Shackleton Operations

Message
Author
User avatar
om15
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 7756
Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:51 pm
Location: Dorset
Age: 71

Re: Shackleton Operations

#21 Post by om15 » Thu Sep 03, 2020 1:33 pm

Here are details of the airfix kit


User avatar
barkingmad
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 5497
Joined: Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:13 pm
Location: Another Planet
Gender:
Age: 75

Re: Shackleton Operations

#22 Post by barkingmad » Thu Sep 03, 2020 1:46 pm

Pontius Navigator wrote:
Thu Sep 03, 2020 12:39 pm
At least it doesn't have the 6 inch rivets of the previous one. Was that Revell too or Frog?
I believe it was the Frog edition, possibly the Mk3 of which I have 2 boxed unmade versions in my occupational therapy collection in the loft.

Purchased decades ago with a view to bodging at least one into a passable semblance of a Mk2 AEW version, I even have some eng drawings cadged from the contractor’s working party at Lossiemouth of the radome in detail so’s I could have a bash at making one up.

I suppose the weathering kit the video is pushing at the end would be a very necessary ‘refinement’ to any well made kit!

Aaah, the enthusiasm of youth...! :))

Pontius Navigator
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 14669
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:17 am
Location: Gravity be the clue
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Shackleton Operations

#23 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:14 pm

BM, especially the ducks arses.

User avatar
CharlieOneSix
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 5005
Joined: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:58 pm
Location: NE Scotland
Gender:
Age: 79

Re: Shackleton Operations

#24 Post by CharlieOneSix » Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:06 pm

If you are not into making kits then Nice Airplanes have a whole section of 'made to order' wooden Shackletons - 21" wingspan, 15" long, £150 plus postage. Livery to your specification. I have a couple of their helicopter models and the detail is superb, all hand painted. Go on, you know you want to....... :))

Nice Airplanes models - Shackleton page
The helicopter pilots' mantra: If it hasn't gone wrong then it's just about to...
https://www.glenbervie-weather.org

Pontius Navigator
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 14669
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:17 am
Location: Gravity be the clue
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Shackleton Operations

#25 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:12 pm

C16, before plastic there was a model shop in Birkenhead that had beautiful wooden models Beaufighter, Mosquito etc. Not toys and not for sale.

User avatar
FD2
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 5110
Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:11 pm
Location: New Zealand
Gender:
Age: 76

Re: Shackleton Operations

#26 Post by FD2 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 4:48 am

No doubt I've put this on the wrong thread, but for you LRMP chaps, the death of Air Chief Marshal Sir David Parry-Evans:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... enior-raf/

User avatar
ian16th
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 10029
Joined: Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:35 am
Location: KZN South Coast with the bananas
Gender:
Age: 87

Re: Shackleton Operations

#27 Post by ian16th » Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:06 pm

FD2 wrote:
Fri Sep 11, 2020 4:48 am
No doubt I've put this on the wrong thread, but for you LRMP chaps, the death of Air Chief Marshal Sir David Parry-Evans:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... enior-raf/
Not being a Telegraph subscriber, I looked up his Wiki page, and found this:
He became Officer Commanding No. 214 Squadron in 1974 and Station Commander at RAF Marham in 1975.
It appears that he was promoted from Squadron Commander to Station Master, without getting posted out and in!
Did this mean he didn't have to do the clearing and arriving with his Blue Card?
Cynicism improves with age

User avatar
Woody
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 10245
Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:33 pm
Location: Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand
Age: 59

Re: Shackleton Operations

#28 Post by Woody » Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:25 pm

CharlieOneSix wrote:
Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:06 pm
If you are not into making kits then Nice Airplanes have a whole section of 'made to order' wooden Shackletons - 21" wingspan, 15" long, £150 plus postage. Livery to your specification. I have a couple of their helicopter models and the detail is superb, all hand painted. Go on, you know you want to....... :))

Nice Airplanes models - Shackleton page
That website could bankrupt the whole of this forum :-o
When all else fails, read the instructions.

User avatar
Undried Plum
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 7308
Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:45 pm
Location: 56°N 4°W

Re: Shackleton Operations

#29 Post by Undried Plum » Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:35 pm

A Shacking Great Big ****, out of its natural habitat:





User avatar
ian16th
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 10029
Joined: Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:35 am
Location: KZN South Coast with the bananas
Gender:
Age: 87

Re: Shackleton Operations

#30 Post by ian16th » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:26 pm

Brig Gen Derrick Page, formerly the SAAF Liaison Officer for veterans associations was on that flight.

A top bloke, maintained his RAFA membership, now in retirement in the Cape. I made the e-mail connection twixt he and ExA, for ExA to address the Cape Town branch.
Cynicism improves with age

Boac
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 17209
Joined: Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:12 pm
Location: Here

Re: Shackleton Operations

#31 Post by Boac » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:56 pm

That was an amazing run of bad luck.

ricardian
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 5947
Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2015 10:08 pm
Location: 59°09N 002°38W
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Shackleton Operations

#32 Post by ricardian » Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:44 pm

Virtual Tour of the Avro Shackleton WR960
  • Group Captain David Henken talks about his personal experiences
Ricardian, Stronsay, Orkney UK
www.stronsaylimpet.co.uk
visitstronsay.com
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/EGER

Pontius Navigator
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 14669
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:17 am
Location: Gravity be the clue
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Shackleton Operations

#33 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:24 pm

Thank you Ricardian, the galley obviously had an upgrade after I left. The pan boiler and infrared oven were quite new. We had a water boiler and a 6 tray fsn oven. Initially we pumped water onto the boiler from Jerry cans as the water tanks were not in use for some reason. They were recommissioned after I complained.

User avatar
Woody
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 10245
Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:33 pm
Location: Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand
Age: 59

Re: Shackleton Operations

#34 Post by Woody » Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:20 pm

I attended a wine tasting this evening and one of the wines we tasted was this.


Image

The vineyard owner explained why it was given this name and here’s the link

https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 19630808-0
When all else fails, read the instructions.

OneHungLow
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 2140
Joined: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:28 pm
Location: Johannesburg
Gender:

Re: Shackleton Operations

#35 Post by OneHungLow » Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:36 pm

The observer of fools in military south and north...

OneHungLow
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 2140
Joined: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:28 pm
Location: Johannesburg
Gender:

Re: Shackleton Operations

#36 Post by OneHungLow » Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:48 pm

The observer of fools in military south and north...

Post Reply