Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 15 Apr 2008, 16:07
Hi Garry,
That's a great photo, what year do you think, early 60's?.
Robbie
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Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 15 Apr 2008, 17:08
Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 15 Apr 2008, 17:27
BEAUTIFUL :kissu: Look how shiney she is!! 
Almost makes me weep knowing how she looks now but I temper that with the knowledge that she's the ONLY one left and that HAS to be better than nothing ;-)
Lovely Garry.. I'm tempted to bid ;-)
ATB
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Almost makes me weep knowing how she looks now but I temper that with the knowledge that she's the ONLY one left and that HAS to be better than nothing ;-)
Lovely Garry.. I'm tempted to bid ;-)
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 15 Apr 2008, 17:55
I think she may be brand new there Dave. :think:
She really is smart eh!
Lovely shot as it is not posed, just as I remember them.........quietly getting on with the job, no fuss, no drama just doing it
Garry
She really is smart eh!
Lovely shot as it is not posed, just as I remember them.........quietly getting on with the job, no fuss, no drama just doing it
Garry
Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 15 Apr 2008, 17:56
I wonder who the band was????
See foreground
Leif
See foreground
Leif
Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 15 Apr 2008, 18:16
lovely shot indeed! Great find Garry. 
Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 15 Apr 2008, 18:17
Indeed mate.. too small for me to tell, even with the specs on Not a UK shot by the looks of things. The ESSO truck looks a bit too foreign to me (as does the weather) Nice shiney Electra wing poking into shot far right by the looks of things.
Yup.. early on in her life I think Garry. Wish we had all her logs at Brooklands :roll:
ATB
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Not a UK shot by the looks of things. The ESSO truck looks a bit too foreign to me (as does the weather) Nice shiney Electra wing poking into shot far right by the looks of things.Yup.. early on in her life I think Garry. Wish we had all her logs at Brooklands :roll:
ATB
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Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 16 Apr 2008, 01:07
Dave
Judging by the very dapper gent standing alongside the Esso Bowser and the white walls prehaps Italy??
Its a Connie btw
Leif
Judging by the very dapper gent standing alongside the Esso Bowser and the white walls prehaps Italy??
Its a Connie btw
Leif
Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 16 Apr 2008, 02:05
Hi Leif
I reckon Italy isn't a bad bet mate. Nice spot on the Connie too
ATB
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I reckon Italy isn't a bad bet mate. Nice spot on the Connie too
ATB
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Re: Echo Papa as she was meant to be
Posted: 16 Apr 2008, 07:58
Not quite as atmospheric as the one Garry linked to but here are a few more of 'EP' at work in the 60s. Some of the stuff in the background is fascinating too - I always love those Eagle Brits!
All photos are from the Michael Harries Collection and are copyright the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Trust.
Finally, if the band in the original photo had been a successful one, maybe they travelled in EP's first class cabin. Note the huge windows by every seat and the lack of overhead lockers!
Pete
All photos are from the Michael Harries Collection and are copyright the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Trust.
Finally, if the band in the original photo had been a successful one, maybe they travelled in EP's first class cabin. Note the huge windows by every seat and the lack of overhead lockers!
Pete