Oldies at Duxford

[Pi]

TG528 by scarecrow450, on Flickr

TG263 by scarecrow450, on Flickr

Few from Duxford many years ago !

[Proteus]

Very nice, not what I was expecting. Thank you.

[Unknown74]

Just out of interest what type of aircraft is that second one? How long was it at Duxford?

[Nighthawke]

Saunders-Roe SRA.1. Went from Duxford to Solent Museum (Southampton) 1993 I believe. Google should provide further reading if you're interested. I do know that only three were built of which this is the only survivor.

[Pi]

As Nighthawke said ! We were travelling home after a days at LHR, decided to pop in just before last entry and was really happy to catch the SARO outside !

[Freeman Lowell]

Nice photos.
Some of us oldies might have thought these were taken at Staverton.
Now, is it true that one of TG263's engines was used to power Donald Campbell's Bluebird CN7 before that engine was replaced by an Orpheus engine, and a tail added, from Gnat XM691?
Freeman

[paddyboy]

I can hear the racket from that Hastings here

Always a feature at Coltishall 'At Home' days way back

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Pi]

Thanks all

[raptor9]

Even noisier if one was lucky/unlucky enough been inside it!!! Good to have been an ATC cadet in those far off days!!!. On arrival back at Abingdon, had the starboard tyre burst, runway excursion and some u/c damage. I was second out of it!!!.

[Imac]

Great memories of the Hastings. As an ATC cadet, back in the very early 70s, I too was lucky enough to experience a trip in a Hastings out of RAF Lindholme. It was delivering newly assigned navigator personnel down to Marham and then up to Leuchars. Circa 5.5 hours in a Hastings was heavy on the ears!! Thanks for sharing.