EAW046640 ENGLAND (1952). Farnborough, the Aircraft Park at Farnborough Air Show, 1952
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| Title | [EAW046640] Farnborough, the Aircraft Park at Farnborough Air Show, 1952 |
| Reference | EAW046640 |
| Date | 5-September-1952 |
| Link | |
| Place name | FARNBOROUGH |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 486208, 154329 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.76381165435304, 51.281062837513 |
| National Grid Reference | SU862543 |
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  BEDFORD QLR ADMINISTRATION AND COMMAND BRITISH ARMY TRUCKS.
At the outbreak of WW II, Bedford was contracted by the British War Office to produce a 3 tons 4 x 4 general service truck. Bedford produced a series of versions with the QLR version for use in Command and Signals roles and other versions for General Service and Troop Carrier roles. The QLR used by Canada, perhaps due to shortages of the Canadian Military Pattern versions of Signals vehicles.
A pilot model was ready in February 1940 and quantity production started in March 1941. The Bedford QL was in production from 1941 to 1945 and was Bedford's first vehicle series built for the military.
The QLR's (Signals vehicle) Originally mounted on the QLC chassis/cab, special QLR chassis were soon put into production, which differed from the standard type in having special electrical equipment, radio suppression, fitment of a 660 W auxiliary generator driven by the transfer case power-take-off and, like the QLT, two 16 gallon petrol tanks instead of one behind the cab. The interior furniture, partitioning and radio equipment varied from the different functions. On vehicles installed for the wireless role, a tent could be erected at the rear. Between cab and man body were lockers for aerial masts and other equipment. Beneath the body were further lockers and racks for cable drums, batteries, tyre chains, 20 gallon drinking water tank, rectifier box, tools, fuel tank for the auxiliary engine, jerrycans and other items. The basic body shells were produced by Duple, Lagonda, Mulliner, Tickford and others. A revised body was introduced in during 1944 for the Command High and Low Power and Wireless High Power roles. This body had an improved "L"-shaped tent which could be erected alongside the left-hand side and rear of the body. |
 Billy Turner |
Thursday 23rd of June 2016 08:11:13 PM |
 calladhor |
Monday 16th of June 2014 10:13:48 AM | |
| DH Venom - trailing edge appears to be straight |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 06:11:07 PM |
| SR Skeeter..? |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 06:09:22 PM |
| Morris van |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 06:08:45 PM |
| Austin 7..? |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 06:08:16 PM |
| Austin Gypsy or Ruby? |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 06:06:42 PM |
| Auster..? |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 06:05:34 PM |
| Percival Provost - RAF piston engine trainer |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 06:02:28 PM |
| EE Canberra - service model. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:58:30 PM |
| EE Canberra - I think this is a prototype - there appears to be a yellow band around the fuselage behind the roundel. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:57:48 PM |
Yellow bands around fuselage and wings indicate an aircraft operating in a training role. This will be the prototype T4 which first flew on 6th June, 1952. |
 clippedwings |
Monday 16th of June 2014 11:18:38 AM |
| EE Canberra - prototype |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:56:32 PM |
| Gloster meteor Night Fighter - I think this variant was built by Armstrong Whitworth at Coventry. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:54:56 PM |
| Gloster Meteor 2 seat trainer |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:53:46 PM |
| Hawker Sea Hawk - a great early jet fighter for the FAA. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:53:00 PM |
| Vickers Viscount - the only really successful British airliner on the international market. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:51:59 PM |
| DH Heron..? |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:50:57 PM |
| Fairey Gannet ASW aircraft for the FAA. It was powered by an Armstrong Siddeley 'Double Mamba' turboprop driving contra props. This power plant was once defined as 'a device for turning kerosene into noise'..! |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:50:05 PM |
| Hawker Hunter - probably the prototype. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:46:08 PM |
| Another small scale Avro 707 test plane for the Vulcan project. This had a unique air intake on top of the fuselage. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:45:29 PM |
| Avro 707 - small scale test plane for the Vulcan project. There were 3 of these, at one Farnborough show they were painted red, white and blue and flew with the Vulcan prototype. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:44:32 PM |
| DH Comet 1 or maybe 2. |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:43:04 PM |
| Bristol Britannia - 'Whispering Giant' |
Coventry kid |
Sunday 8th of June 2014 05:41:47 PM |
User Comment Contributions
The following aircraft were exhibited at the 1952 Society of British Aircraft Contructors (SBAC) airshow at Farnborough: CF-CUM de Havilland Comet 1A G-AIVX Short Sealand G-AJLW de Havilland Dove 2 G-AKBF Scottish Aviation Pioneer 2 G-ALBN Bristol 173 MK1 G-ALBO Bristol Britannia 100 G-ALSX Bristol 171 MK3 G-ALVG de Havilland Comet 1 G-ALWE Vickers Viscount 701 G-ALZL de Havilland Heron 1 G-AMKL Auster B4 G-AMKY Percival Prince 3B G-AMMB Percival Prince 2 G-AMMS Auster Aiglet Trainer J/5L G-AMPA Auster Autocrat J/5G G-AMTZ Saunders-Roe Skeeter 5 VV612 de Havilland Venom 1 VX136 Supermarine 508 VX158 Short Sperrin VX185 English Electric Canberra B5 VX770 Avro 698 Vulcan prototype VX790 Avro 707B VZ750 Westland Wyvern TF4 WB195 Hawker Hunter F1 WB215 Vickers Valiant B1 WD280 Avro 707A WD808 Gloster Javelin FAW1 WD933 English Electric Canberra B2 (Sapphire engines) WD943 English Electric Canberra B2 (Avon engines) WD952 English Electric Canberra B2 (Olympus engines) WE281 de Havilland Venom FB1 WE488 Fairey Ganett AS1 WE522 Percival Provest T1 WF112 Saunders-Roe Skeeter 3B WF147 Hawker Sea Hawk F1 WF320 Blackburn Univeral Freighter WF429 Vickers Varsity T1 WG236 de Havilland DH110 (crashed 6th September) WG240 de Havilland DH110 WG531 Avro Shackleton MR2 WG707 Westland Dragonfly HR3 WJ149 Fairey Firefly AS7 WJ965 Supermarine 541 WK194 Supermarine Swift F1 WK338 Supermarine Attacker FB2 WK385 de Havilland Sea Venom NF20 WL453 Gloster Meteor T7 WL808 de Havilland Venon NF2 WM166 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF11 WM735 Percival Sea Prince T1 WN467 English Electric Canberra T4 WP838 de Havilland Chipmunk T10 WZ429 de Havilland Vampire T11 XA250 Handley Page Reading Marathon T1 NZ5906 Bristol Freighter 31 Other aircraft on the airfield were resident or supporting the exhibitors. |
Graham Yaxley |
Friday 16th of January 2015 07:42:59 PM |
The day after this photo, 6th Sept. 1952, the DH110 crashed,resulting in the deaths of Test Pilot John Derry and Observer Tony Richards. 29 spectators were killed and 60 injured. |
clippedwings |
Monday 16th of June 2014 11:54:53 AM |