EAW026308 ENGLAND (1949). Farnborough, Various aircraft parked in front of the Royal Aircraft Establishment on the first day of the Farnborough Air Show, from the north-east, 1949
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Title | [EAW026308] Farnborough, Various aircraft parked in front of the Royal Aircraft Establishment on the first day of the Farnborough Air Show, from the north-east, 1949 |
Reference | EAW026308 |
Date | 6-September-1949 |
Link | |
Place name | FARNBOROUGH |
Parish | |
District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 486583, 154460 |
Longitude / Latitude | -0.75840389827125, 51.282183735302 |
National Grid Reference | SU866545 |
Pins
Supermartine Seagull |
ken |
Friday 5th of February 2021 08:22:07 PM |
Percival Prentice |
ken |
Friday 5th of February 2021 08:18:31 PM |
DeHaviland Dove |
brian |
Friday 10th of November 2017 09:56:59 PM |
Gloster Meteor |
brian |
Friday 10th of November 2017 09:54:04 PM |
Fairy Gannet |
brian |
Friday 10th of November 2017 09:52:32 PM |
Billy Turner |
Saturday 24th of December 2016 06:46:39 PM | |
These are a pair of Bedford OX articulated buses, build during WW2 for the Ministry of Supply to use at MoS & MAP establishment to move large numbers of workers. Now to work out how to post a picture ?? regards TED |
ted angus |
Monday 26th of December 2016 10:34:27 AM |
Billy Turner |
Saturday 24th of December 2016 06:16:17 PM | |
Billy Turner |
Saturday 24th of December 2016 06:12:08 PM | |
Wonder if this is a Spitfire |
Kevin |
Saturday 13th of August 2016 02:54:09 AM |
This looks like a Lancaster. |
Kevin |
Saturday 13th of August 2016 02:53:16 AM |
Looks like a Buffalo amphibian |
Kevin |
Saturday 13th of August 2016 02:48:49 AM |
De Havilland Mosquito |
ken |
Friday 12th of June 2015 07:36:13 PM |
ken |
Friday 12th of June 2015 07:34:40 PM | |
Possibly a B25 Mitchell |
ken |
Friday 12th of June 2015 07:32:48 PM |
Short Sturgeon |
ken |
Friday 12th of June 2015 07:29:12 PM |
De Havilland Hornet |
ken |
Friday 12th of June 2015 07:28:18 PM |
Short Sealand |
ken |
Friday 12th of June 2015 07:27:27 PM |
Blackburn Firebrand |
Graham Yaxley |
Tuesday 13th of January 2015 12:07:28 AM |
Gloster Meteors |
Graham Yaxley |
Tuesday 13th of January 2015 12:06:12 AM |
Gloster Meteor |
Graham Yaxley |
Tuesday 13th of January 2015 12:04:53 AM |
Avro Shackleton MR1 |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 10:31:48 PM |
Westland Wyvern, Naval Strike aircraft. |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 10:25:03 PM |
Avro Tudor |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 10:17:31 PM |
Cierva Air Horse, RR Merlin powered and perhaps the oddest thing ever to fly in an age when weird and wonderful was the norm. It later suffered a fatal crash. |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 10:05:49 PM |
I think that this is the Supermarine Type 510. |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 09:22:17 PM |
Vickers Varsity,known as the Pig for its shape and ungainly waddle when taxying. |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 08:52:26 PM |
Bristol Freighter (or Shaker).I travelled from Boscombe Down to El Adem,Libya in one. Three days, two night stops. That was in 1961, my ears are still ringing. |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 08:21:18 PM |
Handley Page Marathon,originally designed by Miles Aircraft Ltd. |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 08:10:49 PM |
Airspeed Ambassador |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 07:52:30 PM |
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.55 Apollo 1st flight 10th April 1949 |
clippedwings |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 07:48:47 PM |
An Avro Lancaster four-engine bomber. Rolls Royce Merlin engines |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 06:19:08 PM |
It looks more likely an Avro Lincoln as the nose extended further beyond the cockpit and there are no gun turrets. |
flubber |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 08:14:26 PM |
This is probably a Lincoln |
ken |
