Yeovilton / HMS Heron

[hydealfred]

I remember the man flying it at airshows in the 80's. He was lost in a Provost crash which was down to an engine fatique issue if memory serves.

[mawganmad]

Yes I remember it flying when I was younger, I was unfortunate enough to have seen the Provost wreckage just after it was recovered, a horrible sight.
As a huge Fairey fan (no comments please!) it was gutting news.

[hydealfred]

Yes for a man with such a large amount of flying experience it was a tragic end. I can still see in my minds eye the Flycatcher displaying.

[REF]

Some of mine from Yeovilton on 4 March 2011

Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 (XN957)


Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B (XV333)


Fairey Gannet AEW.3 (XL503)


Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 (WV856)


Hawker Hunter T.8M (XL580)


Bristol Scout Replica (N5419)


Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde (G-BSST)


Vought FG-1D Corsair IV (KD431)

[mawganmad]

Cracking shots, especially knowing what the lighting conditions are like there.

[hydealfred]

A superb day with some interesting visitors -

[Annek]

Some pictures I took at HMS Heron earlier this year.
1. Inside Flying Control
2. Radar room
3.Seahawk

[REF]

Control Tower - 4 March 2011


Main Runway - 4 March 2011

[PerezMapManBush]

Yeovilton map from pb-photos.com

Yeovilton_map.jpg

[Carnaby]

The airfield's WWII W/T site was HERE.

Interestingly the modern cottage has a similar plan form to the original block. There were four masts and the site was known locally as 'the wireless station'.