Abandoned, Forgotten and Burnt!!

[steve149c]

I wonder how many shots we can gather of the poor old "Rescue" Jets that were put to one side on the airfields for Fire Crew training, He is Phantom XT895 of 74 Sqn in the 1990's at RAF Valley,

Steve

[Victor5]

Here are a couple of Hunter GA11's at Predannack;

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[POL]

I can offer all of the current Predannack inmates, just not until this evening

[Tanker Ray]

Hi all,

Just the one digi pic from me, it's the rather sad looking Canberra B(I)8 WT338 at the RAF Barkston Haeth fire section, taken earlier this year.

Regards

TR

[brewerybod]

Here are three from Suffolk in the mid-Eighties

F-101B Voodoo 80260/01 ex Oregan ANG sitting on RAF Bentwaters 21/9/85


Burnt out unknown Mystere IV at RAF Woodbridge 21/9/85


Hunter GA.11 XE673/VL-680 at RAF Bawdsey 9/11/85


Cheers - Graham

[Cessna954]

A few recent shots from the Yeovilton fire pit.

Harrier T4


Harrier GR3


Egyptian Sea King MK43


Harrier GR3


Wessex HU5


Neil

[brewerybod]

F-100D 42204 ex French Air Force on RAF Alconburys fire dump April,1986


Jaguar J-1014 ex Indian Air Force on RAF Coltishalls dump,September,1986


Canberra PR.3 WE173 also on the dump at RAF Coltishall in September,1986


Cheers - Graham

[JAWS]

From West Freugh April 2009

XT852 Phantom FGR.2






XN817 Argosy C.1

[Ghastly Whisper]

A few from the fire school at RAF Manston 1991ish, all of which no longer exist having been burnt, blown up, scrapped etc,etc, all scaned from negs that i did not look after

Lightning F1 XG327
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Lightning F3 XP741

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JP T3 XN602

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Hunter FGA9 XF519 and XJ695

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Argosy E1XN855

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[roughcutter]

I can recall seeing the remains of a 92Sqn Lightning at Coningsby in the 1980's (where the carpark is today). Regrettably I never got around to taking a picture of it, did anyone get a shot?
MarkL

[POL]

Ok, going to post a few, the rest can be found here; http://bit.ly/bWELJ0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


XV783 - HS Harrier GR.3 by Chris Globe, on Flickr


ZD561 - BAe Sea Harrier F/A.2 by Chris Globe, on Flickr


XX845 - Sepecat Jaguar T.4 by Chris Globe, on Flickr

[Gary West]

I can recall seeing the remains of a 92Sqn Lightning at Coningsby in the 1980's (where the carpark is today). Regrettably I never got around to taking a picture of it, did anyone get a shot?
MarkL

Not my image and don't know who the photographer is, but on their behalf here are the 2 F2.A's ex 92 ships 1982 apparently.

[SteveS]

One of the Jaguar airframes used for target practice at Pembrey Range -



Steve

[PR9]

I can recall seeing the remains of a 92Sqn Lightning at Coningsby in the 1980's (where the carpark is today). Regrettably I never got around to taking a picture of it, did anyone get a shot?
MarkL

See if this works, it's a link to a shot on mi facebook.

If successful, should be a shot of one of the Lightnings (XN774) circa 1994 before being buried under gravel.

[old_git]

couple from me, can't remember which dump these were on.

[Tanker Ray]

They were on the RAF Abingdon fire dump during the 80s. Fortunately someone had the initiative to save the unique Canberra B2/8 WV787 as it's now preserved at Newark.

TR

quote="old_git"]couple from me, can't remember which dump these were on.

[3Greens]

Seemingly abandoned and forgotten, but gladly not burned - these three poor classics still sat out in the scorching sun and right opposite the sea last week.
I first saw these two Shackletons, WL747 and WL757 after 8 Sqd. first delivered them out to Paphos (Cyprus)some years back when they packed up at Lossiemouth and re-equipped with the Sentry's at Waddington - some Greek tycoon I think planned to make them into a restaurant or similar attraction. Here they are now moved over into the south west corner of the airport, along with the ex. French AF Dassault Flamant No.250 and all still awaiting something.
Can somebody not rescue those Griffons










thanks for looking
Keith

[garyscott]

Something quite sombre about all these images, in some cases its a bit "lump in the throat"!

[steve149c]

Indeed, these once magnificent birds of the sky, now left in a forgotten corner, or worse by some of the photos.

Steve

[SCARECROW]

Here's Shawbury's old Wessex about 1998



Here's the present dump Wessex