discussion The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre and a quick stop at Coningsby.

[Guest]

HI John looks like you had a greatday out but im missing quite a few pics is any one eles havin this trouble ?

Chris I can see all the ones I posted , have you seen them since your post ?
John .

 

[Guest]

Looks a grand day out John. I've been meaning to go there for some time, but I never seem to get past Newark!
Pete

Oh you should go Pete, well worth the effort .
John .

 

[Guest]

Fantastic shots John!
does this mean you'll be leaving Russia any time soon..........?

No not at all Neil, since I came back to modelling I've wanted to go to the museums out side Moscow and several others. They have some great exhibits scattered all over the place in the old federation.

Hi John
Great photos. I shall study them more on my big computer screen. Sounds like you had an excellent day out
Jim

Yes we did Jim, hope you enjoy them .

Looks like a grand outing for you John. Thanks for posting the pictures...they're great.

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks Richard, glad you liked them. It was perfect.

You can always spot the modellers at any aircraft museum - they're the ones who photograph all the little details!

Pete

:smiling2: your right , think my mate thought I was slightly obsessive with photographing the oddest things ! I had to explain to him we liked the minute details of things like catches, screw heads , bits of wiring anything that can't be seen :smiling2::smiling::nerd:
John .

 

[Steve Jones]

Thanks for sharing mate. Looks like you had a great day out.

 

[colin m]

Great pictures and thanks for taking time to post them all. I've seen NX611 only the once at a 'Three' Lancaster event some years ago. It certainly is a place I must return to sometime soon.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for sharing mate. Looks like you had a great day out.

Thanks Steve, a great day indeed ..

Great pictures and thanks for taking time to post them all. I've seen NX611 only the once at a 'Three' Lancaster event some years ago. It certainly is a place I must return to sometime soon.

Your welcome Colin. It's a pity it can't fly.
Thanks guys .
John .

 

[yak face]

Brilliant pics john , and it looks like you had a great day out. Maybe the single gun is a Molins 6 pounder anti tank , as installed in the Mosquito xviii “tsetse”?

 

[Guest]

Brilliant pics john , and it looks like you had a great day out. Maybe the single gun is a Molins 6 pounder anti tank , as installed in the Mosquito xviii “tsetse”?

Well Tony, we asked a fitter and he said an anti aircraft weapon. ! I thought with one barrel, ! It did look slightly like one in the plane , but the one in the plane I could only see from underneath. The thing about the gun itself was the barrel could be quickly changed, as there was a metal bar holding it in with a quick release pin. That seemed very strange .
Your idea seems more likely to me .Thanks for commenting.

 

[Guest]

Now all we need it that truck to be named ! :smiling2:

 

[boatman]

Chris I can see all the ones I posted , have you seen them since your post ?
John .

HI John I can now see all pics now many thanks must be due to my low megabtite area an takin time to come through to my pc an glad you had a nice day out an my dad was in the raf an I see most of the veichiles on raf coltishall but I dint see that truck you are on about .But to me it looks like a scammel make but what it for don't know maybe just G/P for carryin heavy loads ?
chris

 

[BattleshipBob]

Hi John

A friend worked at St Athan as a civilian, he asked if i could have a quick look and take photos, the RAF said ok as long i brought some biscuits, so i arrived

The base police searched my car and noted the box's of biscuits, Roses etc and had to be bribed with a few chockies lol

I arrived at the hanger and my god what a wonderful sight!!! Met the chief engineer who was very happy about the goodies (money very well spent). He just said fill your boots, go where you like take as long as you like!!! So i did, wonderful day. Was given a tour and watched a engine being fitted, fantastic

 

[Guest]

Excellent photos john :smiling3:.
My Brother did 30 years in the RAF,he is a traffic warden now.

 

[stillp]

Hi John

A friend worked at St Athan as a civilian, he asked if i could have a quick look and take photos, the RAF said ok as long i brought some biscuits, so i arrived

The base police searched my car and noted the box's of biscuits, Roses etc and had to be bribed with a few chockies lol

I arrived at the hanger and my god what a wonderful sight!!! Met the chief engineer who was very happy about the goodies (money very well spent). He just said fill your boots, go where you like take as long as you like!!! So i did, wonderful day. Was given a tour and watched a engine being fitted, fantastic

I also had a friend working at St Athan as a civilian, but when I went there I was searched and made to leave my camera at the gatehouse. Perhaps I should have taken biccies! About all I can remember was seeing a Lightning in the airframe training hangar, with an apprentice bashing something in the cockpit with a large hammer. I remarked that was why I had to pay so much tax, for the RAF to have millions of pounds worth of planes for people to practice hammering on - my friend said that if necessary, the Lightning could be fuelled, armed, and at 30 000 feet within an hour!
Apparently when the Vulcans that were mothballed at St Athan were needed for the Falklands conflict, there was a frantic search for the control column from one of them, which was eventually found adorning the bar in the Sergeants' Mess.

