Some Brooklands snapshots

[speedbird591]

A few snaps I took as I wandered round waiting for PEP's engine run.


















Ian

[petermcleland]

Lovely pictures Ian...and I enjoyed the videos too. Thank you very much for posting them :flying:

[DispatchDragon]

Wonderful shots Ian thank you

Ohhh Garry -- there is one of those Shell tricycle fuel bowsers that is pictured at Lydd with the Bristol Freighter

Leif

[Garry Russell]

So there is Leif

The BEA ground vehicle brings back many memories.I think those we had locally were converted to butane :think: , the BEA Karriers certainly were.

Garry

[Paul K]

Great photos, very interesting indeed. I didn't know they had a Lancaster fuselage down there...how much else of it do they have ?

[Garry Russell]

Is that a modded Lanc as the nose looks long....I wondered if it was a Lincoln but thiking more of Lanc :think:

Garry

[DaveB]

There's another Lanc section there too.. neither of which belong to the museum. How we've come to get them I've no idea but they're both privately owned. One I believe is the real deal and the other isn't so real

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[speedbird591]

Without knowing the slightest technicality about Lancasters, what I really like about Brooklands is that it is like no other museum. Museums are often displays of dead things but Brooklands is more of a place where projects go to be worked on indefinitely. It's a living place with all sorts of activity going on in every corner. Everywhere you look are interesting things waiting for somebody to start on them. You just know that some of the projects will never be finished but will continue for generations as a weekend hobby for owners and volunteers. But that makes them more interesting than many finished display items.

It's a bit like an allotment where enthusiastic people go in their spare time to potter about in their own little patch with no great sense of urgency. I think it's a wonderful, magic place and I can easily understand why Dave looks forward to his weekly trip.

I picked up my own project while I was there. Above is a photo of the old BOAC VC10derness sticker that I found stuck on the rotting carcass of G-ASGM. My mate and I have been trying to locate a pic of that sticker for years as we wanted to recreate it. And thanks to Brooklands - now I can!

Ian

[speedbird591]

I've zoomed in on that Lanc nose so hopefully this helps. The notice board says it's a Lancaster and as it is being repainted as a Pathfinder perhaps that explains the different nose shape?



Ian

[Garry Russell]

Cheers Ian

Odd though as it seems to be a different nose cut off just ahead of the cockpit on to a fuse cut off just behind the nose glazing so one section is repeated. The line doesn't seem to follow but then in real life perhaps it didn't as that would be a minor concern when something has to be operationally ready in quick time. :think:

Garry