Evening all,

After a very clear start this morning the cloud and sea mist very quickly rolled in and has plagued the West Coast all day. The exception was Lizard Point which was basked in Glorious sunshine! A good job too!

A leisurely breakfast was had before heading back to Newquay Airport this morning to see what could be found after all the road restrictions had been lifted.

Newquay 0935 – 1100

G-NJAC C560XL NJE was heard making several attempted approaches due to the low cloud

M-TSRI Be90

G-DVIP A109

ZJ240 B412

ZJ242 B412

ZJ246 AS350

ZJ707 B412

Noted with the South West Aviation Museum (only items of interest to me)

XV148 DH106 (nose section)*

ZA148 VC10

ZH763 BAC1-11

ZD704 Bae125

XZ607 Lynx (reg obtained by a museum volunteer who read it off the nose. Recently arrived as a shell from Manston)

WJ945 Vickers Varsity*

WL795 Shackleton

WN149 Boulton Paul Balliol*

WR985 Shackleton (in bits in a compound next to the Museum)

XK885 Percival Pembroke*

Request – An Avro Lancaster fuselage and cockpit marked as LQ was noted. It has recently arrived from the USA and is going to be made up to Museum Standard before being sent to Canada for display. Can anyone please shed any light as to its ID please?

 

Next stop was Perranporth. A quick request and a wander around the hangers provided approx 25 aircraft but nothing that I collect. Of note in the far corner was F-BRLX Jodel.

 

From Perranporth a lengthy drive to Lands End through solid traffic (Remember that!!). I was banking on a waiting game for 3 required Isles of Scilly Skybus frames but on arrival all 8 aircraft of the fleet were on the apron or in the hangers with no flying due to the weather. Therefore noted 1330 -1400

G-BIHO DHC6 IOS

G-BUBN BN2A IOS

G-BUBP BN2A IOS*

G-CBML DHC6 IOS

G-CEWM DHC6 IOS

G-ISSG DHC6 IOS*

G-SBUS BN2A IOS

G-SSKY BN2A IOS*

 

Then a short drive back to Penzance Heliport found both locally based Helicopters in residence both again grounded due to the weather. Noted at 1420

G-LAWA AW139

G-LAWX S92

After parking up and buying a Pasty from a shop in Marazion I enjoyed some time enjoying the view around Mounts Bay eating my Pasty 🙂

 

From here I had planned to go to the Lizard Point via Predannack. As I left Helston the sky got very clear so by the time I go to Predannackthe sun was out and the sky blue. After a number of roads and tracks had been explored I parked the car at the destination shown as Predannack Airfield on Google Maps. Turning right I followed the footpath for about 2/3 mile and this allowed the following to be seen.

XX479 Jetstream

ZA111 Jetstream

XS738 HS125

XS520 Wessex

XV371 Sea king

XV654 Sea King*

XV657 Sea King*

XZ570 Sea King*

ZG915 Lynx*

ZG919 Lynx*

Most are in a poor condition and have been checked against various online sources.

Whilst I was walking the path a low rumbling noise averted my attention upwards to see the sight of 4 USMC V22 Ospreys information followed soon after by 2 USMC C130s that had been at Exeter heading home.

A well worthwhile day indeed. Not vast numbers but certainly some nice gap filling frames.

Mark Paulin

 

Photo credit: Stephen Rendle