Peter Nicholson's Photo Gallery

Total 11,664 photos. 72 in this folder. Contact Photographer

Aircraft and airport photos are sorted separately. Airport photos always shown after aircraft photos.

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WS788 1954 Gloster Meteor NF(T).14, c/n Not found WS788

, RAF Leeming Airport , 1978-03-14

Gate guardian at RAF Leeming as seen in the Spring of 1978 and now preserved since 1991 at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

TE356 1945 Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF.XVIe, c/n CBAF.11470

, RAF Leeming Airport , 1978-04-23

Spitfire LF.XVIe on display at Leeming until 1986.

XH764 1960 Gloster Javelin FAW.9R, c/n Not found XH764

, MANSTON , 1975-02-26

Javelin FAW.9R of 29 Squadron at RAF Manston in February 1975.

LF738 1944 Hawker Hurricane IIC, c/n Not found LF738

, London Biggin Hill Airport , 1975-08-02

Now exhibited in the RAF Museum, this Hurricane IIC was a gate guardian at the Battle of Britain Memorial Chapel at Biggin Hill as seen in the Summer of 1975.

XK531 1961 Blackburn Buccaneer S.1, c/n B3-05-60

, RAF Honington Airport , 1977-01-15

Buccaneer S.1 XK 531 was a gate guardian at RAF Honington in January 1977.

VX580 1950 Vickers 659 Valetta C2, c/n 432

, Norwich International Airport , 1978-06-28

Now preserved in a museum, in 1978 this Valetta was a guardian at the Norfolk Air Scouts unit.

54-2269 North American F-100D Super Sabre, c/n 223-149

, RAF Lakenheath Airport , 1977-09-06

Ex-French Air Force F-100D marked as 54-0048 as gate guardian at RAF Lakenheath in 1977.

52-6455 1952 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, c/n Not found 52-6455

, Ellington Airport , 1978-10-13

F-84F Thunderstreak at the American Legion Post opposite what was then Ellington AFB in 1978. It has since been repainted in different colours.

XL738 1958 Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12, c/n S2/5069

, AAC Middle Wallop Airfield Airport , 1976-07-18

This Skeeter AOP.12 was seen as gate guardian at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop in the Summer of 1976. It wore a false serial XL 769 instead of the correct identity XL 738.

WZ724 1955 Auster AOP.9, c/n B5/10/50

, AAC Middle Wallop Airfield Airport , 1976-07-18

Whilst the serial borne by this Auster AOP.9 is WZ 670, the true identity is WZ 724 and was seen as gate guardian at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop as such in the Summer of 1976.

XG502 Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.14, c/n 13247

, AAC Middle Wallop Airfield Airport , 1976-07-18

Sycamore HR.14 XG 502 as a gate guardian at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop in the Summer of 1976.

UNKNOWN

, Miramar Mcas Airport , 1973-05-17

This RF-8A Crusader was a gate guardian at NAS Miramar in 1973 - can anyone help with identity of this aircraft and the accompanying F-4 please.

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