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Tote
11th June 2018, 06:34 AM
Beachcomber is on display at Solent Skies museum in Southampton.

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Well worth a visit if you are in the area, got to sit in the captain's seat. Lots of interesting stuff jammed in a small museum. we spent about an hour an a half there.


Regards,
Tote
Mick_Marsh
11th June 2018, 08:26 AM
Ten days to fly from Rose Bay to Southhampton. At least you knew you were traveling a long way.

What is an old QANTAS plane doing over there? Shouldn't it be here?
ramblingboy42
11th June 2018, 08:36 AM
it had Ansett painted on rear fuselage? Threw me a bit.

and after another look Ansett GSE
p38arover
11th June 2018, 08:37 AM
It's ex-Ansett. I was there a few years back. The photo of it landing at Lord Howe was taken by a friend here in western Sydney.

The plane that had me drooling was the beautiful Supermarine S6 seaplane (same as the Schneider Trophy winner) - you can see it in the bottom RH corner of the second pic above.

I'll add a pic later when I get to my PC
Mick_Marsh
11th June 2018, 09:36 AM
And here's me thinking the TEAL Sunderlands were sold to QANTAS. Apparrently, this one wasn't.

VH-BRC Short S-25 Sandringham (http://www.aussieairliners.org/shortfb/vh-brc/vhbrc.html)
Hugh Jars
11th June 2018, 04:47 PM
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/06/179.jpg
This is where they used to land at Lord Howe. (My photo)
The lagoon, not the runway :)
Ferret
11th June 2018, 06:26 PM
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FIL used to fly that on the LHI route.
cripesamighty
11th June 2018, 07:44 PM
LHI doesn't look like a good place to undershoot or overshoot the runway....[bigwhistle]
DiscoMick
11th June 2018, 08:30 PM
I was very nervous when we came in to land on that runway. I can also advise that taking off is an interesting experience.
Hugh Jars
12th June 2018, 06:07 AM
I was very nervous when we came in to land on that runway. I can also advise that taking off is an interesting experience.

Especially when both windsocks are pointing at one another. Was always quite limiting out of there, so a standing start/full power takeoff was the norm.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/06/187.jpg
North Head (I think) positioning for RWY28 :)
one_iota
12th June 2018, 04:14 PM
About 52 years ago at the age of 10 I landed on the lagoon in one of those...it might have even been her. My grandmother took me to Lord Howe for a holiday.

Two years ago I went again....this time with my two sons.

It's a pretty special place and there are memorable experiences that go with it.
one_iota
12th June 2018, 04:41 PM
I was very nervous when we came in to land on that runway. I can also advise that taking off is an interesting experience.

That's for sure!

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