Saturday 28 August 2010

25/08/10 - Duxford

Phil Woods visited Duxford, here's a selection of his pics, thanks Phil

124485/DF-A/G-BEDF/"Sally B" Boeing B-17G Fortress (8693)
 B-17 G-BEDF
155529/114-AJ/(ZE359) McDonnell-Douglas F-4J{UK} Phantom (2746)
ZE359 F4
231983/IY-G/(F-BDRS)/"Mary Alice" Boeing B-17G Fortress (32376)
F-BDRS-Boeing B-17G fortress
315509/W7-S/(G-BHUB) Douglas C-47A-85-DL Dakota (19975)
 F-BDRS and G-BHUB (C47a)
413704/B7-H/(G-BTCD) North American P-51D Mustang (122-39608)
G-BTCD P51D
42-17786/25/(CF-EQS) Boeing Stearman Kaydet PT-17 (75-1728)
 CF-UQ SPT17
451228/C/EC-493 Consolidated EZB-24M Liberator (6083)
 EC-493 liberator
461748/Y/(G-BHDK) Boeing TB-29A Superfortress (11225)
G-BHDK B29
56-0689 Boeing B-52D Stratofortress (464060)
 56-0689 B52
56-6692 Lockheed U-2CT (359)
 56-6692 U2ct
61-7962 Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (2013)
61-7962 - SR71 Blackbird.
76/(Y2-176) Mitsubishi A6M-3 Zero (3865) unrestored fuselage
Y2-176 Zero
76-0020 McDonnell-Douglas F-15A Eagle (199)
76-0020 F15a
77-0259/AR Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt (184)
77-0259 A10
BM597/JH-C/(G-MKVB) Supermarine Spitfire LF.Vb (CBAF.2461)
 G-MKVB spitfire
DF112/(G-ANRM) de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (85861)
G-ANRM
G-AKIF de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide (6838)
G-AKIF
G-ALWF Vickers Viscount 701 (5)
G-ALWF Viscount 701
G-ANTK Avro York C.1 (1282)
G-ANTK engine detail
G-APWJ Handley-Page Herald 201 (158)
 G-APWJ herald
G-AYGE SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (242)
 G-AYGE
G-BOHO Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II (28-8016196)
G-BOHO
G-BSTM Cessna 172L Skyhawk (17260143)
G-BSTM
(G-CBLK) Hawker Afghan Hind (41H/82971) fuselage
 G-CBLK -hind
G-TAAB Cirrus SR22 (1769)
G-TAAB
G-TAAC Cirrus SR20 (1694)
G-TAAC
HG691/(G-AIYR) de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide (6676)
G-AIYR
K3661/562/(G-BURZ) Hawker Nimrod II (41H-59890)
G-BURZ-hawker nimrod
MH434/ZD-B/(G-ASJV) Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXc (CBAF.IX.552)
 G-ASJV spitfire
ML796 Short SunderlandV (SB.2093)
ML796 (Sunderland) and NF370 (Swordfish)
N4877/MK-V/(G-AMDA) Avro Anson I (Unknown)
G-AMDA Anson engine detail
P2954/WX-E/(BAPC-267) Model of Hawker Hurricane (None)
P954 gate guardian
R4922/(G-APAO) de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (82845)
G-APAO
RA-3446K Yakovlev Yak-50 (863211)
RA3446K
SE-BRG Fairey Firefly TT.1 (F.6071)
SE-BRG-firefly
XG797/277 Fairey Gannet ECM.6 (F.9365)
XG797 Gannet
XJ824 Avro Vulcan B.2A (SET24)
XJ824 Vulcan centrepiece
XM135/B English Electric Lightning F.1 (95031)
XM135-B
XR222 BAC TSR 2 (XO-4)
XR222 Stunning TSR2
XV865 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B (B3-14-67)
XV865 bucaneer
Z5140/HA-C/(G-HURI) Hawker Hurricane XIIa (72036)
 G-HURI hurricane
ZH590 Eurofighter Typhoon (DA4)
ZH-590 typhoon.

Thursday 26 August 2010

25/08/10 - Solent Sky - HMS Sultan

StuC had a day out on the South Coast in the rain

Southampton Airport - quick look at 09:00

G-ECOM de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 (4233) Flybe
G-FBEJ Embraer Emb-195-200LR (19000155) Flybe
G-JECH de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 (4103) Flybe
G-JEDM de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 (4077) Flybe
G-RLON Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk.III-2 (1008) Aurigny Air Service
M-ISLE Cessna 680 (680-0265) Corporate
N6NE/"EC-GWE" Lockheed Jetstar 731 (5006) Fire Service

