Normally on this blog I show images and give a description, but today I've trawled through Flight's collection of unidentified flying objec...err, photos. These photos are missing information about what type of aircraft is depicted, the location, and year.
Here are three. Do you know anything about them? If so, leave a comment or follow the link under the photo.
Do you have eagle eyes? Why not go through more photos?
Here are three. Do you know anything about them? If so, leave a comment or follow the link under the photo.
Do you have eagle eyes? Why not go through more photos?
on July 5, 2009 5:55 PM | Reply
The second two are Canadair DC-4 North Stars. I used to drive by one often when it was parked outside at the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_North_Star
on July 5, 2009 8:14 PM | Reply
And the location for the second two is the BOAC hangar at Heathrow:
http://www.ssplprints.com/image.php?id=125450
on July 5, 2009 8:23 PM | Reply
The first one is a Sea Hawk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_hawk_wv908_frontview_arp.jpg
on July 5, 2009 10:37 PM | Reply
The first photo is of a Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 of the Royal Navy. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Hawk
Second photo is of Bristol 175 Britannia G-ANBD of BOAC. See: http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=G-ANBD&u=reg
Third photo is of another Bristol 175 Britannia G-ANBC of BOAC. See: http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Europe/G-ANBC.html
on July 6, 2009 2:14 AM | Reply
#1: Hawker Sea Hawk
#2 & #3: Bristol Britannia.
on July 6, 2009 8:38 AM | Reply
The top picture appears to be a Hawker Sea Hawk. Maybe 899 Sqn?
I think the lower two are be a Bristol Britannia - a quick web search indicates that G-ANBC was the third Britannia to be built, in 1956
on July 6, 2009 11:24 AM | Reply
The first one is a Hawker Sea Hawk, the ones below are Brittanias.
on July 6, 2009 2:59 PM | Reply
Thank you everyone for all the helpful info! Keep it coming--we've got many more photos to identify.
on July 6, 2009 7:56 PM | Reply
My bad. Indeed those are Bristol Britannias.
on July 7, 2009 3:25 PM | Reply
The third picture is a Bristol 175 Britannia 102. G-ANBC. First flew 1955. Did a belly landing after loss of hydraulic pressure in Khartoum Sudan 11 NOV 1960. Plane was damaged beyond repair and written off. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601111-0
Came across an interesting claim on PPrune
An interesting fact about the Britannia.
El Al were about to introduce an Israel - New York service which was to route Tel Aviv - London - New York and vv. On the last proving flight they had on board an ex RAF navigator who was Technical Adviser to the El Al Chairman.
After take off to return to London from New York he managed to get them into the core of the jetstream and stay there right the way across the Atlantic & Europe before landing at Tel Aviv non stop from New York, at all times all fuel requirements for diversions etc were maintained.
This flight was just before Christmas 1956, the navigator John ED Williams later went on to found Euravia which later became Britannia Airways.