VH-KDK Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I can only ever remember seeing one of these huge aircraft flying. We were driving down to Littlehampton for a day at the beach. It was a typical summers day. 8/8 cloud at about 4000ft and intermittent showers. Out of the clouds flew this Blackburn Beverley. It lumbered past over the South Downs and was soon out of sight, Must have made a big impression on me as it was over 50 years ago yet I can still picture it now. It could well have been on it's way to Tangmere which was the only RAF station in the direction it was flying. Here are 3 shots of the Mighty Beverley flying out of Essen in some better weather. 1. 2. 3. Some info for those who are not familiar with this plane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Beverley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Cool shots Martyn! I don't remember seeing the Beverley before, looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev D Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 There's a blast from the past. Used to watch them ar RAF Abindgon when I was a youth......If I recall correctly, it was the first large transport aircraft to have proper reverse thrust props, and could stop in 900 ft. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Never seen this aircraft before. Now I know it existed. Fantastic, Martyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 5 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Must have made a big impression on me Indeed such a big thing must have been a severe impression. Still today these big flying objects have something special when they get close to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDX Flyer Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Congratulations. You win the daily contest for posting the weirdest aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Beautiful Shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Nice Martyn! The British sure had some cool designs. I don't know the name of the passenger plane from the sixties but as a kid I have always loved the look of it. It's the jet with four engines and they're mounted inside the wing near the wing root. I always thought that was the coolest design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 24 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Nice Martyn! The British sure had some cool designs. I don't know the name of the passenger plane from the sixties but as a kid I have always loved the look of it. It's the jet with four engines and they're mounted inside the wing near the wing root. I always thought that was the coolest design! Thanks Jack, you are thinking of the DeHavilland Comet 4. A common sight where I lived near Heathrow, with BEA and BOAC and later with Dan Air(they flew out of Gatwick). I visited the Dan Air base at Lasham one evening and we were given permission to look around as long as we did not touch anything or go near the old aircraft. There were about 10 old Comets there in various states of decay. I think they were being used for spares. Also there was an Avro York parked which has since been restored to display condition. Some more info on these 2 great British planes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Thanks Jack, you are thinking of the DeHavilland Comet 4. A common sight where I lived near Heathrow, with BEA and BOAC and later with Dan Air(they flew out of Gatwick). I visited the Dan Air base at Lasham one evening and we were given permission to look around as long as we did not touch anything or go near the old aircraft. There were about 10 old Comets there in various states of decay. I think they were being used for spares. Also there was an Avro York parked which has since been restored to display condition. Some more info on these 2 great British planes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_York YES! Thanks Martyn. The Comet. What a wonderful looking plane. Man I love the placement of those engines! So cool for a boy of 8 back then. Thanks for the links Martyn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Interesting plane for sure Martyn !! . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colbert Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 A fine set, Martyn! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Several countries took a shot at the 'Flying Boxcar' design - they were all fairly ugly. Memories of Jimmy Stewart and the gang refurbing that old C82 - now that was exceptionally ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea-Pig on Glideslope Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Essen/Mülheim, VH? I am mostly at EDLE when hopping in the A320 Simulator there. Good pics, Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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