FighterControl

Continuing my series of dull & wet Leuchars Battle of Britain shows…….
You can tell by the diffused shadows (or lack thereof under the planes)
1969

104756 Canadair CF-104G Starfighter CAF 430Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr

104819 Canadair CF-104G Starfighter CAF 430Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


104823 Canadair CF-104G Starfighter CAF 430Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


104845 Canadair CF-104G Starfighter CAF 430Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


12891 Canadair CF-104G Starfighter CAF 430Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


14845, 12891 &104823 Canadair CF-104 Starfighters CAF 430Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


23Sq Lightning F.6s by eLaReF, on Flickr


23Sq Lightning F.6s L. M. K & B by eLaReF, on Flickr


McDonnel F-4K Phantom line-up & Civvies by eLaReF, on Flickr


McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 line-up by eLaReF, on Flickr


McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 line-up by eLaReF, on Flickr


McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 line-up by eLaReF, on Flickr


PM631 Supermarine Spitfire PR.19 BoB Flt by eLaReF, on Flickr


PS915 Supermarine Spitfire PR.19 by eLaReF, on Flickr


TG553 Handley Page Hastings T.5 SCBS by eLaReF, on Flickr


WH286 Gloster Meeteor F(TT).8 A 229OCU by eLaReF, on Flickr


WJ632 English Electric Canberra TT.18 A&AEE by eLaReF, on Flickr


WJ894 Vickers Varsity T.1 C RAFC by eLaReF, on Flickr


WS777 Gloster Meteor NF.14 by eLaReF, on Flickr


WT311 English Electric Canberra B(I).6 213Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


XH649 Handley page Victor K.1A 57Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


XJ637 Hawker Hunter F.6 10 79Sq 229OCU by eLaReF, on Flickr


XL450 Fairey Gannet AEW.3 BY764 by eLaReF, on Flickr


XL929 Hunting Pembroke C.1 by eLaReF, on Flickr


XM135 English Electric Lightning F.1 Leuchars TFF by eLaReF, on Flickr


XM135 English Electric Lightning F.1 Leuchars TFF by eLaReF, on Flickr


XM657 Avro Vulcan B.2 Waddington Wing by eLaReF, on Flickr


XP443 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1 114-267Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


XP443 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1 114-267Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


XP443 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1 114-267Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr


XP443 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1 by eLaReF, on Flickr

Just stunning The Nostalgia is just oooozing from this selection. Meteors, natural metal CF104's, Lightnings ....
Really loving your selections. The Hastings and Varsitys were regular over my area, but was only equipped with an Instamatic at the time
Thanks for posting

3Greens

What a great post . The Canadian Starfighters looked great in natural metal and the camo Argosy is superb.

Thanks for posting . Mike

Hooters, Frightnings and Tooms

Awesome post

Thanks

Paddyboy

Thanks guys

Me in Street 1968 by eLaReF, on Flickr

I can see everyone saying - Why is this a person and not an aeroplane????? All will become clear.

I must admit, having seen most CF-104s in Nat Metal (multiple trips to Prestwick and peering in the hangar where they were getting refitted) I didn't like the later camo schemes at all!
A quick Starfighter story from 64/65 at Prestwick listening to my Gauers VHF radio - (Seen above a few years later on my way back from Hawarden)
A CF-104G took off on an air-test
Next out was a BOAC 707
His clearance started 'Cleared to cross Skipness at 17,000' (a beacon about 40 miles away) - This was in the days when a C-135A taking off at Prestwick for the ocean-crossing was rumoured only to gain height because the earth curved away.
There was a strangled 'WHAT????? - How do you expect me to manage that??
"Well, the last plane made it" said the tower
"The last plane was a Starfighter - I'm a fully loaded 707 airliner"
Clearance was revised to 8,000'

Other half of the album follows

I make no excuses for multiple ones of this:-

XR369 Short Belfast C.1 53Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XR369 Short Belfast C.1 53Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XR369 Short Belfast C.1 53Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr

A bit camera shake, but when you've got a Belfast at this angle, you take the photo!

XR369 Short Belfast C.1 53Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XR369 Short Belfast C.1 53Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr

XR538 Folland Gnat T.1 01 4FTS by eLaReF, on Flickr

XR757 English Electric Lightning F.6 V by eLaReF, on Flickr

Sometimes I just give up waiting and pressed the shutter…..

XS714 Hawker Siddeley HS.125 Dominie by eLaReF, on Flickr

XS772 Beagle 206 Basset C.1 by eLaReF, on Flickr

XT873 McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 VL155 767Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XT873 McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 VL155 767Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XT874 McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 43Sq 874 by eLaReF, on Flickr
XT874 McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 43Sq 874 by eLaReF, on Flickr
XV574 McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 43Sq 574 by eLaReF, on Flickr
XV582 McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 43Sq 582 -1 by eLaReF, on Flickr
XV585 McDonnell Phantom FG.1 43Sq 585 by eLaReF, on Flickr
XV585 McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG.1 43Sq 585 by eLaReF, on Flickr


And finally the new (then) Harrier looks almost toy-like in comparison to its later versions

XV747 & XV750 Hawker Siddeley Harrier FGA.1s 1Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XV750 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 1Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XV750 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 1Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XV750 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 1Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr
XV750 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 1Sq by eLaReF, on Flickr

Frankly, looking at these scans, I should really go back and re-do them. I have an infinitely better scanner these days and my knowledge of Photoshop is on the same basis. However, with Photoshop, I only know enough to realise how much I don't know, which is a lot!
It was my retirement bucket list to get all my negatives scanned and 7 years later I've done the B&W ones

Thanks for sharing. It brings back wonderful memories.

That Belfast shot, much better than we used to get at the Biggin Hill Battle of Britain open days, staright flypast usually. Did you get any Brittanias?

Proper aircraft!!!

Beautiful set!

Sparts99 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:22 am

Did you get any Brittanias?

Only one from that vintage - at an even wetter mistier Turnhouse Air Show 1970 than many Leuchars shows
I've done a separate topic for that
If this link works viewtopic.php?f=18&t=180246

More great, atmospheric, shots

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Another glorious selection! You look much like we all did in those day

Martin

Hi great section i was there all these years ago
thanks for sharing
Dave Clarke