EAW026309 ENGLAND (1949). Farnborough, Various aircraft parked in front of the Royal Aircraft Establishment on the first day of the Farnborough Air Show, 1949. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
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| Title | [EAW026309] Farnborough, Various aircraft parked in front of the Royal Aircraft Establishment on the first day of the Farnborough Air Show, 1949. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. |
| Reference | EAW026309 |
| Date | 6-September-1949 |
| Link | |
| Place name | FARNBOROUGH |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 486526, 154327 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.75925329096243, 51.280996631125 |
| National Grid Reference | SU865543 |
Pins
 RAF Dakota probably |
 ken |
Friday 5th of February 2021 08:24:50 PM |
| Supermarine Scimitar |
David Crawford |
Wednesday 30th of September 2015 12:08:04 AM |
| Gloster Meteor |
David Crawford |
Wednesday 30th of September 2015 12:02:14 AM |
| Supermarine Attacker |
David Crawford |
Tuesday 29th of September 2015 11:58:05 PM |
| Miles Gemini |
David Crawford |
Tuesday 29th of September 2015 11:54:06 PM |
| Avro Lincoln |
ken |
Tuesday 14th of July 2015 11:06:55 AM |
| I think a Miles Marathon |
ken |
Friday 12th of June 2015 07:39:52 PM |
| Westland Dragonfly |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:37:11 PM |
| De Havilland Hornet |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:36:16 PM |
| Supermarine Seahawk |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:34:55 PM |
| Percival Prentice |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:33:51 PM |
| Supermarine Seagull |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:32:50 PM |
| Fairey Firefly |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:31:53 PM |
| Avro Athena |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:30:53 PM |
| Avro Lancaster |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:30:12 PM |
| Avro Shackleton |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:29:32 PM |
| Bristol Freighter |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:28:40 PM |
| Cierva Airhorse |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:27:47 PM |
| DeH Vampire |
Paul F |
Monday 28th of April 2014 01:26:27 PM |
| The Forrester's' Public House, on Aldershot Road, Crookham |
flubber |
Monday 24th of March 2014 05:22:44 PM |
| Possibly an Avro York |
Isleworth1961 |
Friday 27th of December 2013 11:09:29 PM |
| Possibly a Vickers Viking |
Isleworth1961 |
Friday 27th of December 2013 11:08:46 PM |
| de Havilland Dove |
Isleworth1961 |
Friday 27th of December 2013 11:07:50 PM |
| Possibly a Vickers Varsity |
Isleworth1961 |
Friday 27th of December 2013 11:07:19 PM |
| Handley Page Hermes |
Isleworth1961 |
Friday 27th of December 2013 11:06:19 PM |
| Handley Page Hermes |
Isleworth1961 |
Friday 27th of December 2013 11:05:58 PM |
| Airspeed Ambassador (known by BEA as the Elizabethan) |
Isleworth1961 |
Friday 27th of December 2013 11:05:15 PM |
| Avro Lincoln. |
flubber |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 08:36:38 PM |
| From the overall shape, particularly the tail, this looks like a civilianised B-17 Fortress. |
flubber |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 08:35:51 PM |
| AW Apollo |
Navigus |
Monday 23rd of December 2013 03:55:30 PM |
| De Havilland Vampire jet fighter - or similar, with twin boom configuration |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 06:06:51 PM |
It's a DH Venom flanked by two Vampire's |
flubber |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 08:31:44 PM |
Think its a Venom, could be two seat trainer |
David Crawford |
Wednesday 30th of September 2015 11:00:15 PM |
| Twin-engined military jet. Doesn't quite look like an English Electric Canberra but someone will know better |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 12:15:21 AM |
Yes it is a Canberra |
flubber |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 08:33:07 PM |
| Is this a Bristol Freighter? - a type first flown in December 1945 |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 12:12:24 AM |
| Possibly a Vickers Viscount - fist flown in July 1948 |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 12:08:53 AM |
| This view certainly seems to suggest the aircraft here is a De Havilland Comet 1 |
MB |
Tuesday 17th of December 2013 12:05:18 AM |
User Comment Contributions
The following aircraft were exhibited at the 1949 Society of British Aircraft Constructors air show at Farnborough: G-AGTC Percival Proctor 5 G-AHKX Avro 19 Anson G-AHRF Vickers Viscount 630 G-AHXU Handley Page Marathon 2 G-AIME Bristol Freighter 21 G-AIYN Armstrong Whitworth Apollo G-AJCJ Cierva Sketter 1 G-AJIZ Auster Autocrat J/1 G-AJYF Auster Avis 2 G-AJYK Auster Autocar J/5B G-AKRD Airspeed Ambassador G-AKSV de Havilland Dove 1 G-AKVB Chrislea Super Ace 2 G-AKVS Chrislea Super Ace 4 G-ALDA Handley Page Hermes 4 G-ALEG Westland-Sikorsky S51 G-ALEU Handley Page Hermes 5 G-ALFZ Percival Prince 1 G-ALIK Westland-Sikorsky S51 G-ALJA Percival Prince 1 G-ALRY Percival Survey Prince G-ALUB Handley Page Marathon 1 G-ALUF Cierva Skeeter 2 G-ALVG de Hivilland Comet 1 G-5-2 de Havilland DH113 G-18-2 Bristol Freighter 31 PA147 Supermarine Seagull ASR1 RA435 Gloster Meteor F4 RA491 Gloster Meteor F4 TS409 Supermarine Attacker TS477 Short Sturgoen TT2 TW911 Avro Lancaster B1 (engine testbed) VF665 Auster T7 VM129 Avro Athena 1 VN799 English Electric Canberra 1 VP113 Westland Wyvern TF2 VP413 Hawker N.7/46 (Sea Hawk prototype) VR211 Percival Prentice T1 VR591 Boulton Paul Balliol 2 VS639 Percival prentice T1 VV106 Supermarine 510 VV217 de Havilland Vampire FB5 VV454 de Havilland Vampire FB5 VV612 de Havilland Venom 1 VW131 Avro Shackleton 1 VW482 Gloster Meteor T7 VW829 Avro Athena 2 VX279 Hawker P1052 VX287 Hawker Sea Fury T20 VX571 Vickers Valetta C2 VX642 Hawker Sea Fury FB11 VX828 Vickers Vasity T1 VX784 Avro 707 VZ438 Gloster Meteor F8 VZ658 de Havilland Sea Hornet PR22 VZ724 Cierva Air Horse WB310 Fairey Firefly AS5 WB549 de Havilland Chipmunk T10 WB550 de Havilland Chipmunk T10 VP-TBA Short Sealand 1 Additional aircraft around the airfield were either residents or support aircraf for the exhibitors. |
Graham Yaxley |
Friday 16th of January 2015 06:47:49 PM |
Spot on, MB..some airliners you haven't pinned are the Armstrong Whitworth Apollo (Viscount competitor) at front and the pair of H.P. Hermes behind the Viscount |
longshot |
Saturday 21st of December 2013 03:39:02 PM |