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Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

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lmgaylard
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Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by lmgaylard » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:26 pm

Bought a box of mystery slides from a charity shop this mornning after i got a phone call from the manager.

After scanning and reading notes turns out they are of Royal navy Phantoms when they 1st arrived at Yeovilton, and 892nas Commisioning. some Sea Vixen's and Sea Venom crash............ :Wow: :Wow:

They are in black+white, just spent 5 hours trying to get them looking Ok...... :)
Hope you enjoy these 20 + photos

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sea Venom crash by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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1st Phantoms arrive Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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Champane for us delivery pilot 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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Sea Vixen by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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Sea Vixen by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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Swordfish by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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Yeovilton 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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Sea Vixen by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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Sea Vixen by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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Sea Vixen by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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892nas Commision 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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892nas Commision 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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892nas Commision 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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892nas Commision 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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892nas Commision 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

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892nas Commision 1968 by lmgaylard, on Flickr

On the notes it said 'Very wet and windy for outside photography'...........

Thanks for looking guys
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

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MarkS
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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by MarkS » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:58 pm

Spectacular stuff , great find, thanks for taking the time to scan them , cheers, Mark

lmgaylard
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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by lmgaylard » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:03 pm

Thanks, as everyone knows, i've been going to Yeovilton for over 30 years now so to find these out of the blue has made me very Happy.............. :Wow: :D :thumbs: :thumb: :clap:
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by paddyboy » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:27 pm

Fabulous post mate :thumb:

Numbers 3 and 4 :Wow:

You have got a pot of gold there :thumbs:

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to scan/post

Best regards

Paddyboy :clap:
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tanker
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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by tanker » Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:04 am

Thanks for sharing this piece of history :clap: great set of pics :thumbs:

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by kjshaw01 » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:09 am

Superb, just absolutely superb!!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

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The Phantom
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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by The Phantom » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:27 am

What a great find! :Wow: Excellent!! :thumbs:

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by ciaranchef » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:20 am

Oh my goodness..I may cry...beautiful set..what a discovery........

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by garyscott » Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:35 am

Wonderfull slice of history there, and ill bet a weeks wages that these images have never appeared in any publication ever! I would give Yeovilton a bell mate and see if they would like copies for the FAAM. :Wow:
:ninja:

buzzer

Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by buzzer » Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:35 pm

cracking find you made there bud.. well done.

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by lmgaylard » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:35 am

thanks for all your comments..............
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by billydog » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:19 pm

Cant add much extra to whats been written above, but this post is without a doubt one of the highlights of the year so far!
What a find! :thumbs:

Malfatron Malkovic

Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by Malfatron Malkovic » Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:11 pm

I'd be careful son, you aren't infringing British Pathe Film's copyright. I am quite certain they are stills from one of their newsreels.

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by lmgaylard » Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:41 am

Malfatron Malkovic, i have seen the Pathe stills and i will say they are almost exact to what i had scanned from the slides i bought. I am trying to work out if there is any connection to Pathe from the original owner of the slides? Dont know how i can do this as there was no name with the slide. I have sent the slides to the operating company for Pathes archive to see what they come up with............will let you all know what they say.

Oh by the way.........if you want to address me it lewis or lmg...........its not SON.........so some manners mate....
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by buzzer » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:36 am

lmgaylard wrote:Malfatron Malk

Oh by the way.........if you want to address me it lewis or lmg...........its not SON.........so some manners mate....
WOW cill a little lewis!!! :huh:
The im shore the good man that is know as MALF (ex spingo,)was'nt trying to be cocky or intended to be rude.. He's just a true cornish man were everyone is referred to as "me beauty,or me old mate.or indeed SON! " so don't go taking it to heart. Im shore he did'nt mean anything by it.
;)
You have indeed meet the boy(And I know he's not going to mind me calling him that!)
Last year at culdrose. Don't think you had a chat but he said you were there. :P

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The Phantom
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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by The Phantom » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:11 am

lmgaylard wrote:Oh by the way.........if you want to address me it lewis or lmg...........its not SON
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by SteveS » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:14 am

Be civil to each other and keep on topic please.

radical99
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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by radical99 » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:29 am

Isn't there an archive site which has ALL the pathe newsreels available to watch for free? No time to search now as i'm going to work. Something classy about the blue colour scheme of those FAA phantoms.

lmgaylard
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Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by lmgaylard » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:41 am

Yes, sorry. it was a bit late when i wrote the message.
I lived i st.ives for twenty years so i do know the sayings................'my cock'...........
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

buzzer

Re: Yeovilton 1968 Phantoms arrive

Post by buzzer » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:45 am

lmgaylard wrote:Yes, sorry. it was a bit late when i wrote the message.
I lived i st.ives for twenty years so i do know the sayings................'my cock'...........
me old cocker!! heck fella.. been called that and many other things besides! including son ;)
anyway when you moving back?
oh and as i said before cracking find them slides were.. well done :thumb:

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