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06 Apr 2009 20:08 #21 by REF
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VikingsBoss, the Skeeter wasn't there when I went a month or so back, not sure where it is now - does anyone know?

CDP, you are an eccentric englishman!!!

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06 Apr 2009 22:04 #22 by 92fis
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I remember the Super Sabre being there in the late 70's, found a couple of pic's of the gate guard. I'd say that it was pole mounted in 77 or 78 according to the dates of the pic's.

www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1131563/

www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1155336/

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12 Apr 2009 10:34 #23 by rtv
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A couple from RAF Marham

Victor

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12 Apr 2009 11:40 #24 by PaulHP
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There are pictures of RAF Northolts old spitfire TE476 gate guard taken in 1969 on Flickr:

www.flickr.com/photos/acres-n-acres/2263162366/

www.flickr.com/photos/acres-n-ac ... 331050347/

www.flickr.com/photos/acres-n-ac ... 331050347/

And now in its new home in Florida:

www.flickr.com/photos/acres-n-acres/3277853334/

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21 Apr 2009 21:13 #25 by Richard Drew
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NOW THAT IS A GATE GUARD
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29 Apr 2009 10:01 #26 by VikingsBoss
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VikingsBoss, the Skeeter wasn't there when I went a month or so back, not sure where it is now - does anyone know?

CDP, you are an eccentric englishman!!!


Finally managed to discover that the Skeeter has been removed to another part of the airfield for refurbishment.

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01 May 2009 08:17 #27 by Paul Francis
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Yes it is Richard, if god could design a plane it would be the Victor!
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!

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01 May 2009 12:39 #28 by Richard Drew
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What I find hard to get around is the fact that this plane (the Victor) was being designed when the Halifax was still being built????
Richard
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01 May 2009 20:27 #29 by Paul Francis
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Halifax - was not that WW2? Richard I thought the prototype Victor flew in 1913 disguised as the 'yellow peril' (the second version with ailerons) - not the earlier wing warping version.
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!

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01 May 2009 21:48 #30 by Richard Drew
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Handley Page E/50, (H.P.5), "Yellow Peril", 1911

www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/handley_page.html

Whilst searching for the 1913 version I found this map, it has nothing to do with gate guards but may be of interest to somebody.

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the image did not transfer go to airminded.org/index.php?s=planes

‘Aeroplane barrage line. December, 1916.’ I found it on a blog what ever they are.
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