Thread: Classic RAF aircraft

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Short Bros. made some strange looking jiggers. Makes one wonder what they were smoking in Belfast. What is the un-named oddball, under the Short SB3 with the Willy Mason Chin. Would I be correct in thinking the Avro Tudor 8 is a repowered DC3?

Yes you are spot on....

Originally Posted by Bushie

My memories as a kid in the UK during the 60s was that the TSR2 was scrapped with only one or two prototypes ever flying, you could buy bits of the TSR2s as keyrings etc after it was scrapped.

I remember it was certainly a very unpopular decision at the time. (not that I understood too much about politics). Seemed that there was a lot of discussion about it being too advanced and a lot of pressure from the US to abandon the project. True ? - who knows

Martyn

Found this site which seems to give a good run down on what happened with the TSR2 and the issues around it.

Thunder & Lightnings - British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 - History

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Short Bros. made some strange looking jiggers. Makes one wonder what they were smoking in Belfast. What is the un-named oddball, under the Short SB3 with the Willy Mason Chin?

Same as the top pic, Juddy tells us it is a Short S.A.4 Sperrin (VX158)

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Would I be correct in thinking the Avro Tudor 8 is a repowered DC3?

Supposedly developed from the Lincoln Bomber. See http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/avro_tudor.php

Originally Posted by p38arover

Same as the top pic, Juddy tells us it is a Short S.A.4 Sperrin (VX158)

Maybe iam incorrect.... cant be right all the time.

The Avro tudor 8 sure looks like a DC3 to me.

The Shackleton was the last in the line of Manchester-Lancaster-Lincoln.

The Short Sturgeon looks very much like a deHavilland Mosquito.