VH-KDK Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Orbx Content: True Earth Great Britiain South, EGTF Fairoaks. Flying along the A3 London to Portsmouth road in the Surrey countryside. The old Vickers test facility at Wisley can be seen by the port wing with Woking and West Byfleet by the starboard wing. Follow the stbd wing to the edge of the image and you can see McLaren Technology Centre and of course Orbx EGTF Fairoaks. Directly below the Cherokee is the village of Ripley which dates back to Norman times. There are many listed buildings here including the Old Pharmacy where penicillin was produced for the first time in 1944. H.G.Wells mentioned Ripley in War of the Worlds and The Wheels of Chance and the Sherlock Holmes short, The Naval Treaty was set here. A guitarist you may have heard of called Eric Clapton was born here in 1945. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 great shot and rather a lot of info there Martyn.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Fantastic shot with so much info! Brilliant! Thank you, John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Great shot and information there Martyn I drove through Ripley many years ago. A charming village. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 A very nice image Martyn, with some very interesting historical flavor added. I also really like that livery! Landon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Ripley and I approve of your shot Martyn . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Grand shot indeed. cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak73 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Well done Martyn, an excellent shot along with an informative explanation. Keep up the good work!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 8 hours ago, wain71 said: great shot and rather a lot of info there Martyn.... Thanks Wayne, I could have written even more such as the 2012 Olympics road races passed through Ripley but I won't mention it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 8 hours ago, John Mac said: Fantastic shot with so much info! Brilliant! Thank you, John. Cheers John, happy you enjoyed the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 6 hours ago, paulb said: Great shot and information there Martyn I drove through Ripley many years ago. A charming village. Thanks Paul. There were so many beautiful villages in the area, I hope it hasn't changed too much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Sniper31 said: A very nice image Martyn, with some very interesting historical flavor added. I also really like that livery! Landon Thanks Landon. I like the 60's colours on the Cherokee too. Memories of times! Indeed, a lot of history in the area too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 3 hours ago, BradB said: Ripley and I approve of your shot Martyn . Thanks John but that one went over my head. Was this a TV show or a movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Grand shot indeed. cheers Iain Thanks Iain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Kodiak73 said: Well done Martyn, an excellent shot along with an informative explanation. Keep up the good work!! Cheers Dave, glad you found it of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Lessons and lessons linked to the picture. Hasn’t someone been growing up near the Vickers test facility? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Thanks John but that one went over my head. Was this a TV show or a movie? https://www.ripleys.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 It's a nice scenery there the EGTF airport and the McLaren facilities. Well done Martyn! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 11 hours ago, andiflyit said: It's a nice scenery there the EGTF airport and the McLaren facilities. Well done Martyn! Thank you Andreas, I didnt realise at first until I looked closer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 A lot of info in those shots Martyn, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, adambar said: A lot of info in those shots Martyn, well done! Thanks Adam. Some local knowledge and some research involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Nice shot Martyn. There's a place on the Goldcoast called Ripley's Believe it or Not, that has all sorts of weird stuff on display. I've never been there so I don't know exactly what they have on display. That concludes my useless information for today. Don 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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