Airbase Coventry today.

[MOD]

The weather looked good but the wind was a problem for some. It was almost a direct crosswind and the active end changed frequently!!



Shackleton WR963






Meteor T7 WA591 had a problem.


Meteor NF11 WM167 G-LOSM left for RIAT




DH112 Venom FB50 WK436


Rapides left






Percival P40 Prentice left





The static guys.
Nimrod MR2


Lockheed Neptune


Hunter 878 WT722 Ex FRADU


Yak


Canberra VN799


Canberra WK163


ibw

[Sploosher]

nice set of pics MOD.......................

another place that is on my `to go to` list......................

[Cluny]

So thats why WA591 was late [schedualed to arrive at 13:46 , arrived 17:23 when I was back at my car] .
Thanks for sharing Ian

[Jack]

Are the canberra's ever likley to fly again?

[MOD]

So thats why WA591 was late [schedualed to arrive at 13:46 , arrived 17:23 when I was back at my car] .
Thanks for sharing Ian

I didn't see it leave Airbase. Had JPT problem in morning. It had some attention but still no joy and one of the engineers was overheard to say 'Put her back in the hangar', so I left at around 15.00.

ibw

Jack I understand that WK163 still flies although I haven't seen it do so for some time.

[Richw_82]

Excellent shots! Hope its that sunny at the weekend.

Last I heard regarding the Canberra was that they are still looking for an engine for it after one got damaged in a birdstrike? I've seen pictures of the dead engine and it was pretty mangled inside.

[Jigsaw]

Great pics as usual mate

[MOD]

Excellent shots! Hope its that sunny at the weekend.

Last I heard regarding the Canberra was that they are still looking for an engine for it after one got damaged in a birdstrike? I've seen pictures of the dead engine and it was pretty mangled inside.

Thanks for that info Rich. BTW 963 looked superb in the sun. Locked up unfortunately but I am a Classic Flight Club member and Bagington is only 30 mins away so I will return.

Please use this site to keep us up to date.

Ian

[Richw_82]

Will do! Any Saturday and we're there.

If all goes well the next run will be on the 30th.

Rich

Edited to add:

Went to our storage yesterday and saw the Canberra engine in the flesh. Very messy! Damage to all the turbine blades on first 12 stages.

[Ramshornvortex]

Damage to all the turbine blades on first 12 stages

Compressor rotor/stator blades I rather expect? Must have been some sort of titanium armoured bird to have made it to the turbine blades......

[Richw_82]

Compressor blades then... whatever they are called, they go round and are at the front in rows.

(there's no pistons in there so its all witchcraft )

Rich

[Ramshornvortex]

Compressor blades then... whatever they are called, they go round and are at the front in rows.

(there's no pistons in there so its all witchcraft )

Rich

If there had have been a piston in there, that would have explained why all the compressor blades decided to leave in a hurry!!

[Lucas1860]

Corkers.

Jim