Some more Scottish bits and bobs...

[F3Hadlow]

A few more from East Fortune as promised...

[ATI_7500]

The Comet's front section and the F-4N/S totally saved the thread!

Thanks!

[Hagar]

Just realised that G-AFJU is a rare Miles M.17 Monarch.

This is the only example listed on the CAA register. It's recently been moved to Oaksey Park

[beaky]

Wow, some more very rare stuff, there... excellent.

Love the angle on that Lightning... perfect!

[F3Hadlow]

Just realised that G-AFJU is a rare Miles M.17 Monarch.

This is the only example listed on the CAA register. It's recently been moved to Oaksey Park

Blimey, I knew it wasn't common but certainly not that rare! Thanks for letting me know.

Thanks for the nice comments too

[Omag 2.0]

Very lovely stuff... to bad these museums are packed so thick, that it's nearly impossible to get just one plane in one shot...

[Hagar]

Blimey, I knew it wasn't common but certainly not that rare! Thanks for letting me know.

Thanks for the nice comments too

As you probably know, my first love is vintage light aircraft. I have a specific interest in Miles aircraft as they were based at Shoreham when I was growing up. My father-in-law & brother-in-law both worked for the company during this time & I knew many of the other employees. Airworthy examples of the Miles classics are becoming very rare now as they were mainly constructed from wood. The fact that this one is still registered might mean that it could possibly fly again some day. Here's hoping.

The photos in your other thread made me think of a connection between the odd-looking little Cygnet & the mighty Buccaneer. Do you know what that is?

[61_OTU]

Lovely shots in both threads Steve, can I ask what aperture/shutter you were using on the camera?

You obviously used flash, and I'd say that the lighting generally was quite good (unusually for museum hangars) but even though, they have come out fantastically well.

Steve

[Willit Run]

Great shots!!

 I like the shot of the Comet well, I like all the shots you take.  You always get a great angle and lighting is great!!

[ozzy72]

Is that blue Moth D-i-c-k (have to type it like this or it turns into thingie) Emerys old kite?

[Hagar]

Is that blue Moth D-i-c-k (have to type it like this or it turns into thingie) Emerys old kite?

How did you know that? http://www.rampantscotland.com/visit/blvisit_museum12.htm
The registration is G-AOEL

PS. He flew a Hawk Trainer (Maggie) when I knew him.

[ozzy72]

I remembered that he had one in that hideous shade of blue and it was in some museum from a chat with you a while back Doug When I'm sober my memory is quite impressive... when I'm drunk my "colourful" vocabulary is quite impressive

[F3Hadlow]

Lovely shots in both threads Steve, can I ask what aperture/shutter you were using on the camera?

You obviously used flash, and I'd say that the lighting generally was quite good (unusually for museum hangars) but even though, they have come out fantastically well.

Steve

Apologies for not replying to this sooner. I was using the camera on aperture priority, as I always do (bar props), which on the 28-105 I was using the aperture was either f4 or f5.6. The speeds varied but I'd say indoors the average was 1/60th going up to maybe 1/125th.

Glad they were of some interest here chaps!