EAW051950 ENGLAND (1953). Farnborough, various aircraft on display in the static park at Farnborough Air Show including the Bristol Freighter G-AINL and English Electric Canberra PR3 WE146, 1953. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW051950] Farnborough, various aircraft on display in the static park at Farnborough Air Show including the Bristol Freighter G-AINL and English Electric Canberra PR3 WE146, 1953. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW051950 |
| Date | 5-September-1953 |
| Link | |
| Place name | FARNBOROUGH |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 486190, 153949 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.76416139394149, 51.277649076075 |
| National Grid Reference | SU862539 |
Pins
 Not Swallow (or Wild Goose); it's a high speed towed target, by Air Service Training Ltd |
 Richard Morris |
Saturday 7th of January 2023 05:59:36 PM |
 Billy Turner |
Wednesday 7th of December 2016 05:55:01 PM | |
| Fairey Firefly |
Andy A |
Tuesday 22nd of November 2016 10:28:13 PM |
| Auster B4 air ambulance prototype |
Andy A |
Tuesday 22nd of November 2016 10:27:57 PM |
Billy Turner |
Wednesday 13th of April 2016 06:14:56 PM | |
| Barnes Wallis Swallow swing wing prototype |
David Crawford |
Monday 2nd of November 2015 11:43:47 PM |
| Is this the tailplane of a Comet? |
 Maurice |
Thursday 12th of March 2015 06:41:20 AM |
Having checked other pictures - Yes, it is. And there is the BOAC Speedbird above the stripes across the fin. |
Maurice |
Thursday 12th of March 2015 10:42:15 AM |
It's a Bristol Britannia. The Comet has a dihedral tailplane and a more tapered fin. |
 clippedwings |
Thursday 12th of March 2015 09:16:42 PM |
Check out EAW052990, its a 'Brit'. |
Triggy |
Thursday 12th of March 2015 09:28:06 PM |
| Avro Shacklton |
Allan |
Wednesday 11th of March 2015 09:49:50 PM |
This would appear to be WL796 with a lifeboat underslung. http://www.avroshackleton.com/marktwo.html |
Brightonboy |
Thursday 12th of March 2015 08:15:25 PM |
| Canberra |
Brightonboy |
Wednesday 11th of March 2015 08:34:13 PM |
| Canberra |
Brightonboy |
Wednesday 11th of March 2015 08:31:56 PM |
| Canberra |
Brightonboy |
Wednesday 11th of March 2015 08:31:27 PM |
| Whirlwind, the first British built version didn't fly until 1953 so this may the first one. |
Brightonboy |
Wednesday 11th of March 2015 08:30:50 PM |
| Canberra |
Brightonboy |
Wednesday 11th of March 2015 08:28:22 PM |
| A Beverley I think, I remember one of them on some kind of trials at RAF Carnaby in E Yorks, 1951 If I remember correctly. |
Stubzi34 |
Wednesday 11th of March 2015 07:51:14 PM |
User Comment Contributions
During the 1953 SBAC show at Farnborough the following aircraft were exhibited: F-BGNN Vickers Viscount 708 F-BGNX de Havilland Comet 1A G-AINL Bristol Freighter 31 G-ALBO Bristol Britannia 100 G-ALFT de Havilland Dove 2 G-ALUN Saunders Roe Princess 1 (Flying display only) G-AMAV Vickers Viscount 700 3 G-AMJI Bristol 173 G-AMMS Auster J/5L Aiglet Trainer G-AMTS de Havilland Heron 2 G-AMTZ Saunders Roe Skeeter 5 G-AMWF Bristol Freighter 32 G-AMWI Bristol 171 G-AMZN de Havilland Dove 6 G-ANAR de Havilland Canada Beaver 2 G-ANAZ Scottish Aviation Pioneer 2 VT935 Boulton Paul BP111A VW870 Westland Wyvern S4 VX770 Avro Vulcan 1 VX777 Avro Vulvan 1 VX790 Avro 707B VZ966 Westland Dragonfly HR1 WB188 Hawker Hunter 3 WB202 Hawker Hunter F2 WB771 Handley page Victor B1 WD930 English Electric Canberra B2 WD952 English Electric Canberra B2 WE146 English Electric Canberra PR3 WG240 de Havilland 110 WD280 Avro 707A WG768 Short SB5 WG796 Avro Shackleton MR2 WJ716 English Electric Canberra B2 WJ954 Vickers Valiant 2 WK195 Supermarine Swift F3 WK198 Supermarine Swift F4 WL716 Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T21 WM873 Fairey Firefly T7 WN341 Fairey Gannet AS1 WS141 Gloster Meteor T7 WT557 Hawker Hunter F1 WT827 Gloster Javelin FAW1 WV471 Percival Provost T1 WV472 Percival Provost T1 WV701 Percival Pembroke C1 WZ736 Avro 707B WZ744 Avro 707C WZ884 de Havilland Chipmunk T10 WZ889 Blackburn Universal Freighter 2 XA177 Auster B4 Ambulance XA209 Short seamew AS1 XA863 Westland Whirlwind HAR1 PK-GHB de Havilland Heron 1 other aircraft on the airfield were resident or exhibitor support |
Graham Yaxley |
Thursday 12th of March 2015 10:24:59 PM |
The list of exhibits at Farnborough that year is here http://www.farnboroughspotters.com/53.html |
Brightonboy |
Thursday 12th of March 2015 08:18:31 PM |
