Just Found This Image

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Just found this image on Google mapping, I believe its the rear yard of a farm situated in south Worcestershire. The plane marked with a red arrow looks like a rare Gloster Meteor. Anybody know what the other planes are?

i57.tinypic.com/2ijsu47.jpg

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Just found some pics, the two planes on the outside are DH Vampires


http://i59.tinypic.com/30s8w07.jpg

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Jet Provost T.3 XN632, next to the building

http://i57.tinypic.com/34xg5rl.jpg

[sunny-dave]

http://www.midlandsheritage.co.uk/miscellaneous/1294-private-aircraft-collection-pershore-worcs.html

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Thanks Dave. What a collection.

[sunny-dave]

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/other-sites/70034-private-aircraft-collection-pershore-april-2012-a.html

[sunny-dave]

Amazing isn't it.

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Wonder what the Meteor is worth. It would be a shame if it just rots away

[stewey]

Ferlew, St Athans near Cardiff? I spent a week there ages ago when I was in the ATC. I still remember flying over the Bristol Channel as a passenger in a Chipmunk.

[sunny-dave]

Slightly better aerial view with Bing rather than Google :

http://binged.it/1lKicGJ

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Dave that's a much better pic, thank you.

[stewey]

Just checked my log book, and it was Chipmunk WD330 (it looks like). The flight lasted all of ten minutes:)

[ferlew]

Yes Stewey, St Athan's near Cardiff.
I was there in the 60's for my trade training as an airframe fitter.
They had a caravan/cafe just outside the gates that did some lovely snacks, after a drink or two in the NAAFI.

[ferlew]

Some fabulous pics there sunny-dave, if not rather sad.
The 9th one down, with a D shaped yellow handle, reminded me of a scary little incident at RAF Syerston.
I regularly went up on early morning flights known as the 'weather ships'.
One morning, the pilot signed to take a Jet Provost out, knowing there was a possibility of a 'loose article'. In fact it was an indicator bulb cover.
He said nothing to me before flipping the plane over ( he had seen the cover on the floor, and by flipping the aircraft he was able to pick it off the canopy)
I just grabbed for something to hold on to, as soon as my fingers made contact, I realised what it was I had grabbed......it was the ruddy seat pan firing handle for the ejector seat. ooooooppppsssss.

[ferlew]

Oh, and re the Chipmunk ....we were (in training) marshalling them up and down the runway.
Because of them having a propeller, the pilot had to weave from side to side to sort of see where he was heading. Scary to stand in front of one with bats.

[DrFilth]

thanks for posting the links enjoyed looking at the aircraft

[stewey]

Ferlew, my "Record of Service" book (yes, I still have it:)) indicates that the date of my flight was the 23rd of August, 1956; so, I guess we never met at St Athans:)

[ferlew]

No Stewey, I didn't train there until 1962.

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Thank you all for the images & info.