I know this site has been posted before on the Forum, however, this is my take on this fascinating place. The airfield is operated by the Royal Navy and is home to the Royal Naval School Of Fire Fighting. The airfield itself dates from World War Two and was opened in 1941. During the war Coastal Command flew anti submarine and convoy support missions using such aircraft as Bristol Beaufighters and De-Havilland Mosquito’s.
Flying continues today with the 626 Volunteer Gliding Squadron using the airfield to fly its Grob 109 powered gliders.
The shots are from April 2010.
Handley Page Jetstream T2 - XX479
Hawker Siddeley Dominie T1 - XS738
Landing light detail - Hawker Siddeley Dominie T1 - XS738
Cockpit detail - XS738
Navigators Position - XS738
Close up navigators position - XS738
English Electric Canberra B(I)6 - WT308 - the aileron attached to the wing was making a forlorn sound
as it flapped in the wind
Roundel and tail detail - WT308
Switch detail - WT308
WT308 was formerly based at the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment Boscombe Down
Data stamps - WT308
Westland Sea King HAS.5 - XS570
Cockpit detail - Sea King XS570
Zap as attached to XS570
Air dropped torpedo
Westland Wessex HAS.1 - XS885
Instrument panel - XS885
Sepecat Jaguar T4 - XX845
XX845 - Recently delivered from RAF Cosford
XX845
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 - XX969
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 - XV753 - tail detail
British Aerospace Sea Harrier - F/A.2 - ZD581 - such a shame as this is still a very state of the art fighter
they really were retired too early
Engine bay detail - ZD581
Pegasus engine vectored thrust nozzle opening - ZD581
30mm Aden cannon breech - ZD581
Stencilling detail - ZD581
Westland Wessex HAS.3 - XP137
Roll Royce Gnome Turboshafts - Westland Wessex HU.5 - XS520
Even the windsock has seen better days
Thanks for looking.
Flying continues today with the 626 Volunteer Gliding Squadron using the airfield to fly its Grob 109 powered gliders.
The shots are from April 2010.
Handley Page Jetstream T2 - XX479
Hawker Siddeley Dominie T1 - XS738
Landing light detail - Hawker Siddeley Dominie T1 - XS738
Cockpit detail - XS738
Navigators Position - XS738
Close up navigators position - XS738
English Electric Canberra B(I)6 - WT308 - the aileron attached to the wing was making a forlorn sound
as it flapped in the wind
Roundel and tail detail - WT308
Switch detail - WT308
WT308 was formerly based at the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment Boscombe Down
Data stamps - WT308
Westland Sea King HAS.5 - XS570
Cockpit detail - Sea King XS570
Zap as attached to XS570
Air dropped torpedo
Westland Wessex HAS.1 - XS885
Instrument panel - XS885
Sepecat Jaguar T4 - XX845
XX845 - Recently delivered from RAF Cosford
XX845
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 - XX969
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 - XV753 - tail detail
British Aerospace Sea Harrier - F/A.2 - ZD581 - such a shame as this is still a very state of the art fighter
they really were retired too early
Engine bay detail - ZD581
Pegasus engine vectored thrust nozzle opening - ZD581
30mm Aden cannon breech - ZD581
Stencilling detail - ZD581
Westland Wessex HAS.3 - XP137
Roll Royce Gnome Turboshafts - Westland Wessex HU.5 - XS520
Even the windsock has seen better days
Thanks for looking.
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