Happiness is Vectored Thrust...

[stevejb]

.... as proclaimed by the old publicity stickers from Hawker Siddeley.

Whilst they are currently engineless and therefore only static, thanks to the RAF Wittering Heritage Hangar and COAP, here are a few shots from the recent COAP photoshoot at RAF Wittering that will hopefully bring back a few memories. Excellent organisation added to excellent weather made for a great day. Enjoy.

Photographs in age order, starting with the P1127(RAF) XV279 from the pre-production batch.



GR3 XV779, originally built as a GR1, had been given a temporary winter camouflage especially for the photoshoot. Looking great both under the afternoon sun and the night lights.





T4 XZ146



GR7 (GR9 Testbed) ZD318







Comments and criticism welcome

Steve

[Ghastly Whisper]

Christine will be upset she was not included!!

[Mustang531]

Thanks for sharing these, nice to see. Wishful thinking on my part to hope for another photocall of some sort.

[Condor68]

These shots should make a Government embarrassed as yet again an unprepared bunch led us into a war. These were what got us out of it.Like the night ones I
can never get it right.Also the P1127 got memories there.

[B58Hustler]

Stunning!

[KeBul]

Lovely set, very nice indeed.

Thanks for sharing

Kev

[matt e]

Nice set especially #3 and 4

[F3]

Superb set. Remember seeing a few of those @ a Wittering Family Day a few years ago.