Britman Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Over cooked it at the end! Sorry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Luvverly Electra! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidave4 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Great pics....the Dan Dare Comet and the Courtline 125 take me back. Ah, nostalgia! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Proper planes taken with a proper camera, lovely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 14 minutes ago, Kiwidave4 said: Great pics....the Dan Dare Comet and the Courtline 125 take me back. Ah, nostalgia! Ex-Dan employee and very proud! A great operation and employer. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Great photos there. what was Laker's Skytrain doing there ? Circuits ? Courtline 125,brilliant as is the Nordic Electra on max nose wheel steering. Was Air ferry still going in the 70s? I wasn't expecting photos of them. Nice collection, thanks for showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 From the days when we did proper plane spotting. Trevor bin Trembler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Guilty m,lud, the Air Ferry are a bit earlier around about 68 I would say. The Comet if I remember rightly had a working party up from DanAir after she let herself down by noseing gently onto the runway. I think this is after removal from Invicta ' s hanger and departure for further work. The Islander for "fast" parts delivery was I replaced by Dh Dove for a short while after which a nice new Cessna Titan turned up. The Shacks I think were parked for a while awaiting scrap or the fire school. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 The DC10 was on a good will visit which took local holiday and aviation employees for a spin for an hour or so. My dad was lucky enough to be one of them. Freddie Laker was on board with the champagne! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Britman said: The Comet if I remember rightly had a working party up from DanAir after she let herself down by noseing gently onto the runway. Yep, using the foam runway which was a blessing for many at that time who found themselves with only two greens! As an aside, the Comets were great to fly on - stable and oozed power (of the time). Apart from a more recent trip on an AN-24 i havent had curtained windows on any airliner i've flown on. I was fortunate to get many flight deck trips - to Clermont Ferrand, Athens, Bodo and other places. The crews we had were predominantly ex 216sqn and the fleet was run by Don Warburton like it was still part of the air force ;). He was, like many at that time, actually a wartime pilot as I recall, having flown 140+ types including Mustangs out of Sumburgh. great memories ;). Martin Edited February 21, 2017 by RidgeRunner Added text 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I remember those days only too well. The Shacks were in for dismantling and the fire dump. Seem to remember a whole squadron of tail draggers coming in for scrapping. Dick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 2 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: Yep, using the foam runway which was a blessing for many at that time who found themselves with only two greens! As an aside, the Comets were great to fly on - stable and oozed power (of the time). Apart from a more recent trip on an AN-24 i havent had curtained windows on any airliner i've flown on. I was fortunate to get many flight deck trips - to Clermont Ferrand, Athens, Bodo and other places. The crews we had were predominantly ex 216sqn and the fleet was run by Don Warburton like it was still part of the air force ;). He was, like many at that time, actually a wartime pilot as I recall, having flown 140+ types including Mustangs out of Sumburgh. great memories ;). Martin I remember that it was shown on the news. think it was a weekend, laid foam along the runway and he just lowered the nose. Manston was an MDA then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) And now the place is shut to flying............ Dick Sorry rant over Edited February 22, 2017 by jenko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 And now Manston is to reopen at last with a £500 million investment for airfreight and later a new passenger terminal. Wheels on the runway 2026. It has been a long and painful legal road since closure but on the plus side helicopter operations have kept the airspace busy and due to the generosity of the owners Riveroak we have seen two charity fly ins this year with over eighty light aircraft attending. Keith 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Time to make up for all the years we have missed. Phoenix rising from the ashes. Dick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Keith, Superb collection of your photographs. Very nice. Thank you for posting and sharing them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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