Gate Guardians Samlesbury

[mickeystix]

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LC8A9824 by mickeystix, on Flickr
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LC8A9841 by mickeystix, on Flickr
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IMG_0008/1 by mickeystix, on Flickr
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IMG_0011 by mickeystix, on Flickr

Very nice indeed
Thanks for looking
Regards
Mickey

[paddyboy]

Hi Mickey

Great shots

One is a Lightning

The other is a super-mega-fugly flying brick

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Knife 04]

Nice shots but have to agree with Paddy at the moment (my views may change) - also abit premature when they are not even here yet!

All the best

Darren

[B58Hustler]

Might as well have parked an E-Type next to a Cortina.................

[bizfreeq]

Hi Mickey

Great shots

One is a Lightning

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

It might look like one Paddy but it isn't! The real one is long gone from here, good replica though, and better than the other thing!

Nice shots though, in great light

[rh226]

Yes indeed, Mark. The real XS921 crashed into the North Sea on 19/09/1985 (pilot ejected). At the time of the crash it was coded "BA" of 11 Sqdn.

[Greenlichtie]

She may be ugly Paddy put apparently she'lll do things that'll blow your mind

[andrewn]

Yes indeed, Mark. The real XS921 crashed into the North Sea on 19/09/1985 (pilot ejected). At the time of the crash it was coded "BA" of 11 Sqdn.

Pilot was Craig Penrice, whom of course was later a TP at BAES Warton. Subsequently then ejected from Hunter F6 XF516 some 18yrs later, whilst still serving at Warton I believe

Interesting write up here for those that want to learn more.

http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJ ... _Craig.htm

[JONLITE06]

Great Pics! Very interesting reading the crash report!

[Nighthawke]

The real airframe was F.53 ZF580 which went to St Mawgan/Newquay in 2013. Canberra WT527 was also here for a while and apparently ended up in Greece.

[jag636]

Shame they went with the F35 as its not even British even though we've bought American before many times, but this heap of over priced rubbish just takes tax payers money to an other waste of money. I mean theres only enough space inside to put your sandwich box never mind munitions, oh well back to the pictures the lightning is a stunner, whats the other thing again, happy Christmas to all forumites keep on clicking

[Ghastly Whisper]

I mean theres only enough space inside to put your sandwich box never mind munitions,

Just the wheel going round, the real frightnings were much the same, only a bigger sandwich box

[Vulcanone]

The fact that they build the back end of the F-35 probably has something to do with them putting one on the gate....