Carlisle Airport 31 05 07 (56k probably not!)

Vulcan_to_the_Sky! · Post by **Vulcan_to_the_Sky!** » 02 Jun 2007, 00:49

Hi all,

A recent trip to RAF Spadeadam for Business reasons meant a detour via Carlisle Airport to see what was about. I did see some tonka's but wasn't able to get any decent ones. Anyway, heres what I did see...

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 Jun 2007, 01:12

Thanks for sharing from one of the rare locations.

Have they still got the Gannet and Meteor?

Garry

igorski · Post by **igorski** » 02 Jun 2007, 01:32

Meteor is definitely there... I dont recall the Gannet but we got rained on and hid under the Canberra before leggin it back towards the car

(PS I was there too that day, and I think I did get some tonka pics, but their on a film camera! so we'll have to wait until their developed to see what I got ) :think:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 Jun 2007, 01:38

It's years since I went there.....1988 I think

The Gannet was in the hangar in flying condition and it was intended to keep it flying but I don't recall if it did :think:

Garry

igorski · Post by **igorski** » 02 Jun 2007, 01:43

The museum is actually only open weekends and public holidays, but we wandered up laden with cameras and one of the guys working there asked if we wanted to get some pics of the aircraft. They very kindly let us wander about the aircraft snapping away. We couldnt get into the acutal museum as it was all locked up.

John · Post by **John** » 02 Jun 2007, 07:50

The light in that first shot is wonderful... thanks for sharing

Kind regards

John

kit · Post by **kit** » 02 Jun 2007, 09:38

Is the Cessna landing deadstick or was it a very fast shutter speed?

Myles · Post by **Myles** » 02 Jun 2007, 10:23

No, Kit, it's the shutter speed. If you look carefully you can see there is still some movement blur.

Myles

igorski · Post by **igorski** » 02 Jun 2007, 12:08

Another little point, I didnt know the Navy (Marines) used the army style Lynx, has this always been so?

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 02 Jun 2007, 12:32

igorski wrote:Another little point, I didnt know the Navy (Marines) used the army style Lynx, has this always been so?

As far as I know yes, although it seems to be a mixed fleet so you'll see RM Lynx operating with the AAC markings and vice-versa on occasion. They also have RM marked Gazelles, at least they certainly used to.

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