airplane grave yard south devon

[rockhopper]

Predannack is where the Royal Navy practices aircraft fire-fighting and crash rescue techniques using a number of old airframes. They normally have around 15 airframes there, and replace them on a fairly regular basis. All the aircraft are either obsolete, time expired or have been written off after accidents.

The Harrier (XV786) first flew in 1970!

 

[undeterredham]

It's a real shame to see these aircraft like that, I am always in awe of the engineering that went into these 50/60's designed airframes, much more pleasing to the eye than newer gen. aircraft i.e. Typhoon.

Those hunters and wessex being my particular fav's of that bunch. Pity I live so far away.....

Top find and photo's, you'll need to get back their soon!!!

 

[night crawler]

Good explore there but di dyou have to be in the photo's

 

[jonney]

I saw these planes on Scotty's web site "Just Taking Photos" and loved them. Would love to get in amongst the planes and helecopters, I'd be like a kid in a candy store, unfortunatly they are too far away for me