St Mawgan / Newquay

[John Anderson]

A classic aircraft company moving into the business park at St Mawgan-to include a visitors centre. 60 jobs-official announcement tomorrow!

[EGDGZTCW]

A classic aircraft company moving into the business park at St Mawgan-to include a visitors centre. 60 jobs-official announcement tomorrow!

How good is this !!

http://www.newquaycornwallairport.co...rohub-investor

The old tower may yet have a part to play from what I understand, excellent news all round, can't wait !!

[kernowcam]

excellent news.
nice to have a decent 'tourist' attraction down here.

[John Anderson]

Yes this is great news for Cornwall and could not be better, hopefully just a start. My excellent source got carried away with the number of jobs, but then he was a marketing man!

[John Anderson]

The Classic Air Force are due to arrive 30 July and will based at the "Nimrod Hangar". Their aircraft maintenance will continue to be carried out at Baginton/Coventry

[mitrovitchp]

I've just scanned a few more slides taken in and around the HAS Site on the 26th June 2003. Six Jaguars and three Tornado F3's were in residence for a couple of weeks.

[Bomber]

HI mitrovitchp you have some really good shots there nicely framed .Pitty the Jaggs are no longer in service I think they were a good aircraft .
Regards ,
Bomber .

[EGDGZTCW]

Mmm....nice

Every time I go in the Has I wonder if I might find a jet fighter that someone left behind and has forgoten all about....ho hum...

[Tally Ho]

A cousin of mine used to be a photographer on nimrod aircraft, he told that when he was stationed at st mawgan in the late seventies the nimrod he was attached to was in a hanger having some minor work done on it the crew were inside the aircraft and they picked up a russian submarine underwater approx 15 miles out at sea how true this is i dont know but he had no reason to lie. makes me wonder what those nimrods had in them and what a waste to scrap them!

[alk]

A cousin of mine used to be a photographer on nimrod aircraft, he told that when he was stationed at st mawgan in the late seventies the nimrod he was attached to was in a hanger having some minor work done on it the crew were inside the aircraft and they picked up a russian submarine underwater approx 15 miles out at sea how true this is i dont know but he had no reason to lie. makes me wonder what those nimrods had in them and what a waste to scrap them!

Unlikely, but not impossible. I guess a sonar bouy could be 15 miles off shore and transmitting to be received on board @ St Mawgan. The kit on board was certainly amazing and very good stuff, ahead of its time. And in keeping with your comment 'what a waste to scrap them' I do wonder what we do know for the role they fulfilled (and that wasn't just sub hunting or ASR)