Friday 12th of June 2015 07:31:17 PM |
Probably an English Electric Canberra |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 06:17:42 PM |
That's a Canberra alright. |
John Wass |
Monday 11th of August 2014 03:29:55 PM |
Vickers Viscount possibly |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 06:16:15 PM |
A Bristol Freighter or similar transport aircraft |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 06:15:18 PM |
de Havilland Comet 1 - Britain's first jet airliner. Smaller than the later Comet 4 |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 06:14:39 PM |
Gloster Meteor - Britain's first jet fighter, introduced to squadron service on 27 July 1944 |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 06:13:27 PM |
User Comment Contributions
MoS Bedford Artic Buses. |
ted angus |
Monday 26th of December 2016 06:55:47 PM |
Well spotted Ted, I can now just make out the 'tapered' edges of the trailer. Many thanks...site won't allow me to correct my error unfortunately. |
Billy Turner |
Monday 26th of December 2016 06:55:47 PM |
The following aircraft were exhibited at the 1949 Society of British Aircraft Constructors air show at Farnborough: G-AGTC Percival Proctor 5 G-AHKX Avro 19 Anson G-AHRF Vickers Viscount 630 G-AHXU Handley Page Marathon 2 G-AIME Bristol Freighter 21 G-AIYN Armstrong Whitworth Apollo G-AJCJ Cierva Sketter 1 G-AJIZ Auster Autocrat J/1 G-AJYF Auster Avis 2 G-AJYK Auster Autocar J/5B G-AKRD Airspeed Ambassador G-AKSV de Havilland Dove 1 G-AKVB Chrislea Super Ace 2 G-AKVS Chrislea Super Ace 4 G-ALDA Handley Page Hermes 4 G-ALEG Westland-Sikorsky S51 G-ALEU Handley Page Hermes 5 G-ALFZ Percival Prince 1 G-ALIK Westland-Sikorsky S51 G-ALJA Percival Prince 1 G-ALRY Percival Survey Prince G-ALUB Handley Page Marathon 1 G-ALUF Cierva Skeeter 2 G-ALVG de Hivilland Comet 1 G-5-2 de Havilland DH113 G-18-2 Bristol Freighter 31 PA147 Supermarine Seagull ASR1 RA435 Gloster Meteor F4 RA491 Gloster Meteor F4 TS409 Supermarine Attacker TS477 Short Sturgoen TT2 TW911 Avro Lancaster B1 (engine testbed) VF665 Auster T7 VM129 Avro Athena 1 VN799 English Electric Canberra 1 VP113 Westland Wyvern TF2 VP413 Hawker N.7/46 (Sea Hawk prototype) VR211 Percival Prentice T1 VR591 Boulton Paul Balliol 2 VS639 Percival prentice T1 VV106 Supermarine 510 VV217 de Havilland Vampire FB5 VV454 de Havilland Vampire FB5 VV612 de Havilland Venom 1 VW131 Avro Shackleton 1 VW482 Gloster Meteor T7 VW829 Avro Athena 2 VX279 Hawker P1052 VX287 Hawker Sea Fury T20 VX571 Vickers Valetta C2 VX642 Hawker Sea Fury FB11 VX828 Vickers Vasity T1 VX784 Avro 707 VZ438 Gloster Meteor F8 VZ658 de Havilland Sea Hornet PR22 VZ724 Cierva Air Horse WB310 Fairey Firefly AS5 WB549 de Havilland Chipmunk T10 WB550 de Havilland Chipmunk T10 VP-TBA Short Sealand 1 Additional aircraft around the airfield were either residents or support aircraf for the exhibitors. |
Graham Yaxley |
Friday 16th of January 2015 06:47:05 PM |
Row 6 Westland Sikorsky S51? Cierva Skeeter? Cierva Air Horse Row 7 Miles HP Marathon Meteor DH Sea Hornet DH Vampire Avro Athena? Row8 Avro Anson Hawker TempestTrainer Sea Fury Chrislea Super Ace Auster? Row9 Vickers Valletta Short Sturgeon Percival Prince (pair) Percival Prentice Row10 Bristol 170 Freighter Dragonfly (S51), Cierva Skeeter? last Percival Proctor? |
longshot |
Saturday 21st of December 2013 09:14:54 PM |
Row 1 EE Canberra...AW Apollo Row 2 DH Chipmunk, Dove, Vampire, Vampire? Venom? Comet Row3 Airspeed Ambassador Vickers Varsity, Supermarine Seagull Amphibian, Supermarine 510,Vickers Viscount Row4 Avro Shackleton, Avro Athena?, BoultonPaul Balliol? Miles/HP Marathon Hp Hermes (pair) Row 5 Avro Lancaster, Short Sealand,Westland Wyvern, Hawker P1052, Hawker Sea Hawk , Gloster Meteor F.8 Gloster Meteor F.4? (pair) Row5 Bristo; 170 Freighter, Fairey Firefly Percival Prince Percival Prentice ,Austers (pair) |
longshot |
Saturday 21st of December 2013 09:00:09 PM |
Seems a better idea to spread the pins more thinly over the several different views of this Farnborough show so they can be read? |
longshot |
Saturday 21st of December 2013 03:44:10 PM |