There`s life in the old chaps yet!-ETPS Andover etc

[IanH]

Well perhaps some have a little longer than others!

All taken very recently (Boscombe, Yeovilton, Odiham, Brize Norton) and still going strong. Changes afoot during next few years will impact on these types but with OSD`s under constant review......you never know! I have been trying to catch the ETPS Andover for a while but always seem to be in the wrong place.





Who knows how much longer the F3`s will remain active with Qinetiq?







C-130K VC-10 and Tristar and the new kid on the block.

















The rotary picture will look a little different in 2-3 years than it does now.



















Hunters stiil looking great in service with HHA.









Regards, ian

[andyxh558]

I thought the andover had been retired. great that is hasnt yet and is the last ever RAF (ok qinetq) aircraft that was built at Woodford.

[hunterxf382]

Nice selection but by far my favourite are those Hunters....

[BatmanIX]

Good to see you've been getting out and about Ian!

May catch you about soon if the weather behaves itself.

Cheers,
Paul

[Hanzi]

nice pics well done

[Vulcan1010]

Love the Pictures of the Andover

[Lumix]

Nice set of some of our more elderly airframes! Hunters & Andover look great!

Can anyone advise what the Serial of Sea King coded '18' is? I saw it last week.

[kjshaw01]

Great set of pics , but I agree it's sad to consider where they'll all be in three years

Kev

[RichPittman]

Nice selection Ian

Loving the taxiway work at Brize

[Stu]

Nice selection ZZ330 been out our way round Coast few times last week

[RickIngham]

Great Pics

[IanH]

Nice set of some of our more elderly airframes! Hunters & Andover look great!

Can anyone advise what the Serial of Sea King coded '18' is? I saw it last week.

XV648....

Regards, Ian

[Lumix]

Nice set of some of our more elderly airframes! Hunters & Andover look great!

Can anyone advise what the Serial of Sea King coded '18' is? I saw it last week.

XV648....

Regards, Ian

Cheers, Ian. My own research had come up with XV648, but as this is the one that was repainted in the original Navy Blue scheme, I suspected that it wasn't. According to this thread: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=31335 It went to Fleetlands in 2010.

I guess it must have been repainted in the grey/dayglo scheme. Can anyone confirm?

[Craig]

Lovely set, where were the Brize lanch spots taken from? Looks a cracking spot!

[IanH]

Just checked photos and definitely XV648.

Regards, ian