MADMUSKY Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Enjoy Edited April 16, 2020 by MADMUSKY 18 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Loved every minute. Thanks for posting. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 What a brilliant piece of film. Thanks for posting it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Aaahhhhh, proper aeroplanes and helicopters and proper colour schemes. Pure nostalgia. Thank you for sharing it with us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B (Sc) Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Thanks for that. Superb memories evoked by that. A time when we had a serious Fleet Air Arm and a real Air Force. Fulmar then had, what, sixty or seventy aircraft at peak, many doing several launches per day. Now (in normal times) Lossie is lucky if there are a dozen movements on a typical day, and it is one of the few stations left active. Sigh! John B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Great piece of footage. Some very interesting aircraft, such variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 51 minutes ago, John B (Sc) said: Thanks for that. Superb memories evoked by that. A time when we had a serious Fleet Air Arm and a real Air Force. Fulmar then had, what, sixty or seventy aircraft at peak, many doing several launches per day. Now (in normal times) Lossie is lucky if there are a dozen movements on a typical day, and it is one of the few stations left active. Sigh! John B Everything John B (Sc) said but doubled double sigh 😔 Happy days indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Oh, what I would give for a day at that fence. Wonderful footage. It makes you realise just how little there is to see nowadays. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 WOW Some stunning colour film from that colourful period of Fleet Air Arm aircraft, o to go back with a digital camera! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Now that was very interesting Thanks for posting RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) Based Sea Prince T.1s, Sea Devon, Hunter GA.11s and T.8s, Sea Venom FAW.22s, Sea Vampire T.22s, Buccaneers S.1s & S.2s, Gannet AEW.3s, COD.4, & T.5s, disembarked Scimitars and Buccaneer S.2s from Ark Royal and Eagle, and what about that pair of Meteor TT.20s! As if that wasn't enough, visiting Institute of Aviation Medicine Hunter T.7 (XL563 with nose probe), RAF 16 Sqn Canberra B(I).8 and 213 Sqn Canberra B(I).6, Belgian Starfighters, and Dutch Trackers & S-58s are also seen. Such a rare treat to see as over the fence spotting footage is very rare from that era, especially in colour and in such clarity. Shame sound wasn't a straight forward part of amateur filming then. Thank you posting👍 Edit, I see the same person has posted some wonderful films of Lossiemouth and Leuchars airshows, well following the links through YouTube. Edited April 17, 2020 by 71chally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Wow!! Great film, and great music choice, not a duff track in there. many thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styreno Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 There's a Hunter T.8 (?) in silver and day-glo XL 563. It seems to have a large nose probe - pitot? instrumentation? Any idea what's the purpose of that configuration? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 4 hours ago, 71chally said: Based Sea Prince T.1s, Sea Devon, Hunter GA.11s and T.8s, Sea Venom FAW.22s, Sea Vampire T.22s, Buccaneers S.1s & S.2s, Gannet AEW.3s, COD.4, & T.5s, disembarked Scimitars and Buccaneer S.2s from Ark Royal and Eagle, and what about that pair of Meteor TT.20s! As if that wasn't enough, visiting Institute of Aviation Medicine Hunter T.7 (XL563 with nose probe), RAF 16 Sqn Canberra B(I).8 and 213 Sqn Canberra B(I).6, Belgian Starfighters, and Dutch Trackers & S-58s are also seen. Such a rare treat to see as over the fence spotting footage is very rare from that era, especially in colour and in such clarity. Shame sound wasn't a straight forward part of amateur filming then. Thank you posting👍 Edit, I see the same person has posted some wonderful films of Lossiemouth and Leuchars airshows, well following the links through YouTube. Yeah good to see, typical Leuchars Airshow day....Wet Wet Wet Great to see the 228 OCU NMF Javelin on film only ever seen pictures of it, particularly like the Leuchars Lightnings but only a short film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, styreno said: There's a Hunter T.8 (?) in silver and day-glo XL 563. It seems to have a large nose probe - pitot? instrumentation? Any idea what's the purpose of that configuration? TIA See post #11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin ritchie Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 A superb film , with enough inspiration, and reference material to keep the average modeler working for a couple of years at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 23 hours ago, 71chally said: I see the same person has posted some wonderful films of Lossiemouth and Leuchars airshows, well following the links through YouTube. Thanks for pointing that out. I'd have missed out on them otherwise. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I've seen this film on other forums but still never tire of seeing it. I was 12 when the film opens and spent nearly all of my free time on the pillbox at the 23 end so remember the many visitors. The Trackers and Seabats were detatched from the Karel Doorman. Note the 'Hurricane Hunter's' WC-121N in the shot with the Trackers coming down from the 05 end The Hunter GA11 with the prsctice bomb carriers on the belly was not seen very often My cousin was the nav on the B(i)8 Canberra and nightstopped from Germany. The noise from the Belgian F-104s was wonderful! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWilko Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Scimitar, what a jolly lucky young man one was to be there that day and thank you for adding some background. A gent I worked with years ago was ex-RAF G and worked on Canberra aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I cannot think of an operation British aircraft which didn't visit Lossie. Equally so I think the Austrians and Swiss were the only countries with an air arm this side of the curtain which didn't visit. Rarest visitor in my opinion was a Mirage IVA which diverted in with an engine failure. That generated loads of French stuff for a few weeks. The shame is that none of us 'spotters' could afford a camera back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 52 minutes ago, Scimitar said: The Trackers and Seabats were detatched from the Karel Doorman in April 1967. ...I hadn't realised until I re-watched this that there is also a second pair of Trackers visiting from Valkenberg, near the end. Glorious stuff, and must have been great to witness these sights and sounds, I bet that film takes you right back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 5 hours ago, 71chally said: .I hadn't realised Neither had I until I realised the WC-121s visit wasn't at the same time as the Karel Doorman was in the Moray Firth. I've edited my post accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Amazing footage! I wish I'd been around then! What a wonderful collection of aircraft we once had, it must have been incredible to be a spotter in those days. It was good in the 80s but looks like the 60s were even better. I think for me the Meteor TTs and that Canberra B(I)8 steal the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertF Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 When watching footage like this I wish I had a time machine... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Fantastic film, I would have been about 12 when it was shot and just getting into aircraft and modelling. Ace soundtrack, not a dud in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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