SkidMarque From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 82 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 3 months 9 hours ago) and read 3010 times:
I'm reading a book at the moment, 'Vulcan 607' about the Operaion Black Buck bombing raid that the RAF ran during the Falklands campaign in 1982, striking the airfield at Port Stanley from Ascension Island.
In it, the author states that at the time the Argentinians operated the Lockheed Neptune which, he goes on to say, were the very same aircraft once operated by the RAF themselves !
Now I know that my memory is not the greatest, but is that really true ?
I have absolutely no recollection of that, if it is true, and I've definately never seen any evidence.
Now, assuming that the author has got this wrong, which aircraft is he actually talking about ? Can anybody recall what Argentina were using in the maritime recon. role at the time ?
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12735 posts, RR: 79 Reply 1, posted (6 years 3 months 8 hours ago) and read 3001 times:
That is a great book!
The RAF did operate early model Neptune aircraft, in the early to mid 1950's, provided under US military aid.
They were a stopgap between the WW2 vintage Sunderlands and converted Lancasters, until the Avro Shackelton was in service.
Then presumably, the Neptunes were returned to the US.
Ghostbase From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 354 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (6 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2884 times:
My Dad participated in the Coronation Review of the RAF by HM Queen Elizabeth II on the 15th July 1953 at RAF Odiham. He took a small number of colour slide photos (some of which are posted on this site) and when I went through them after he died I was surprised to see a couple of photos of Neptunes in RAF colours. Sadly they are just slightly blurred so have not risked an A.Net rejection
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12735 posts, RR: 79 Reply 8, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2650 times:
Nice work Ghostbase, of a type almost forgotten in RAF service.
Interesting to note the cannon armanent, also fitted to the nose of the Shackelton's that replaced the Neptune.
Presumably the advent of nuclear subs, and improved conventional ones too, made the chances of catching one on the surface so unlikely, these guns were deleted from later maritime patrol aircraft.
RayPettit From United Kingdom, joined May 2002, 608 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 2565 times:
Quoting SkidMarque (Thread starter): In it, the author states that at the time the Argentinians operated the Lockheed Neptune which, he goes on to say, were the very same aircraft once operated by the RAF themselves !
Indeed, whilst a number of the RAF aircraft were broken up in the UK, others later flew with the Argentines, as well as the Brazillians. Interestingly enough the ones for Argentina were flown out to Woensdrecht in The Netherlands in preparation for their new life in South America.
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29367 posts, RR: 61 Reply 11, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 2548 times:
Quoting Ghostbase (Reply 6): He took a small number of colour slide photos (some of which are posted on this site) and when I went through them after he died I was surprised to see a couple of photos of Neptunes in RAF colours. Sadly they are just slightly blurred so have not risked an A.Net rejection
Try them,
They are rare enough, a little blurriness might not automaticly reject them.
Lets face it, there isn't any chance of another photo of it being taken tommorrow.
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