Mid 1970's on. NEW ADDITIONS!!!

[Paul J]

A few more b/w pics from the mid 1970's. All taken with my Zenit E SLR. 

 

Lakenheath gate guard.

Mildenhall visitor.  Not sure why when scanning the negs that the left side becomes over exposed. My original prints from these same negs don't suffer this way.

 

Undergoing some work by the look of it.

 

 

Yugoslav Yak-40 71503 at Northolt. About 1975/76.  (in another post I show 71504 parked at about the same place on a different date.

Blackbushe.  Nice to see a few Fennecs. Plus  some Spanish Air Force oldies.....

 

 

Note the 'Luftwaffe'marked CASA /Ju-52 just beyond.

Some of the 'Hanover Street ' B-25 Mitchell.

 

A quick visit to Odiham gave us this.

 

[RidgeRunner]

Ah, yes, Paul, that was Farnborough week I think when the Moroccan Fennecs, Spaniards, etc were at Blackbushe. 1978? I recall some ex-Belgian Pembokes there and a couple of Indian Spitfires?

 

Martin

Edited January 5, 2018 by RidgeRunner

[exdraken]

Great!

But did not expect Ju-52s here!!

[RidgeRunner]

2 hours ago, exdraken said:

But did not expect Ju-52s here!!

 

Yes, there were a few together with a some C-47s and CASA 2.111s. They were all ex Spanish Air Force.

Martin

[Eric Mc]

I first visited Blackbushe in 1980 and the Ju 52s were still there then (as well as some cardboard cut out B-17s). So were some of the C-47s.

Edited January 6, 2018 by Eric Mc

[Paul J]

20 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:

Ah, yes, Paul, that was Farnborough week I think when the Moroccan Fennecs, Spaniards, etc were at Blackbushe. 1978? I recall some ex-Belgian Pembokes there and a couple of Indian Spitfires?

 

Martin

I remember the Pembrokes. I think I can find a couple pics of at least one. But never saw the Spits. Maybe they ended up elsewhere .   The Mitchellls were great to record . Also around late 77 or 78 there were some African ( from Congo???)T-28s at Biggin. Have severalpics of those too.

[RidgeRunner]

Yes, Paul, I got to Biggin for the Zairoise T-28s. In fact I had one earmarked for a model build.

 

 

Martin

Edited January 6, 2018 by RidgeRunner

[Paul J]

An-26s at GATWICK December 16th 1978:

 

As viewed from the terminal building...

Then from the runway on departure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

During same year, but date unknown as yet. Taken at Southend Museum. I believe this one is now beautifully restored and in the RAF Museum Hendon.

Taken at Redhill on a winters day in '78.

The Antonov reggie/serials were:

S/R(or if you prefer CCCP-)47329, 47330, 47331, 47332 and 47323 according to my log for the time.

[RidgeRunner]

Nice, Paul. Sadly I didn't get shots of the Antonovs. My mate and I - he worked for the BAA - drove down to see them but I without my camera! :(. They are went on to the Cuban Air Force.

 

that isn't Redhill, by the way. Too many large buildings around. Southend?

 

Martin

Edited January 6, 2018 by RidgeRunner

[Paul J]

19 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said:

Nice, Paul. Sadly I didn't get shots of the Antonovs. My mate and I - he worked for the BAA - drove down to see them but I without my camera! :(. They are went on to the Cuban Air Force.

 

that isn't Redhill, by the way. Too many large buildings around. Southend?

 

Martin

Yet again my memory lets me down. Must have taken the Wessex at the same time as the Harvard Although, I do have several slides of Bristow choppers and BN-2 taken at their Redhill base. Includes Bell 212, Puma Wessex, Whirlwind and  Alouette III.

[RidgeRunner]

Do you remember the Ghanaian Wessex. There were two G-630 and G-631, one green and one in a white/yellow, I think? And then, of course, there were the ex-Heersflieger H-34s that came in via Gatwick.

 

Martin

 

Martin

Edited January 7, 2018 by RidgeRunner

[Nachtwulf]

On 1/5/2018 at 12:28 PM, Paul J said:

 

 

 

 

What's this?! A U-21 sighting!!! My Dad flew these in Vietnam in '69. Actually he flew Guardrail RU-21's .You just don't see many pictures of these. Thanks for sharing!

[Paul J]

18 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:

Do you remember the Ghanaian Wessex. There were two G-630 and G-631, one green and one in a white/yellow, I think? And then, of course, there were the ex-Heesrsfliger H-34s that came in via Gatwick.

 

Martin

 

Martin

Not sure I saw the Ghanian ones. Will have to check my logs. As for the German H-34 I have pics of the front ends once removed from the rest when they were converted to turbine power. Will have a look for the pics and post here (or a fresh thread)with other Redhill stuff.

[Paul J]

2 hours ago, Nachtwulf said:

What's this?! A U-21 sighting!!! My Dad flew these in Vietnam in '69. Actually he flew Guardrail RU-21's .You just don't see many pictures of these. Thanks for sharing!

Saw a few of these way back. At Mildenhall and Northolt on various dates. All in the white and glossy OD colours with yellow serials on fin. Nice colourful days for the military.

[Pete in Lincs]

I too remember the Fennecs and Mitchells at Blackbushe.

I was based at Odiham then. We had a film crew at Odiham

for part of Hanover street. Probably just some airfield shots?

I think I remember the Luftwaffe marked Ju52 as well.

Which film was that marked up for? I wonder.

Thanks for reviving some almost forgotten memories.