TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) Handley Page Jetstream G-AWBR was built in 1968 for a proposed order for the United States Air Force of 13 machines as the unique military C-10A/3M variant with stretcher carrying capability and a two part passenger/cargo door. The order was ultimately cancelled with the USAF citing late delivery and cost over-runs and Handley Page went bust around the same time. ‘WBR was withdrawn from use a year later and scrapped. Airfix rushed a model kit out of the 3M but sadly it turned out to be a one off! For more on the aircraft and Jetstream model - see here in the aircraft RFI section The only starring role that ‘WBR had was in the pilot episode (‘Identified’) of the Gerry Anderson live action TV science fiction series ‘UFO’ , 26 episodes of which were broadcast from 1970 – 1973 on ITV. 0B83F2FD-1589-4BC4-BDA8-AA4339A54C3E by Ben Brown, on Flickr In Episode 1 ‘Identified’ Colonel Ed Straker, commander of SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation) arrives in WBR with a briefcase of intelligence on the UFO threat for a meeting with General Henderson and the British Prime Minister. He is met by Henderson’s Rolls-Royce and with motorcycle escort travels to London. The convoy comes under attack by alien forces… 5E6D76EB-01F4-4843-8913-41215CD869FA by Ben Brown, on Flickr The scene of Straker’s arrival was filmed at Radlett, Herts in 1969 where Handley Page were based. ‘WBRs till had traces of her USAF markings by the rear door. One of the motorcycle outriders in this scene is my stepmum's Dad- a chap called Jack Silk who was a stuntman in the 60s-70s doing everything from Bond to Where Eagles Dare - so I suppose he was my step-grandfather! https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0798021/ In any event you are limited with what you can do with the C-10A so I thought I'd recreate this scene from the TV show. Airfix kit (reissue) modified a bit with aerial fit and pitot - the car is an old toy Matchbox RR Phantom V repainted and detailled with driver and HMG Minister inside. Straker is on the steps with his briefcase, General Anderson is walking to the car whilst the stewardess and guard watch on. The bike riders are from the Airfix Recovery Set modified a bit - Jacks riding getup was a bit complicated to paint! Anyway -a bit of fun with a personal link - will be on display in the Sywell Aviation Museum with our own Jetstream G-RAVL to encourage you to buy an Airfix 'stream from our shop! Hope you enjoy it! ATB TT 3FB1A353-0213-4FF1-BA15-43EBED682997 by Ben Brown, on Flickr 25B2511A-14C2-4750-B8FE-7BA7D4A6B6FA by Ben Brown, on Flickr 88A2CB12-848A-4A32-9C8A-807F51B0F9BE by Ben Brown, on Flickr BCC58628-53AB-426A-B178-ACA65447FE7A by Ben Brown, on Flickr 933A37E4-7B0D-4817-B241-F889E2DB8D76 by Ben Brown, on Flickr Edited June 2, 2021 by TEXANTOMCAT 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Excellent diorama and I love the personal connection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Many thanks 🙂👍 TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I'll second the above. Nice idea, Ben. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Cheers Pete! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Excellent piece of modelling well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 Thanks Homer👍🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinback Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Love it! Have you worked out if your step grandfather is on the left or right? (UFO gave me the heebie-jeebies when I was a six year old kid! But if I ever had to change my name I think 'Ed Straker' would have to be a serious contender) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Thanks all- sadly I’m not sure Pinback he’s well covered up! 🙂 ATB TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigercat75 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Amazing something a bit different, amazing painting on the Outriders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 Thanks Tigercat! 🙂👍 TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 A great idea carried out excellently. I watched many episodes as a kid, but never saw the many I missed as we didn't have VCRs. I mean, even cassette recorders had record/play/ff and rewind keys the same size as those on pianos. lol. But during lockdown, thanks to those who bothered to keep the original tapes, or record them onto modern formats, I was able to watch the whole lot, start to finish in about a week. It was a great series for the most part, but ultimately of course, I was hugely disappointed when the later episodes went massively downhill, resorting to farcical situations such as Straker driving around the actual studio grounds in a Banana Splits buggy being shot at. And the final episode......... well.......... the less said about that the better. Still, the Jetstream did stick in my memory for being an actual thing rather than a model, so it's great to see it replicated here. When I read the title of this post I was half expecting to see that Banana Splits buggy parked up somewhere on the airfield lol. Memories. Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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