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Z7015 preparing for take off whist the Red Arrows perform in the skies above. The Sea Hurricane developed a fault after taxiing to the holding area before take off and remained on the ground.
This was at the Flying Festival 2019 at Old Warden Airfield held by the Shuttleworth Collection.
1942 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc.
This was at the Flying Festival 2019 held at Old Warden Airfield by the Shuttleworth Collection.
AR501 saw wartime sevice with 310 (Czech) Squadron. She also featured in the film Battle of Britain ( with elliptical wing tips fitted).
Two restorations seem to have taken place since then. The first one resulting in a return to the skies during 1975. The second done over very many years saw AR501 fly again in 2018. I was lucky enough to see some of this restoration in progress over a couple of much earlier vists to the Shuttleworth Collection hangers.
At Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill W11.
This is one of 13 remaining Cabmen's Shelters out of a total of 61 built between 1875 and 1914.
In the background is Kensington Temple. Originally a Congregational Church with the foundation stone laid in 1848.
Photo taken in 2019.
An old Kumaoni villager on a roadside near Ranikhet, Uttarakhand.
I saw him sitting next to the highway, maybe resting his tired legs. When he saw me raising my camera, he gave a puzzled look and then looked away. As he turned back around to see if I was still there, I was waiting, ready to take the shot. Street photographer's strategy at work!
As a judge would say 'Someone else's art'. So I waited for a passer by to add my own artwork. I did wait for her to get to the centre of the frame and I was fortunate that she took an interest in the bike, always good in a photo.
On my way home the road was closed for the horse racing across the downs. I took the opportunity to park the car and try my hand and a few shots. I didn't get very far as a race course official appeared and asked me to move on....... private land.
Displayed at the Imperial War Museum, London.
I had previously taken a photo of this vehicle back in September 2012 when it was at IWM Duxford.
Reuters Press Agency vehicle damaged during an Israeli rocket strike on Gaza in 2006.
Plans have recently been made public to turn this two hundred year old derelict pub in to a small hotel / restaurant.l. Must be good news.
The very lovely EYE 599 taking part in the Ensignbus Vintage Running Day 2018.
In the background is LJ59 AEK Arriva London's DW238, Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2.
My view of Castle Riechenstein as I sailed in the River Empress along the upper middle Rhine Valley Germany
A lone, weathered tree stands defiant amidst the frozen marshlands, its skeletal branches etching silent echoes into the wintry void. A timeless guardian of solitude, enduring the weight of seasons in quiet resilience.
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TPK 841 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard Chatham.
Powered by a 933cc side valve engine this version was made from 1949 to 1953. A revamp of the model that had beed around since the 1930's. this basic design continued until 1959 in the form of the Ford Popular.
This years theme was Folk Tales From Around the World. This one, by Patcham Infants School, represented 'How the Zebra got its Stripes'.
I liked the composition in this frame with the red and blue panels and shapes around the black and white zebra.
Brighton Photographers Group - 52 week challenge
week 18: Lines
A female Baya Weaver bird perched on a Sorghum plant in a field near Ludhiana, Punjab.
Sorghum (Jowar) is a leading cereal crop worldwide that is especially important in India, and other developing and underdeveloped countries. It is an important fodder for cattle as well as a staple grain among poor rural populations.
WR982 at Gatwick Aviation Museum.
The Avro Shackleton made a maiden flight in 1949 and was in production from 1951 until 1958. The later Shackletons were much heavier than the early versions. They had a pair of jet engines for take off assistance, but that also added additional weight. A nose wheel was another feature not seen on earlier types.
Thumbs Up - I never asked them to put their thumbs up and never noticed they had till I uploaded the images.
The 1949 Bristol K5G now restored to its Eastern Naional livery by the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society.
ONO 59 set off from The Elms, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex in 1967 for a round the world trip that lasted about 2 years. Back at The Elms for a couple of days visit.
Photo taken in 2019.
DM 2583 having a break from a hard days work on an event day at Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire. Surprisingly large bus with a 40 seat capacity which was well used giving tourist rides.
This bus spent a far amount of time in a farmers field used as accommodation. Now in safe hands with the Shuttleworth Collection.
