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A bit of history...

Posted: 11 May 2006, 20:18
by Hot_Charlie
Google earth's high quality coverage is gradually spreading down and out from London. Looking at Boscombe Down one can now see several pieces of history...

1) Snoopy
2) ZA326 (Raspberry ripple Tonka GR1)
3) Raspberry ripple Jag
4) 2 BAC 1-11s

and a Herc, Tucano and an Gr7... :smile:

Posted: 11 May 2006, 20:23
by migeater0
It was taken about a year, year and a half ago. When snoopy and the yellow 1-11 were on the apron. Snoopy is now at Marshalls and the 1-11 is in the museum.

I think there's a Raspberry Ripple Jag there too.

Posted: 11 May 2006, 20:31
by Hot_Charlie
migeater0 wrote:I think there's a Raspberry Ripple Jag there too.
As mentioned above... :smile: I'd say a bit longer than 18 months - Snoopy was t'other side of the hangar on the right of the pic, where it was joined by said 1-11. XS750 and the Jetstream were living where Snoopy and the 1-11 are there... :smile:

Posted: 11 May 2006, 21:30
by migeater0
Missed that comment. You seem to be there more often that I am...

Re: A bit of history...

Posted: 12 May 2006, 00:43
by Kevin Farnell
Hot_Charlie wrote:
4) 2 BAC 1-11s
Ah, 'my' One-Eleven! (see avatar, or for a better view http://homepage.ntlworld.com/k.farnell/ ... leven1.JPG).

Regards

Kevin

PS, I thought that 'Snoopy' was retired some years ago.

Posted: 12 May 2006, 00:50
by Robin
2001 was its last operational flight, I believe.

I held it up with a forced landing in a Bulldog.

Re: A bit of history...

Posted: 12 May 2006, 08:39
by Hot_Charlie
Kevin Farnell wrote:
Ah, 'my' One-Eleven! (see avatar, or for a better view http://homepage.ntlworld.com/k.farnell/ ... leven1.JPG).
Yep. Now engineless and residing at the little "museum" last time I saw...
PS, I thought that 'Snoopy' was retired some years ago.
It was, and it sat outside until flying to Marshall's about this time last year to become the A400M engine test bed.