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1 Mike Cole-Hamilton
(4 June 2008 - 19:02 CET)
If the faded 761 side number is correct, my log book suggests I last flew this Gannet on July 5th 1968. What\'s being done with her? She looks in need of a good dose of TLC. I flew with 849 Squadron (the Royal Navy\'s Airborne early Warning Squadron) from \'64 to \'68 and enjoyed the AEW3, AS4 and T5 Gannets. Ugly as sin, pleasant to fly and a joy to deck-land. Photographer\'s remark is not entirely correct. This was NOT an experimental aircraft, there were 44 in frontline service in the 60\'s and 70\'s and it was principally an AEW aircraft (ie: a small shipborne AWACS). The earlier AS4 was the Anti-sub aircraft and is nicely illustrated in Wikipedia. Anyway, nice to see her, hope to see other comments by others who knew the aircraft. Mike Cole-Hamilton

1 Maarten-sr
(3 June 2008 - 17:55 CET)
Great plane, super shot, very nice livery

2 David James Clelford
(3 June 2008 - 23:35 CET)
Lovely capture of a wonderful aircraft in a striking livery!!

1 Víctor De Lucas
(3 June 2008 - 22:02 CET)
Full flavour Stephen!

2 Martin Krupka
(3 June 2008 - 22:15 CET)
My cup of tea too. Brilliant!

3 Stephen Fox
(3 June 2008 - 22:18 CET)
I have to advise that this one and the Chipmonk were taken on a 4Mpx Nikon camera and a lens with a teleconverter! The Nikon D2Hs is my poor weather camera because of its high iso performance.

4 Martin Krupka
(3 June 2008 - 22:27 CET)
I suppose it was the 300mm one. What was the converter - 1.4 or 1.7?

5 Stephen Fox
(3 June 2008 - 22:30 CET)
Yep! 300mm and 1.4X TC yielding 420mm at f4.0

6 Martin Krupka
(3 June 2008 - 22:34 CET)
Thanks Stephen. The quality is just amazing.

1 David James Clelford
(3 June 2008 - 21:44 CET)
Beautiful, great light and great angle.

1 Víctor De Lucas
(3 June 2008 - 13:07 CET)
A luxury one ;-)

1 garret
(3 June 2008 - 02:18 CET)
awsome planes guys

1 maldek
(2 June 2008 - 23:35 CET)
Superb !

1 Tony Marlow
(2 June 2008 - 23:24 CET)
One of those images that you can almost hear. Love it!

1 Stephen Fox
(2 June 2008 - 22:26 CET)
Have you used a sparkle filter on this, David?

2 David James Clelford
(2 June 2008 - 23:03 CET)
No Stephen, it is taken through our room window of the Renaissance Hotel, which sort of gives the same effect.

1 Tony Marlow
(7 May 2008 - 00:03 CET)
Brilliant interpretation, Wallace. Looks like it was taken in 1930 when this aircraft was "born".

2 DJ
(7 May 2008 - 08:10 CET)
Nice one Wallace.

3 Víctor De Lucas
(25 May 2008 - 18:06 CET)
Wallace, in Spanish: ¡Es Magnífica!

4 Nigel Reid
(2 June 2008 - 22:35 CET)
Nice shot wallace! Just came upon your site while brousing. Looks a bit like a shot my father took in the 60\'s while the plane was at Tarrant Rushton. We had just refuelled at Perth and were on the way to Kirkwall to celeberate the 75th anniversay of Highland Airways being formed by Capt EE Fresson. As you say the chap iss walking the wing because the aircraft is basically out of control down wind. It has no brakes and unlike the Tiger it has a fixed tailskid. Handles a bit like a Tesco shopping trolley! We made it up to the Orkneys OK amidst some fantastic weather and received quite a reception as this is an original Highland Airways aircraft!

1 Dan
(2 June 2008 - 17:32 CET)
Will miss her :\'(

1 cicrows
(2 June 2008 - 17:08 CET)
It\'s NICE !