Pete

 

[minitnkr]

Excellent pics Dzohn, thanks for sharing. Did notice the well done basket for containing excess crapintheback.:smiling2: PaulE

 

[Guest]

HI John I can now see all pics now many thanks must be due to my low megabtite area an takin time to come through to my pc an glad you had a nice day out an my dad was in the raf an I see most of the veichiles on raf coltishall but I dint see that truck you are on about .But to me it looks like a scammel make but what it for don't know maybe just G/P for carryin heavy loads ?
chris

Thanks Chris, glad you can see them. That truck is getting to me, Id have thought by now someone would have said " Oh yes that's a so and so. " I though a Mack, but after a search I came up with this .


Ok not exactly the same , but a square rad front windscreen the same .. split , so think is a G.M.C.

Hi John

A friend worked at St Athan as a civilian, he asked if i could have a quick look and take photos, the RAF said ok as long i brought some biscuits, so i arrived

The base police searched my car and noted the box's of biscuits, Roses etc and had to be bribed with a few chockies lol

I arrived at the hanger and my god what a wonderful sight!!! Met the chief engineer who was very happy about the goodies (money very well spent). He just said fill your boots, go where you like take as long as you like!!! So i did, wonderful day. Was given a tour and watched a engine being fitted, fantastic

See a box of biscuits and your in. nice one Bob.:smiling3:

I also had a friend working at St Athan as a civilian, but when I went there I was searched and made to leave my camera at the gatehouse. Perhaps I should have taken biccies! About all I can remember was seeing a Lightning in the airframe training hangar, with an apprentice bashing something in the cockpit with a large hammer. I remarked that was why I had to pay so much tax, for the RAF to have millions of pounds worth of planes for people to practice hammering on - my friend said that if necessary, the Lightning could be fuelled, armed, and at 30 000 feet within an hour!
Apparently when the Vulcans that were mothballed at St Athan were needed for the Falklands conflict, there was a frantic search for the control column from one of them, which was eventually found adorning the bar in the Sergeants' Mess.

Pete

Wrong biscuits, or as in your case none.
The story about the hammer makes me cringe, what had hitting it with a hammer have anything to do with a one hr fly time. :surprised:
As for the Vulcan, I can quite understand that remark, oh lets have that in the bar, looks a treat !:smiling3:.

Excellent pics Dzohn, thanks for sharing. Did notice the well done basket for containing excess crapintheback.:smiling2: PaulE

Paul as soon as I saw that I thought of you had to photograph it :smiling3:
Can you Identify that truck at the beginning please.
Dzhon.




John .

 

[Allen Dewire]

Hi Dude 2,

I was a little hasty yesterday and didn't get to see the whole post you made as I had to go to bed early. I have been looking through my references and haven't found anything that matches the one you posted. It appears to be post war. It has tires used by the Germans. The winch is not found on any WWII trucks I saw as well as the headlights being mounted on the front bumper. The truck itself looks to be possibly a Skoda, Tatra, or a Magirus Deutz off shoot of the Einheit trucks with two rear axles, but single tires on each one. The windshield and back window are also oddities in how they are mounted. Is this a fuel tanker? It doesn't match any GMC products either I'm afraid. Sorry I can't be of more help buddy. It does look like you did have a blast and thanks for sharing the pics with us!!!

Prost
Dude 1

 

[Guest]

Hi Dude 2,

I was a little hasty yesterday and didn't get to see the whole post you made as I had to go to bed early. I have been looking through my references and haven't found anything that matches the one you posted. It appears to be post war. It has tires used by the Germans. The winch is not found on any WWII trucks I saw as well as the headlights being mounted on the front bumper. The truck itself looks to be possibly a Skoda, Tatra, or a Magirus Deutz off shoot of the Einheit trucks with two rear axles, but single tires on each one. The windshield and back window are also oddities in how they are mounted. Is this a fuel tanker? It doesn't match any GMC products either I'm afraid. Sorry I can't be of more help buddy. It does look like you did have a blast and thanks for sharing the pics with us!!!

Prost
Dude 1

Dude 1 , thank you, Magirus Deutz mmm , Skoda, I shall at this rate have to ring them up ! its a pity it had nothing to identify it. It appeared to be carrying some sort electrical genset, as there were some thick cables in the back.
Dude 2

 

[minitnkr]

Sorry Dzohn, was confused on which truck. It is not US made. Winch take off, axles, wheels, bed, etc. are not US mfgr. Front bumper fairlead might be. Looks a Frankenstein composit. Allen has posited some good guesses. PaulE

 

[Guest]

Sorry Dzohn, was confused on which truck. It is not US made. Winch take off, axles, wheels, bed, etc. are not US mfgr. Front bumper fairlead might be. Looks a Frankenstein composit. Allen has posited some good guesses. PaulE

Thanks buddy, tonight I found a Y tube video on the search light that I showed. That is German and came with the gen set, going to email the centre tomorrow and enclose the photo .
We will get to the bottom of this !

Excellent photos john :smiling3:.
My Brother did 30 years in the RAF,he is a traffic warden now.

Ralph, sorry I missed you for a moment,thanks for commenting .

John .

 

[Guest]

Morning all .
In an attempt to find out what that truck was I've written to the centre, while searching for information I found this.

Dude 1 may find this very interesting.

also found this on Y TUBE

off to the bench and most probably the garden .
John.