rickoshea52
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It does look like a power set or hydraulic power set.
Is it a Rock Ape bit of kit?
Is it a Rock Ape bit of kit?
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Radar trailer for the Skyguard air to surface missile system.
PaulTRose
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rickoshea52
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They are used as “speed cameras” or to monitor military aircraft.
rickoshea52
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wasnt originally, was for a bit, isnt now
Are these ones captured by the British?
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They don’t use it for its intended purpose because the British armed forces never used the kit it was designed for, having captured the trailers in the Falklands in 1982.
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Used instead with the Oerlikon twin AA gun?
PaulTRose
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correct.....give that man a cigar
correct again
aaaah....but we did but dont now
that was their original purpose
so go back to the South Atlantic unpleasentness in '82.......the guy who got the job of sorting out what the Argies had left behind was a RAF Regt Sqn Ldr Fonffe...........stuff like helos the Special Forces got.......stuff went off to museums.....but he realised there was enough Contraves Skyguard radar units, Oerlikon GDF035 35mm AAA guns and ammo to equip a couple of RAuxAF Squadrons......he put the idea forward but it back fired cos he landed the job of setting it up lol
1339 Wing (2729 and 2890 Sqn) was formed at Wadd......which is where i come in as i was a lowly SAC Gunner........we were the only NATO cleared unit to use war booty
The Skyguard would control 2 or 3 guns.....when we disbanded (turned into a Rapier unit) the guns went into storage....still in a shed somewhere apparently, and a couple of the Skyguards became mobile 'speed cameras'........apparently the put them in places where locals have been complaining about low or fast aircraft to monitor
the Skyguard is basically a fibre glass collapsible caravan.....it opens up to put the radar dish up......one of the units had 3 or 4 little fibreglass patches on it cos 2 Para had peppered it at Goose Green............15 years ago i was working somewhere and got talking to someone as you do.....back in '82 he was a spotty 18 year old that was fresh into 2 Para in the morter platoon.....he remembered being part of the mob that machine gunned it,....i said he was a crap shot if they could only hit a caravan 4 times at 500 metres
all yours Rick
rickoshea52
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ok......very easy one
what is it, and why dosnt the british armed forces use it for what its designed for?
My wife was puzzling over this for ages last, she was a GSE fitter and couldn’t recognise it.
rickoshea52
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Taken in 1941, which airfield is this and who are the current incumbents.
If you can figure out what aircraft are visible that would be cool, I see a Wellington and two Whitleys.
If you can figure out what aircraft are visible that would be cool, I see a Wellington and two Whitleys.
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Afternoon.
I'll take a punt at Mildenhall,currently occupied by the USAAF.
Jon.
I'll take a punt at Mildenhall,currently occupied by the USAAF.
Jon.
rickoshea52
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Not Mildenhall and not the USAF.
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RAF Silverstone - Formula One??
rickoshea52
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Not Silverstone and not used for racing.
rickoshea52
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Negative Ghostrider.