Troffa Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 A colleague has kindly allowed me to post some of his father's photographs, taken during the Mid sixties and featuring HMS Victorious and her air wing. Enjoy! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Some more... 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivcev Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iang Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Fantastic photos - thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnerboy Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 great pics,of a great period...thanks for sharing i'm amazed how narrow the flight deck apears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madam I'm Adam Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Echo the 'fantastic' comments. Everything in these pictures is interesting, the merchant ships and submarine and that wonderful SRN3 and that's before one even examines the main subjects and boy, that flight deck is small? Thanks Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Thanks for posting. We'll never see the like again. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Cor! great pics. Those were the days. Interesting bit in the second pic is the fully castored nosewheel on the Bucc, now who's going to tell you you've got the nosewheel the wrong way round? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royster Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Those pictures are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 RAN Gannet T5 in one pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 RAN Gannet T5 in one pic! Yes, the location appears to be Fremantle Great images! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thanks to your and your friend, not to mention his Dad, for sharing these fantastic photo`s of an equally fantastic era. Seeing the RAN Gannet was a bit of an eye opener, especially as it was a trainer version, I wonder if it was just visiting or whether it was temporarily filling in...in the COD role as I didn`t notice the Gannet COD.4 on deck, so maybe it was u/s? Cheers Tony O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Glad to see that these pics have gone down well- my colleague knows I am a bit of a geek when it comes to this stuff so brought them in to show me- I thought that a few more people ought to see them and he kindly agreed- I often think of the wealth of reference material that must be lying in shoeboxes in dusty attics long after the original owner has gone and always encourage anyone with such collections to publish them as widely as possible. I will show my mate this thread and pass on your thanks! Here's a couple more: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrre Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Truly amazing pictures. Very inspiring. Thanks! K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Thank you for sharing these images, a truly unique personal record of time aboard ship. Some absolutely stand out images there, including Americans on board a British carrier. How long will it be before that is repeated?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raif Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 absolutely amazing photos, and what a sight to see an F-8 landing on what must have seemed, to the pilot, a very small flighdeck! I see there is another carrier in photo 7, wonder which one that was? and all those merchant vessels including the Oriana, truly fascinating stuff, hope we get to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExRAF Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 It's easy to see why many refer to the 50's, 60's & 70's as "The Golden Age" of military aviation (and other things). Compared to these aircraft, everything seems so dull to me nowadays, as I don't like grey as a colour on aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madam I'm Adam Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Thanks for sharing these pictures with us. I totally agree that there is a wealth of imagery in private collection, which, when the owner dies is just thrown away. My dad took millions of pictures of V bombers, particularly Vulcans. My mum gave them to my idiot sister for some reason and now they are gone! Also I work in historic gardens and sometimes the public bring in images which really fill gaps is the knowledge of the history of the gardens, likewise these pictures. At the very least all these images should be placed with the Local Studies Library, every town has one. Then they will be archived and accessible for future generations I realise I'm ranting but I know from first hand experience what can be lost when someone dies. or just 'De-clutters' sic I must open that box of old slides and look at them closely...... But again thanks for sharing, I really want to see more of those hovercraft. Adam Edited April 4, 2011 by Madam I'm Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Excellent pictures, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godders Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Amazing photographs! A really interesting insight into a bygone era. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpc7676 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I can confirm that the first and third shots are taken in Fremantle (have driven ships in there too so know it pretty damn well!), and the shot with the submarine over the stbd bow is Fleet Base East #2 berth at Garden Island, Sydney, of which I also have a working knowledge of. Thanks for the pics, great history in every one of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Question about this one is those USN aircraft on a RN ship or the other way around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Thank you for posting those great pics. Apart from the aircraft theres some great old merchant ships there. Fedral , Ellermans, Willhelmson, brings back my memories of the Aussie and Kiwi runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyBing Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Question about this one is those USN aircraft on a RN ship or the other way around? Going by the flight deck markings and the uniforms being worn I'd say USN aircraft on Victorious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmahal Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 WOW, Thanks for sharing those great pictures. I'm loving the sea vixens and Gannets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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