Abandoned, Forgotten and Burnt!!

Post by **Davef68** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:32 am

Flyingmonster wrote:
waghorn41 wrote:Spitfire before and...............Aaaaaargh-fter
Whats the story with the Spit Waghorn?

Used as a gunnery target for a Hunter - there is a film showing it.

Post by **lincs_av8or** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:08 pm

Another for the thread. Gnat T1 XM706 on the dump at Swinderby.

Who could forget this. Spencer Flack's Hunter F51 'G-HUNT' ex Danish AF E-418.

Post by **Blue Diamond** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:14 pm

wireman wrote:After the chop!!various airframe sections languishing in a scrapyard,on the outskirts of Chelmsford.I think I shot them in 1993.

Quite a bit of my spotting history in those pics.

Post by **pan trash** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:44 pm

I found these whilst having a re-organise of my photo files. They were taken at laikipia airfield in kenya whilst on detatchment. Unfortunately I wasn't willing to get any closer to the aircraft as there was a hell of a lot of scrap metal hidden in the grass, as well as venomous snakes (really nasty ones) and there was a leopard loose on the airfield. I don't know any history behind them, so I've posted pics that include serial numbers for those of you that might want to find out more information.

Post by **Vulcanone** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:16 pm

Not forgetting that the Argosy (last used by the A&AEE at Boscombe Down) was badly damaged in a landing accident in October 1984, I seem to recall the engines and other stuff were salvaged for other flyers (in New Zealand IIRC?) and what was left was moved to the dump.

Tim S

Post by **Sparts99** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:20 pm

Manston fire training school this summer.

Taken from a Robinson 44, snap shots as I wasn't expecting to fly near enough to get any pics at all.

Post by **DeanW** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:38 pm

That FGR2 is even worse condition than the last pictures I saw, the whole nose and cockpit section are gone! Hope the Nimrod and F-4J don't go the same way

Post by **Flyingmonster** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:17 pm

Does anyone have any shots of Canberra WH774 on the dump at Farnborough at all?

MTIA

Post by **romeo bravo** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:37 am

Nice to see aircraft at Manston; we have air cadets there this summer

Post by **Vulcanone** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:10 pm

This one seems to have died (!) rather quietly....

I went round to Old Fen Land at Coningsby the other week and passed the fire dump, complete with the Tin Can Mk5 as a fire trainer....

Don't suppose anyone can get this going again?

Post by **Retro** » Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:41 pm

I see more not burnt aircraft in this topic :

In the seventies several Canberra's (and later a Lightning in that area) were on death row near the fence at RAFG Bruggen as some of you will know.
First photo WT332 about 1975.
Second photo same spot several years later, WT332 looking different

.

Post by **Sparts99** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:28 am

Reminds me of being on ATC Camp at Laarbruch, there were quite a few Canberras dotted around as decoys. We went off for a walk one evening to have a look at them, the Snowdrops didn't like that, rounded us up, gave us a good talking to and took us back to our billet.

Post by **SniperElite** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 5:53 pm

Great images all round guys.
Hey eagle driver... remember Worminghall? Beverley bits&dogs!
(if I recall XB285&288).

Post by **eLaReF** » Sat Nov 09, 2019 8:22 pm

Abandoned – Yes
Burnt – Yes
Forgotten – Once heard – NEVER

I first saw this dump area from Pembroke WV754 on 2/7/64 as we passed overhead on the approach. We had managed a flight Turnhouse-Kinloss and back as ATC cadets

The dates on Flickr are wrong generally – the first pix were taken in 68 I think - Bit work needed there

WB846 Avro 696 Shackleton MR.1a MOTU G by eLaReF, on Flickr

WB847 Avro 696 Shackleton T.4 MOTU B by eLaReF, on Flickr

XF730 Avro 696 Shackleton MR3/3 F 42Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr

WB846 Avro Shackleton MR.1a MOTU G by eLaReF, on Flickr

WR953 Avro Shackleton MR.2 205Sq F by eLaReF, on Flickr