Farnborough 1962 - Colour Photos

[Scorpius]

Yes you are correct.

Mr Mereweather must have wondered at the coincedence of 2 engine fires resulting in 2 dead stick landings on 2 airfields within 10 miles of each other!

[nigelb]

Pete - thanks so much for posting those. I just wish I had been there since I am about your age (ok, a year older) and seeing the Vulcan, Trident and indeed all the others up close and personal would have been a real thrill. Unfortunatly, by 1962 my parents had dragged all of us across the pond.

[DispatchDragon]

OFFTOPIC

Pete - I misspoke and my old mum min took me to task - It wasnt a Sapphire it was a Hurricane bought from a certain
Glosters test pilot who had a habit of flying Javelins upside down -

this is like the beastie - even the colour is the same (according to mum)




He totalled the thing late 62 early 63 returning from Nymphsfield Gliding Club in his cups


Sorry I got off the thread

Leif

[PeteP]

Wow! Now that's what I call arriving in style, Leif! It beats my Southdown bus hands down!

Also OFFTOPIC

Funny you should mention Javelins, though. How about this beastie, photographed on Saturday 14 September 1957 at the RAF Tangmere "At Home" day.



Pete

[DispatchDragon]

Ohhhh - Thats a nice one


Leif

[Nigel H-J]

Agree on that Leif, now that's had me thinking........is there any-one here who............................!!!!!???????

[FlyTexas]

Wooooow!! Love it!! What other treasures do you have tucked away, Pete? ;-)

Brian

[PeteP]

Not very much I'm afraid, Brian but I hope to have more next month. In the meantime, I posted what I do have here: http://www.cbfsim.org/cbfsim/cbfsBB/vie ... &sk=t&sd=a

Pete

[sketchy]

Cracking photos!!

Love the shiny RAN Wessex in there.

Great work scanning them and sharing them

Sketchy

[Garry Russell]

Petehave you a good shot of Herald G-ARTC in Maritme Central livery?

I think it was the only Herald there that year...nose appears in the background of one of the pics.

Garry