Shacks

[igorski]

A pair of RAF Shacks flying low:



comments welcome  :)

[xFLAMESx]

Nice work mate,

Ummm.........
When do we get to see them in the "Raspberry Ripple" colour scheme

Carl

P.S. - V nice wave effect

[igorski]

Lol!!! Hmm did the AAEE use the shack? if so, soon  ;)

The bg is all a real photo so i must pass credit for the waves to Mother Nature.

[C]

[quote]Lol!!! Hmm did the AAEE use the shack? if so, soon

[xFLAMESx]

I don't think they did, but I'd love to see what it would've looked like

If they did, it would've been in the old colours (red,white & grey )

Cheers,

Carl

P.S. - Where'd you find pictures like that?

[C]

Following the conversion and contractor's trials, WR982 was delivered to the A&AEE Boscombe Down on the 14th of April 1964 for C(A) Release of Phase III armament, including bomb-bay heating, auxiliary fuel tank jettisoning, special stores drops and an investigation into vibration problems. On completion of these trials on the 20th of May 1965, the aircraft was allocated to HSA for refurbishing prior to RAF service.

She arrived at Langar on the 25th of May 1965 and on completion WR982 was ferried to Kinloss on the 12th of November 1965 and issued to 120 Squadron coded as A. During the period of March 1966 to July 1966 Vipers were installed by HAS. Once this work had been completed, WR982 was transferred to 201 Squadron and coded J. During February 1967 she was moved to Kinloss Wing charge, retaining J code.

From March 1967 to May 1967 WR982 was at 60MU for fitment of STR 70 radar altimeter. On the 4th of August 1967 she was allotted to MinTech on loan for Viper (with water methanol) take-off trials and clearance of the radar altimeter at the A&AEE.

WR982 was ferried to Boscombe Down on the 7th of August 1967. WR982 remained at Boscombe Down until the 28th of November 1967, when the aircraft was returned to Kinloss still as J. She retained this code until withdrawn from service during September 1970 and was flown to Cosford on the 6th of October 1970 for use as an instructional airframe at No. 2 SoTT. At this time she received the maintenance serial 8106m. Offered for sale by the MoD 1988 in 'fair condition', the aircraft was purchased by N. Martin of Lutterworth.

Thankfully it wasn't "raspberry rippled"...

PS - the A-Jets may have a new variation on the theme next year at Boscombe...

[igorski]

The picture was found from a swift google seach. I might just have to add AAEE Shack to my to do list... lol its long enough as it is... and headed by "Coursework"  >:(

[C]

Eek - just found this...

[igorski]

wooooooo!  :D

[xFLAMESx]

I've just found a couple of side-on pics of Shacks in A&AEE livery (Mk 1 and Mk 3's)

Mark One's:




Mark Three's:


Carl

[igorski]

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/218191/L/

[igorski]

liking the red wing tip one.

[xFLAMESx]

liking the red wing tip one.

Me too

If you can give it a shot, GREAT
If not, no probs

Carl

[C]

I thought the red wing tips were quite common on the MR.3...

Nice pic on A-net...

[igorski]

I've seen red spinners, not tanks yet, still, i'll do that one, and maybe the white and blue one too.