Rosehearty Bombing Range

Rosehearty is just along the coast from Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire and was the site of an offshore RAF bombing range from the 1950s. in 1994 a purpose built observation tower was erected at a reported cost of £750,000. It was designed to be bombproof to the degree that the structure, including windows, would resist the blast from a 2,000lb bomb. However, just 6 years later the range ceased operations and the tower was sold, seemingly for just 10% of the cost, and converted in to a private residence.

Duxford - 3rd July

I was passing Duxford with some spare time so called in for a look around. This was what many would term an 'arrivals day' as things were being made ready for the summer airshow over the next couple of days. It meant that there were a few more aircraft around than usual and the place was pretty busy. The sun was out and overall it was a good visit although, in my view, the museum is still something of a mess as the closure of the Land Warfare Hall has meant that many vehicle are now jammed in to hangar display areas and there is an awful lot of clutter. I guess they will get themselves sorted eventually.                                                                  

Over Ickworth

We visited Ickworth House last Monday and I caught these in the overhead - very quick grabs at a distance. Presumably in to or out of Lakenheath.

Corsair sold

The Corsair owned for 40 years by Baptiste Salis has been sold and moved from its base at La Ferte Alais, where I caught it last year, and flown to Agen, still in France. This seems to have upset a lot of people but, at the end of the day, it is up to the owner what he wants to do with it.

Shuttleworth - in the air

                                                                                       

Shuttleworth - on the ground

A few non-flying shots from Sunday at Shuttleworth.