EAW046632 ENGLAND (1952). Farnborough, Bristol 173 G-ALBN and Saunders-Roe Skeeter WF112 parked at the Farnborough Air Show, 1952

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Details

Title [EAW046632] Farnborough, Bristol 173 G-ALBN and Saunders-Roe Skeeter WF112 parked at the Farnborough Air Show, 1952
Reference EAW046632
Date 5-September-1952
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Place name FARNBOROUGH
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 486193, 154271
Longitude / Latitude -0.76404069128512, 51.280543644407
National Grid Reference SU862543

Pins

It was this type of helicopter that was used to install the 'fleche' on top of the new Coventry cathedral.

Coventry kid
Sunday 8th of June 2014 06:16:34 PM
To be accurate, it was a Belvedere (the production version) from RAF Odiham that performed the task.

Graham Yaxley
Friday 16th of January 2015 07:50:09 PM

User Comment Contributions

The following aircraft were exhibited at the 1952 Society of British Aircraft Contructors (SBAC) airshow at Farnborough:

CF-CUM de Havilland Comet 1A

G-AIVX Short Sealand

G-AJLW de Havilland Dove 2

G-AKBF Scottish Aviation Pioneer 2

G-ALBN Bristol 173 MK1

G-ALBO Bristol Britannia 100

G-ALSX Bristol 171 MK3

G-ALVG de Havilland Comet 1

G-ALWE Vickers Viscount 701

G-ALZL de Havilland Heron 1

G-AMKL Auster B4

G-AMKY Percival Prince 3B

G-AMMB Percival Prince 2

G-AMMS Auster Aiglet Trainer J/5L

G-AMPA Auster Autocrat J/5G

G-AMTZ Saunders-Roe Skeeter 5

VV612 de Havilland Venom 1

VX136 Supermarine 508

VX158 Short Sperrin

VX185 English Electric Canberra B5

VX770 Avro 698 Vulcan prototype

VX790 Avro 707B

VZ750 Westland Wyvern TF4

WB195 Hawker Hunter F1

WB215 Vickers Valiant B1

WD280 Avro 707A

WD808 Gloster Javelin FAW1

WD933 English Electric Canberra B2 (Sapphire engines)

WD943 English Electric Canberra B2 (Avon engines)

WD952 English Electric Canberra B2 (Olympus engines)

WE281 de Havilland Venom FB1

WE488 Fairey Ganett AS1

WE522 Percival Provest T1

WF112 Saunders-Roe Skeeter 3B

WF147 Hawker Sea Hawk F1

WF320 Blackburn Univeral Freighter

WF429 Vickers Varsity T1

WG236 de Havilland DH110 (crashed 6th September)

WG240 de Havilland DH110

WG531 Avro Shackleton MR2

WG707 Westland Dragonfly HR3

WJ149 Fairey Firefly AS7

WJ965 Supermarine 541

WK194 Supermarine Swift F1

WK338 Supermarine Attacker FB2

WK385 de Havilland Sea Venom NF20

WL453 Gloster Meteor T7

WL808 de Havilland Venon NF2

WM166 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF11

WM735 Percival Sea Prince T1

WN467 English Electric Canberra T4

WP838 de Havilland Chipmunk T10

WZ429 de Havilland Vampire T11

XA250 Handley Page Reading Marathon T1

NZ5906 Bristol Freighter 31



Other aircraft on the airfield were resident or supporting the exhibitors.

Graham Yaxley
Friday 16th of January 2015 07:35:04 PM