Landscape of Trisul peaks during mid-morning from Kasauni, Uttarakhand.
Trisul, named after Shiva's trident weapon, Trishula, is a group of three Himalayan peaks in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
Car 21 currently residing in the former Lynn Tait Gallery building, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex.
Good that a few of these much loved carriages have survived.
Brighton Festival - Children's Parade 2019
The theme this year is Folk Tales from around the World. This tale is 'The Polar Bear Son' by Fairlight Primary and Nursery School.
Looks magnificent. A major restoration between 1986 and 2000 certainly seems have been very worthwhile.
The final guise of the rebadged Metro. The original model launched in 1980 was called the Austin Mini Metro and had a few name changes along the way to becoming the Rover 100 series in December 1994 with production finishing in 1998. By then a very outdated motor car. But still appealed to older drivers which may account why there are some very low mileage Rover 100's around today.
I wonder how the Hydrogas suspension units are fairing in old age.
The for sale sign on this car says that it has a mileage of 41,000 and one owner from new. It has the 1.4 K series engine so would probably be OK as a city runabout. I spent about 2 minutes looking for similar models on the internet and found others with about the same mileage and one owner being offered for sale. The original Mini remained in production for a few years after its intended replacement.
Migrants on the Ludhiana-Delhi Highway (NH-44) near Ludhiana, Punjab, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Despondency drove many migrants to head to the highways to find a way home. Some without a family to take along chose to ride bicycles on the journey to their faraway home states. Many even spent on new bicycles the little money that they had left after weeks of no gainful work. The migrants on bicycles zipped past as those on foot waited around for some form of transportation. It is easy to imagine how the parameters of privilege must have shifted for the latter as they would've watched the cyclists go by while they continued to wait in despair.
On display at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent.
One of the all time great military and civilian 4x4 heavy duty trucks. Produced from 1938 until 1953. The Matador gave good service in WW2 as an artillery tractor and general purpose truck. It was also the basis for conversions, command vehicles and fuel tankers were two of the uses. Post war some were fitted with a lifting gib to provide a robust HGV and bus recovery vehicle.
View from the seawall of the River Crouch looking over the nature reserve at North Fambridge, Essex.
Part of the Crouch Valley on the Dengie Peninsular
MXX 315 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
This rather old fashioned looking bus for even the early 1950's was purpose built for a specfic need. 84 of the Guy Special's were produced from 1952 for a London Transport requirement to service outlying areas that were reach by small winding roads. The Guy Special seated 26 passengers and was one man operated at a time when there were restrictions on one man operated buses. Although by the time the last Guy Special entered service in January 1956 legislation was starting to change. The last of this model was not withdrawn until 1972.
Lovely model of bus. Good that so many are still around, over thirty I think.
Held at Purleigh, Essex on the Dengie Peninsula,
Bad weather conditions curtailed some of the planned entertainment on the Saturday, including the flying display. The show was run by the Essex HMVA.
OU 17 BUJ of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police. On duty at Old Walden Airfield, Bedfordshire for the Shuttleworth Collection's Air Festival 2019.
My thanks to the two friendly police officers who moved to one side so that I could get a photograph of their vehicle.
JNM 700, part of the Shuttleworth Collection, displayed at the Flying Festival 2019 held at Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire.
Abbreviated information from the lectern seen in this photograph as follows.
The car had been purchased by Richard Shuttleworth in the late 1930's He had started to rebuild it, but had not completed the project before his death in 1940. It was finished by a company called Blanchflowers. JNM 700 passed out of Shuttleworth family hands in 1952. It became part of the Shuttleworth Collection in 1998.
This Railton is built around a Hudson chassis and 4.2 litre straight 8 engine.
D 8650 at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
Thought to be the only remaining Hallford bus.
Hallford was the brand name used by J and E Hall of Dartford, Kent. The business operated between 1907 and 1925. Interestingly they were involved in producing a hybrid petrol-electric bus. D8650 photographed here however is powered by a 5400cc petrol engine.
Served with Maidstone and District Motor Services.
P824 JPO parked up by Gatwick Aviation Museum. The faded logo appears to be of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.