Aircraft Alconbury, AB (RAF)
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Sunrise from Eastham Ferry this morning looking over to Helsby & Frodsham Hill. Bitterly cold with the wind blowing across the Mersey. I checked my Compass/Thermometer thats always clipped to my camera bag and it was showing -4!!
XR397 DeHavilland DH106 Comet 4C at RAF Lyneham in 1962 in service until 1975. Purchased by Dan-Air the same year becoming G BDIV, wfu in Nov 1979 at Lasham Hampshire (EGHL). This airliner was to become part of the Dan-Air Historical Aircraft Collection, a stay of execution until 1985 but was scrapped at Lasham that year.
Later all the RAF 4Cs were painted grey on the undersides of the fuselage, but on a personal note thought the all metal finish was most attractive.
48hrs, it takes me forty eight hours before I will download and see images from the night out. It was a good night and I want to go back for more;)
Photographed at the local "cruise night." The owner was super nice and shared some technical details about this beautiful little mid-engine roadster.
Canon nFD 50mm F1.4
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Spotted this beast in Inverness today, WOW! This is number 311 of 500 launch control models. Only a couple of them in the country.
It was outside the showroom and some muppet parked next to it whilst I was snapping (reflection on left of grill). Could not believe how ignorant he was as there was plenty of parking.