Farnborough 1962 - Colour Photos

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Farnborough 1962 - Colour Photos

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Some high quality colour slides of the 1962 Farnborough Air Show have (temporarily, unfortunately) come my way and, bearing in mind the aircraft types involved, I thought you might enjoy seeing scans of some of them. I'm afraid I don't know who the photographer was so I can't give him proper credit or ask his permission but I hope he won't mind some of his excellent work being shown to such an appreciative audience! :)

So, come back 45 years with me to a typical September day at Farnborough - sun peeping through the threatening shower clouds, puddles on the tarmac and brollies and macs well in evidence - a time when the show still took place every year and all the aircraft taking part were British! If you look carefully, you may see some very famous faces and as you look, just remember that although these aircraft are now "classics", at the time these photos were taken, they were at the cutting edge of technology and the latest things in the sky.

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G-ARPC de Havilland Trident 1 2103 BEA

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G-ARTA Vickers VC10 prototype BOAC

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G-ARYA de Havilland DH125 25001 prototype

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G-AREA de Havilland Dove 8

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G-ARRM Beagle 206X B001

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G-ASCK Beagle M218X

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G-ASBY Beagle Airdale B523

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C-91-2500 Avro 748-2 1550 Brazialian AF

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WA202 Westland Wessex HAS31 WA202 Australian Navy

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XP301 Westland Whirlwind HAR10 WA341 RAF

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XP853 Westland Scout AH1 F9479 Army

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XN929 Blackburn Buccaneer S1 B3-06-61 Royal Navy

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XG310 English Electric Lightning F3 95010 RAF and XM967 English Electric Lightning T5 95052 RAF

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XP972 Hawker P1127 P-03 RAF
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XL361 Avro Vulcan B2 RAF (617 Squadron)

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XL640 Bristol Britannia C1 13449 RAF

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XN857 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1 RAF

I hope you've enjoyed these as much as I have. They certainly bring back memories for me - 1962 was my 4th Farnborough and I was 14 years old.
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Thank you for sharing these with us Pete...I too was at that show in 1962 albeit a tad younger.... :) and your shots brought back many memories. The liveries especially are so pristine and it is nice to see the superb polished aluminium on the Trident.......happy days..... 8)

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Thanks for posting Pete! Great shots. :welldone:

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Lovely Peter.. many thanks for posting them ;-)

Not seen 'AREA' in that livery before.. perhaps you could give it a go as you were there Brian!! :worried: ;-)

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:o Dove 8 Dave

The reason it is not done :worried:

Great pics and such good quality :)

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Forgetful I may be but I'd not forgotten that Garry :lol: I have a 'suitable' airframe here waiting for a new lick (a few new licks actually as my current AREA is a Srs2) :o

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No worries matey....I managed to get my heart going again :)

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I don't think we have the 10 in that livery either... least not with the titles on the nose.

Now... (I'm fishing) But the silver bellied Trident 1 is my favourite of the lot... stunning in red square. :D
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The Trident sure is smart :)

All BEA Red Square at the time except the Vanguards and Heralds were polished bellys at first. Not many Tridents were delivered with it though.

Note also it did not have the polished window surrounds they later sported.

The window surrounds were also added to the Comets including on some at least, the blank at the front.

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Wouldn't that be lovel on a T1. :worried: :bandit:
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