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Old aircraft adverts
Ive had these pics for some time, no longer remember where they came from but they are from a bygone era when Britain was an engineering nation and men had huge moustaches ;)
http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads/scan0005-2.jpg http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads/scan0008.jpg http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads/scan0009-1.jpg http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads/scan0011-1.jpg Ive got a few more if anyone is interested |
They're gorgeous, I love old ads like these, they'd look excellent on the wall :thumb:
More please :cool: |
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Bring 'em on! |
Nice, I love old planes, I think the golden era of aviation was the bit where props were ending and the jet age was dawning, Constellation's, Caravelle's 707's, Lightnings, Vulcan's (of course), Hunter's, Trident's etc, the liveries of commercial airliners are always so of their time as well, Dan Air, BEA, B.O.A.C etc, as a kid I always remember photo's from the 50's of impossibly shiny jets on huge runways against an improbably blue skies.
Some good photos of Manchester airport through the years available here. Manchester City Council - Manchester Local Image Collection - About the Collection |
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What a great post and thanks for sharing these:)
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Didn't realise that Folland was the company that made the gnat (red arrows) :thumb:
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They're waaaaay cool, awesome! :cool: :thumb:
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Class :D
The folland Gnat was apparantly a bitch to work on (control surfaces) and the instructor couldn't see anything :( Painted bright red it was a great recruiting tool so made the grade LOL AFAIK we sold it to the Indians as the adjeet (spelling) who took it to bits and rebuilt it so it worked LOL And as for westland.........just google whirlwind :D three words.....Isambard Kingdom Brunell LOL Shaun |
Very Very cool pics, thanks for posting :)
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that first one nettlefolds, my dad has hundreds of boxes of their screws in the shed, i borrowed a plane off him the other day, it hard spare blades in the parts catalogue and the price was in opld money
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The one on the first ad looks like a Mosquito.
I flew with the Arrows on a display in the Gnat. It was a little cracker to fly, the visibility in the rear was no worse than most in-line dual seaters. It was the best jet I ever flew for throttle control in formation. I don't think the Hawk is so impressive in their display as the Gnat was. Les |
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Thanks JB, good to see them all. Thats a clever one by Accles and Pollock for the Auster.
Les :) |
http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads/scan0002-2.jpg
http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads/scan0001-1.jpg http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads/scan0010-1.jpg Keil Kraft Kits - isnt that name a bit dodgy? Also I love the line "Supplies may be difficult but we are doing our best" - that just wouldnt work in todays modern world of the consumer! |
last two aircraft ones I have, I've saved the naughty ones till last :norty:
http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads...wells-1-sm.jpg http://www.jaybird.myby.co.uk/airads...wells-2-sm.jpg |
Cool pics. :notworthy
Reminds me of when I was a kid going round to see my grandparents and looking through old books and magazines they had in the loft and the cupboard under the stairs. :cool: |
Les
It could be sour grapes as my Dad's brother built Blackburn Buccaneers in Brough, just about the time I was born. The S2 used to tool around the east coast firing ranges when I was a kid, I collected the spent 20mm and practice bombs !! Fast as fcuk without VG wings but with tiny (boundary layer control) wings / tailplane :) Wouldn't trouble you in a Canberra or Iron Triangle at height.. but what a cracking high speed pass at ground level at the air shows I went to as a kid :D Shaun |
Quality, love those pics, thanks for sharing.
The last time I was passing through Narita they had lots of the old Airline posters from the 50's and 60's on the walls, also very cool :thumb: |
Originally Posted by Midlife......
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Les
It could be sour grapes as my Dad's brother built Blackburn Buccaneers in Brough, just about the time I was born. The S2 used to tool around the east coast firing ranges when I was a kid, I collected the spent 20mm and practice bombs !! Fast as fcuk without VG wings but with tiny (boundary layer control) wings / tailplane :) Wouldn't trouble you in a Canberra or Iron Triangle at height.. but what a cracking high speed pass at ground level at the air shows I went to as a kid :D Shaun I used to have a bit of fun on the East Coast ranges too. We used to run a book on who got the best results-two bombs each for the two pilots and 2 for the Radar Navigator who was also the bomb aimer. Loser bought the beer :D Les :) |
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