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Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 16 2008, 04:22 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
Gents,
Operation Handclasp (I or II, not sure). 1955. A real Globemaster - "Old Shakey" The Murricans flew F-84s down from Japan with air refuellers. Those were the days - an airshow every year at Amberley. Who remembers - way back, 82 Wing Canberras did a round-world trip - RAAF hired an Old-Shakey as support aircraft. Cheers, Wynnum. Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 16 2008, 04:24 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
Gents,
Old Shakey didn't make it into the first post -here goes. Wynnum. Attached Image |
Rod Farquhar |
Posted: Sep 17 2008, 12:02 PM
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C-17A Globemaster III (A41) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 789 Member No.: 4 Joined: 1-June 05 |
That is certainly an early Globemaster, it hasn't got the Mickey Mouse radome on the nose. I have a number of pics of them at Sale in the early 60s when the U2s were here.
Rod. |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 17 2008, 06:33 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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More Lincolns than Canberras those days. Wynnum Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 17 2008, 06:42 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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Don't know which unit owned the Vampire! A couple usually turned up at airshows, and did their thing buzzing a Lincoln. Wynnum. Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 18 2008, 02:23 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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I think there were four Thunderjet F-84. Wynnum. Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 18 2008, 02:27 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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The General's private plane. Wynnum Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 20 2008, 12:34 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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Valiants at Amberley, Sep55, different time from the American visit. I had to chase some data, Doug Revell says :- "The first clue came from the BARG Valiant History, which recounted that two 138 Squadron Valiants went on a Training and Flag Waving exercise, on 5 Sept 55, but no other detail in either the main text , or the individual histories. WP209, was the a/c which went to Woomera. The Exact details are in'V-Force, Britain's Airborne Nuclear Deterrent, by Robert Jackson'. Page 43 records that WP206 and WP207, left for Australia via High Street China, including: Habbaniya, Sharjah, Celoyon, Karachi, Singapore. A side trip to NZ took place after displays at Sydney, Melbourtne, Canberra, Hobart and Tasmania. The NZ leg covered Christchurch and Wellington. They returnned to Australia to display at Brisbane and Amberley. They began the return to UK 02Oct55. I have a soft spot for the old Vickers Vagrant, as it was the first operational a/c I worked on, being involved with 7 and 138 Squadrons. Hope this helps. Regards, Doug Revell, 11482. " Cheers, Wynnum PS Sorry about the picture quality - cant do any better. Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 20 2008, 12:40 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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Hastings accompanied the two Valiants. Again, sorry on poor quality - I'm scanning from photo proofs, about 1 inch square. Cheers, Wynnum. Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 20 2008, 04:30 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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Amberley 1955 The young and the old. The old, Wirraway doing engine run-up. Wynnum Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 20 2008, 04:35 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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Amberley 1955 The young and the old. The young - Canberras not long off the production line. Wynnum. Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 20 2008, 05:25 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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Not to forget 3 Aircraft Depot. 1955 saw their Anson just about ready to be scrapped. Wynnum Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 20 2008, 05:29 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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Amberley 1955 -3 Aircarft Depot already had their Dakota to replace the Anson Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 20 2008, 05:46 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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In late 1955, 23 Sqn moved from Archerfield to Amberley, as they were about to replace Mustangs with Meteors. They still had a Mustang or two into at least 1956. Wynnum. Attached Image |
Wynnum |
Posted: Sep 20 2008, 05:50 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 63 Member No.: 26 Joined: 24-June 05 |
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23 Sqn pride and joy - Meteors at Amberley, late 1955. My last photo for that year. Cheers, Wynnum. Attached Image |