air Charter DC4
The regular visits of Fred Olsen and Transavia C46's
The joyflight Autocar G-AMFP
To name just a few.....
Also during the early sixties the Southend - Ostend route was the busiest international air route in the world in terms of movements!
However one must not forget to Pou-de-Ciel (G-ADXS) hanging up in Storey's garage.
Also the regular types that flew over such as the RCAF Freighters en route to Langar and USAF C124's and C133's en route to Mildenhall.
Indeed, those were the days!
By: - 16th April 2011 at 10:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I beleive that one of the Anson photos in the Collecting Aeroplanes Album here was taken at Southend - PM me if you'd like a copy for the site; there might also be a couple of other photos that I've seen from there as well! ;)
By: - 16th April 2011 at 20:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The Anson in the 1st photo in the collecting aeroplanes gallery is G-ALIH, the original Ecko Anson so it is possible that the photo was taken at Southend. When collected for Newark she had been sitting on the dump for a while after being replaced by G-AGPG.
After she was destroyed in an attack by vandals the Newark replacement G-AVVO/VL348 also came from Southend as at that time the Southend museum was in danger of being overrun by Ansons - at one point they had acquired 3 of them!
By: - 21st April 2011 at 16:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice work on the website, very interesting. Keep up the good work. I saw the 2008 Airship, has anybody been able to find out what it was up to? where did it come from?
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By: Old Fart - 15th April 2011 at 14:42
Aviation in Southend is a major new feature on the Southend Timeline website that I am now running.
The feature includes the History of the Southend Historic Aircraft Museum and its aircraft, I admit there are not many photos at present thats because I dont have many in my collection.
There is also a history of Airships over Southend, and you can also read a comprenhesive history of Southend Airport and read all about its airshows and fly ins.
There is a seprate section detailing the history of the free seafront airshows as well.
visit;
www.southendtimeline.com