Southampton Solent Sky Museum

BAPC-164/"N546" Wight Quadruplane Type 1 Replica (Unknown)
BAPC-164
BAPC-210/"C4451" Avro 504J Replica (Unknown)
BAPC-210
BAPC-215 Airwave Hang-Glider (Unknown)
BAPC-215
BAPC-253/"G-ADZW" Mignet HM.14 Flea (HS.1)
BAPC-253
BAPC-7 Southampton University SUMPAC (1)
BAPC-7
(G-ADWO)/BB807 de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (3455)
BB807
G-ALZE Britten-Norman BN-1F (1)
G-ALZE
G-APOI Saunders-Roe Skeeter Mk.8 (S2/5081)
G-APOI
N248 Supermarine S.6A (Unknown)
N248
PK683 Supermarine Spitfire F.24 (CBAF.236)
PK683
TG263 Saunders-Roe SR.A1 (Unknown)
TG263
(N158C)/VH-BRC Short Sandringham 4 (SB.2018)
VH-BRC
WK570 de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 (C1/0590) Chippax
WK570
WZ753 Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper TX.1 (749)
WZ753
XE998/"U-1215" de Havilland VampireT.11 (15678)
XE998
XJ571/H:242 de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 (10053)
XJ571
XK740 Folland Gnat F.1 (FL.4)
XK740
XL770 Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12 (S2/5086)
XL770
XN246 Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 (1185)
XN246
XV760 British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 (712023) cockpit only
XV760
no marks Supermarine Seagull III (n/k) nose section only
Seagull Nose
no marks Supermarine Swift CIM (n/k) cockpit only, possibly from Supermarine 535 VV119
Swift CIM

424 (Southampton) Sqn ATC - next to the Museum

G-ASER Piper PA-23 Aztec 250B (27-2283) wreckage
G-ASER
XP542 Folland Gnat T.1 (FL.544)
XP542 stbd
XP542 port

Lee-on-Solent Hovercraft Museum

XW255 British Hovercraft Corp BHC-7 Mk.2 (1)

HMS Sultan Gosport - thanks to Norman for the organising and Steve the guide

Cockerell Hangar

(776) Westland Seaking Mk.47 (WA825) boom in Whittle
776
XP110/'Humphrey' Westland Wessex HAS.3 (WA61)
XR518 Westland Wessex HC.2 (WA140)
XR518
XS488/XK Westland Wessex HU.5 (WA162)
XS496 Westland Wessex HU.5 (WA170)
XT455/U Westland Wessex HU.5 (WA277)
XT484/H Westland Wessex HU.5 (WA306)
XT484
XT485 Westland Wessex HU.5 (WA307)
XV724 Westland Wessex HC.2 (WA619)
XV724
ZA136/18 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA897) no cockpit
ZA136

Newcomen Hangar

XV655/N:270 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA643)
XV660/N:269 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA648)
XV663 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA651)
XV663
XV665/CU:507 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA653)
XV675/PW:701 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA663)
XV696/L:267 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA667)
XV713/L:018 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA684)
XV741/DD:41 British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 (712004)
XV741
XZ576 Westland Seaking HU.5 (WA844)
XZ576
XZ581/CU:269 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA849)
ZD637/PW:700 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA946)
ZG817/PW:702 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA998)

Outside Newcomen Hangar

XT453/PO:B Westland Wessex HU.5 (WA275)
XT453
XV808/DD:08 British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 (712058)
XV808
XZ305 Aerospatiale Gazelle AH.1 (1543)
XZ305
XZ579/PW:707 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA847)
XZ579
ZA127/509 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA888)
ZA127
ZA169/CW:515 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA902)
ZA169
ZD254/306 Westland Lynx HAS.3S (259)
ZD254
ZD607 British Aerospace Sea Harrier F/A .2 (41H-912046)
ZD607
ZF649/PP5 AgustaWestland EH-101 (50005)
ZF649

Stephenson Hangar

XV370/260 Sikorsky SH-3D (61-393)
XV642/259 Westland Seaking HAS.2A (WA630)
XV642
XV708/CU:501 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA679)
XV711/CW:515 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA682)
XV711
ZA168/CU:830 Westland Seaking HU.6 (WA901)
ZA168
ZD634/L:503 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA943)
ZD634
ZG819/N:265 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA1000)
ZG819

Outside Stephenson Hangar

XV720 Westland Wessex HC.2 (WA615)
XV720

Daedalus Building

XZ930/Q Aerospatiale Gazelle HT.3 (1727)

Whittle Hangar

(775) Westland Seaking Mk.47 (WA824)
775
XS568/441 Westland Wasp HAS.1 (F.9579)
XS568
XV625/471 Westland Wasp HAS.1 (F.9720)
XT458
XV676/ZE Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA664)
XV700/ZC Westland Seaking HAS.6C (WA671)
XX378 Aerospatiale Gazelle AH.1 (1258)
XX403 Aerospatiale Gazelle AH.1 (1333)
XX443/Y Aerospatiale Gazelle AH.1 (1235)
XX447 Aerospatiale Gazelle AH.1 (1439)
Gazelles
XZ921/N:269 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA881)
XZ922/ZA Westland Seaking HAS.6CR (WA882)
ZA128/010 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA889)
ZA133/831 Westland Seaking HU.6 (WA894)
ZA135/CU:010 Westland Seaking HU.6 (WA896)
(ZA170) Westland Seaking HAS.5 (WA903)
(ZD478) Westland Seaking HC.4 (WA933)
ZD630/012 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA939)
ZD633/L:014 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA942)
ZG816/L:014 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA997)
ZG818/707 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA999)
ZG875/L:013 Westland Seaking HAS.6 (WA1004)
Sea Harrier Cockpit Orientation Trainer
Sea Harrier CIM

Outside Whittle Hangar

(774) Westland Seaking Mk.47 (WA822)
774
XS514/A:L Westland Wessex HU.5 (WA183)
XS514
XT458/622 Westland Wessex HU.5 (WA280)