Here’s a close-up of the Avro Shackleton that appeared in the wider shot I published yesterday. My dad did some of his National Service stationed in Northern Ireland back in the 60s and told me that he once got a lift back over to to the mainland in an RAF Shackleton.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins 30 secs @ 20°
Taken 7 April 2023.
Three of the largest aircraft at Newark Air Museum, all in a row. From right to left: A Handley Page Hastings, an Avro Shackleton, and at far left, and Avro Vulcan. There will be further pictures of each of these impressive aeroplanes to come shortly.
Depending on when you visit, it’s possible to go onboard each of the aircraft. I’ve only been aboard the Shackleton (on a previous visit) and, despite the large size, it’s incredibly cramped inside. I managed to work my way all the way down the length of the plane to the nose, but it involved a few places where I had to climb over bulkeads and similar to get there.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins 30 secs @ 20°
Taken 7 April 2023.
I always found the English Electric Lightning to be a noteworthy aircraft. It’s shape felt distinctive, with it’s nose cone and dual exhausts. It was renowned for its climb rate.
But the reason I have an affinity for it is that I remember seeing (and, more to the point, hearing) them flying low over the North Sea just offshore from Mablethorpe when I was a child. Just north of Mablethorpe there is an RAF bombing range at Donna Nook (it’s also famous for it’s seal population) and I expect that these impressive sightings were part of pilot training exercises.
Sometimes there would be F4 Phantoms and, most impressive of all, Avro Vulcans flying over the sea parallel to the shore carrying out similar exercises.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins 30 secs @ 20°
Taken 7 April 2023.
I’ve posted about my visit to Newark Air Museum last month here on the blog already, but those posts were mostly about the problems I’d encountered with my large format camera. Thankfully, I also had a second camera with me on the day – my trusty Canon Sure Shot Supreme – and it managed to do a sterling job making pictures, some of which I’ll be posting here in the coming days.
Aircraft – in a similar fashion to cars, trains, and steam engines – are not something that I have an inherent interest in. I mean, they are interesting, and certainly in many cases, impressive, but my primary reason for seeking them out is that they make great subjects for photographs. So a trip to an air museum is not that dissimilar to a trip to a classic car show, or a steam rally in that regard – primarily for making pictures, with some secondary general interest thrown in for good measure.
Today I have a couple of photographs of MIG aircraft – a 23ML and a 27K – both of which went under the NATO designation of “Flogger”.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins 30 secs @ 20°
Taken 7 April 2023.
Having seen trains move through busy stations, and felt their thunderous mass rumbling pass through the platforms, I have to say that the “Keep off the track” warning sign seems somewhat superfluous. But that’s me. I’ve also witnessed people doing all manner of foolhardy things, so maybe the sign serves as a warning to those who might have forgotten themselves momentarily. I doubt, however, it will have much effect on those who believe themselves to be above such warnings
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins 30 secs @ 20°
Taken 25 March 2023.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins 30 secs @ 20°
Taken 25 March 2023.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins 30 secs @ 20°
Taken 25 March 2023.
Also known as Thorpe Salvin Old Hall I believe, this ruin is all that remains of the 16th century manor house (which itself was built on the site of an earlier manor house that was the home of Sir Bryan Sandford, who was a knight who fought for Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485).
Unfortunately, the Grade II listed structure sits on private land and it’s not possible for members of the public to get any closer than this vantage point.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins 30 secs @ 20°
Taken 2 April 2023.
Our lives have become a bit busier today…
As a result of this, and because I have heaps of other stuff to do, it’ll be a short post today.
To attempt to keep it on a film photography track I’ll just say that, following an outing with my 4×5 camera yesterday, my attempts to resolve the light leaks are a failure and I developed four ruined sheets this morning as a result. This is becoming tiresome. 😦
Another new building project takes shape on Paternoster Row, near Sheffield Midland railway station. I don’t know what this will be, but I won’t be surprised to discover that it’s something else to do with the university.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme. Fujichrome Provia 100 (expiry unknown). Lab developed. Home scanned.
Taken 25 March 2023.
Steel City Snapper photography 