Bought Albatross Prints

[eLaReF]

In the 60's & early 70's, it was a 'thing' to buy prints (And copy slides) from a whole host of sources. I didn't keep details of who I bought them from, so cannot state who the copyright owner is. They therefore just have 'eLaReF Collection'
I've been retired 12 years now & still haven't finished my retirement project of getting them all digitised.
This most recent batch was of Grumman's 'Goat' i.e. Albatross

0-15306 (51-5306) Grumman HU-16B Albatross msn G189 by eLaReF, on Flickr

1274 Grumman HU-16E Albatross msn USCG Sangley Point by eLaReF, on Flickr

137917 Grumman HU-16D Albatross msn G390 NAF Lajes by eLaReF, on Flickr

137930 Grumman HU-16C Albatross msn G403 Sigonella by eLaReF, on Flickr

141279 Grumman HU-16D Albatross msn G426 Sigonella by eLaReF, on Flickr

15279 (51-5279) Grumman HU-16B Albatross msn G159 by eLaReF, on Flickr

17177 (51-7177) Grumman HU-16E Albatross msn G227 R Norwegian AF JUWHI by eLaReF, on Flickr

17183 (51-7183) Grumman HU-16E Albatross msn G235 R Norwegian AF JUWHH by eLaReF, on Flickr

17195 (51-7195) Grumman HU-16B Albatross msn G298 by eLaReF, on Flickr

17201 (51-7201) Grumman HU-16E Albatross msn G268 R Norwegian AF JUWHE by eLaReF, on Flickr

[Nighthawke]

Sad to say I have never seen one but these are lovely. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to your next batches

[eLaReF]

Sad to say I have never seen one but these are lovely. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to your next batches

Unfortunately most of those I saw then looked like this!!
MASDC 1974

1294 Grumman HU-16E Albatross msn G371 USCG by eLaReF, on Flickr

[paddyboy]

Really interesting selection there

All the better for being B&W, imho

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Mustang531]

Thanks for sharing these with us, great shots of an iconic type. Never saw any in service though, seen several preserved in the US, also a couple in Italy. I think the gateguard at Ciampino Airport was one of them. I used to work with someone, who was born in 1944 and brought up in Broadstairs (Kent). He told me that when the USAF were based at Manston with F-86s, they also had some HU-16s based and saw them regularly (lucky so and so).

[Ridge Runner]

Yes, very nice. I saw Italians, Spanish and Greeks in service but none of the US machines.

Martin

[pwhite]

Does anyone else remember the Mildenhall ones? I believe i also saw an "Oslo" one.
Where have the last sixty years gone !

[Precinct7]

Does anyone else remember the Mildenhall ones? I believe i also saw an "Oslo" one.
Where have the last sixty years gone !

There were never any Albatross based at Mildenhall

137910 was based at Oslo with the US Navy Air Attaché & used to visit Northolt & Mildenhall
on odd occasions in the mid/late 60's





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[eLaReF]

All the better for being B&W, imho

I stuck with B&W long after colour had become reasonably priced and I must admit, photos from that era look better to me in B&W

[eLaReF]

Does anyone else remember the Mildenhall ones? I believe i also saw an "Oslo" one.
Where have the last sixty years gone !

They were based at Prestwick but had been replaced by HC-54s when I started visiting
In fact, the three USAF 'Rescue' pix are possibly from there

[eLaReF]

Norwegian ones used to appear at events in Scotland.....................

This was 1968 at RAF Turnhouse

17183 Grumman HU-16B Albatross msn G235 WH-H 330Sq R Nor AF by eLaReF, on Flickr

[PD24]

Fantastic pictures. Saw a couple of Norwegian examples at Prestwick in 1967.

Is that an RAF Argosy in the background of picture 2?

[eLaReF]

Is that an RAF Argosy in the background of picture 2?

Look like it!

[747woody]

Great stuff!

First one has the feel of Prestwick, and possibly the second USAF Rescue one but not so much the third.

[eLaReF]

First one has the feel of Prestwick, and possibly the second USAF Rescue one but not so much the third.

I had a PM confirming 1st & 6th pics as Prestwick

[Precinct7]

from the background I think the 3 Norwegian pictures may have been taken at RAF Ballykelly
in the 1960's

[eLaReF]

Since Albats seem to be of some interest, this was just the first day of our trip, at Tucson in 1974, so my pix, not bought
I usually wait until I don't have anyone in pics, but there were too many of us & too many planes to get around

51-0019 Grumman HU-16B Albatross c/n G-92 by eLaReF, on Flickr


51-0067 Grumman HU-16B Albatross c/n G-146 by eLaReF, on Flickr


51-7168 HU-16B c/n G-218 by eLaReF, on Flickr

And round the other side.............

97142 F4U-4 Corsair c/n 9296 by eLaReF, on Flickr

There were 8 Corsairs there


N13048 Grumman HU-16D Albatross c/n G-444 ex WGN 146426 by eLaReF, on Flickr


N6327 Grumman HU-16B Albatross c/n G-154 ex 51-0473 by eLaReF, on Flickr


N7039 Grumman HU-16B Albatross c/n G-237 ex 51-7184 by eLaReF, on Flickr

There were more in a nearby scrapyard, but that was a different day.