Phartycr0c Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I make no apologies for the amount of phots here but it was an outstanding day of action up at Bruntingthorpe. Many thanks to all those who made it possible. Couple of cancellations occurred such as the planned flypast by the BBMF LAnc, cancelled because of Hi gh crosswinds at Coningsby, and the fast run of the Nimrod because of some legal issue with the MOD. anyhow on with the show. The new arrival and its cohort Ex Romanian "dolphin" in wonderful condition, retired 1973 another ex RAF Buc iv'e not seen before. A Beautifully restored Cessna C18 The Iskara in her new colours Hunters a go go The beautiful RN Buc 904 strutting her stuff ( both engines) Raspberry Ripple Canberra Last but not least Teasin Tina in her freshly applied paintwork! Tons of phots taken today here's to the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmk.6john Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Any pics of the LPG guys towing out 904 from the Q-shed to the pan early on in the morning per chance???, some silly sod was sat her while she was being moved . Regards, JB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Gorgeous photos! Oh how I wish I could get over to one of those shows! And what an amazing amount of work goes on there, that paint job on Tina must have been some undertaking. Thanks for sharing Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Any pics of the LPG guys towing out 904 from the Q-shed to the pan early on in the morning per chance???, some silly sod was sat her while she was being moved .Regards, JB. Unfortunately not, I was right over the far side by the Sea Vixen when I saw the tail moving! Thats when I made a dash for my shooting spot with hundreds of others! Hogging the Cockpit was one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienB Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Oi! Our Beech 18 is a Beech not a Cessna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Oi! Our Beech 18 is a Beech not a Cessna! But does it fly or is it a beached beech? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienB Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 It will fly when it's ready... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Oi! Our Beech 18 is a Beech not a Cessna! Oh Gawd im REALLY sorry, I have Cessna's on the brain as there was a lovely Garmin Glass cockpit 184 on the Light aircraft park! I shall now take myself out to be shot! Still Lovely work though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Cracking pix - wish I'd gone now! Is it just me - or does the Victor still look futuristic - in a Thunderbirds kind of way. Stunning!! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 (edited) It will fly when it's ready... ?? you mean its being prepped to fly and not potter about on the ground like the rest of them? Lol think my licence covers those..... was going to post some pics I took but didn't want to barge in on someone elses posts. Was a good day, only downer I saw was some officious Space Cadets not letting some dude take his pics of the ten and standing in front of him and him losing his rag at them.. wasn't needed on both sides and it only leaves a bad taste, rest of them did a good job as normal with parking etc, wonder if they enjoyed their trip in the comet. Edited May 31, 2010 by TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 M8 feel free to bang some phots up the more the merrier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanflyer Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I hope that's an open invitation to anyone who was there to post photos...otherwise, I'm going to look pretty presumptuous! I won't duplicate too many of the shots already posted - honest. I was hoping to capture this - the long spike that comes from the back of the engine nozzle for a split second as reheat is engaged...got it! And then he heads off down the runway with both engines on reheat - the noisiest thing you'll ever hear: Thunderbirds indeed... The Buccaneer seemed to do a very gentle run...almost disappointing. Looked nice though: Buccaneer backseater photographing the photographers photographing the photographer: (Huh?) Smoky cartridge start on the Canberra: And this could be the basis of a new competition - identifying the aircraft from its shadow... All in all a good noisy day out, and because of the high winds being chilly I didn't realise I was getting sunburned! Bad case of panda eyes at the moment. Or it might have been the shotblasting my face got from the grit on the runway every fast taxy! Lovely. Cheers, Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 So no flying Victors this year then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 All in all a good noisy day out, and because of the high winds being chilly I didn't realise I was getting sunburned! You too lol, my head feels like a radiator. Ok couple of shots, Starting with the Frightning Also have a walkround of the Scout Helicopter if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 And this one caught off to one side, his dad had I believe told him to stand behind the barriers as the Canberra was strutting his stuff. Future Pilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Daft question, but does anyone know why they have repainted the Victor in what appears to be desert pink? Or is it just the colours in Tony's pictures need tweaking? I understand the Nimrod thing was because the RAF still own it (for now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Hi Roland reading the threads on UKAR it appears they have repainted the Victor in Desert pink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) The Victor is currently a couple of shades too dark but the intention is that it will fade to the right colour soon enough. As far as the Nimrod goes, the MOD have not yet raised the invoice for the sale of the aircraft to the museum hence it still belongs to the MOD and as such Bruntingthorpe is not allowed to treat it as its own, despite it being delivered some 3 weeks ago. It appears that the MOD are as slow in the sales dept as they are in the procurement dept! Why should Britain tremble? Edited June 1, 2010 by Phartycr0c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 The Victor is currently a couple of shades too dark but the intention is that it will fade to the right colour soon enough. I'm intrigued to know how desert pink will fade to hemp!! Maybe they should just have painted it.......hemp?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmk.6john Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Gents, The Victor is painted correctly and will not fade to hemp!!!, they even found the origional desert pink when sanding back the old scheme so they know she did wear it. Regards, JB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Thanks for putting your photos on here Gents.......I was really looking forward to attending Bruntingthorpe for the first time but my son was ill on the day so we could not make it......oh well! He`s much better now though and hopefully things will work out right for the next one...are they annually or is there another this year sometime? All the best Tony O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) Sure it wasn't primer, a lot of primer used on fiberglass and none metallic aircraft panels is pink JB Tony O, they do a few including an evening one, Fmk.6john should be able to give you more info, PM him.. Edited June 1, 2010 by TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienB Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 No Victor ever wore desert pink! I honestly can't understand why some people are trying to say otherwise. The guy who actually did about 97% of the spraying isn't bothered about the discussion at all - as far as he's concerned, the RAF were asked for the paint spec, they supplied a spec, the paint was ordered and he sprayed it on. It's very obviously not hemp and therefore not right but trying to make it out it is right does nobody any good. Obviously there was a misunderstanding somewhere and I guess the pink wasn't spotted while working under the hangar lights but it's very very obviously pink and not hemp. The guy who airbrushed the replacement "Teasin' Tina" did a pretty naff job too - it's not much like the original. At the end of the day it hardly matters - 715 desperately needed a bunch of skin repairs and a repaint, and she's had both so is good for many more years in the great outdoors. She probably will fade to something closer to the authentic hemp colour anyway - come back in five years and we'll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmk.6john Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Ok, I'll leave it to those who know better. JB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 (edited) JB I have chatted to a few friends who were pilots on the Sqn during GW1 and they confirm that no Victor was ever painted in desert pink. Hemp and lt aircraft grey only for the Victor during GW1. The only large ac that got a different colour scheme for GW1 were Pinky and Perky, the 2 Tristar tankers that got an ARTF desert pink and possibly a Herc or two. Everybody else wore their standard hemp and lt aircraft grey (Nimrod, Victor and VC10) and green or grey and green (C130) Picture of Teasin Tina (and the rest of the Victor fleet ) at what appears to be Muharraq in Bahrain can be found here Edited June 2, 2010 by Roland Pulfrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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