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    Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile



    i payed a flying visit (no pun intended) to this site back in 2010 with kevsy21 on our way back from another explore, 2 yrs on i decided to have a proper look around whilst in the area.

    at the back of the old liverpool airport, now the crown plaza hotel lies a whole host of plane stuff ,some looks like it used to belong to the new airport including an old secca car by the looks of it, various signage,plane tugs,a fighter jet in 3 pieces and various turbine engines, along with other aircraft.

    a group called the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group currently owns all of it and are trying to restore what they can.

    the old Bristol 175 Britannia 308F still remains with little work been done since the last time i saw it also the British Aerospace Jetstream 41 (now converted into a flight sim) are still here along with the Percival P-50 Prince 6E.

    all plane information is taken from www.airliners.net

    explored solo ,even managed a bonus explore on the roof of the hotel.


    Bristol 175 Britannia 308F
    not much has changed with this aircraft since the last time i seen it ,i believe this to be a speke plane








    British Aerospace Jetstream 41




    Percival P-50 Prince 6E


    Gloster Meteor F8
    Having been on display at Lasham for a number of years, the museum closed so Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group split her in to three sections and brought her to the old Liverpool Airport apron. The aircraft is currently in three parts but will be put back together in the near future.








    old secca car possibly (the automobile)



    found one at the back undercover with a liverbird on the tail


    turbine engine casings



    old signage


    Avro 748 Srs1/105
    'Sisyphus' now lies on the old Liverpool Airport apron after being rescued by Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group, with generous donations from aircraft enthusiasts (£2,500). The aircraft was stood rotting in Blackpool for 5 years following the demise of Emerald Airways, and was on the brink of scrapping, until it was rescued. This is an important aircraft as it's a rare Mk1 Avro 748. It'll be restored and displayed for future generations.






    this was once up there


    various plane tugs


    one of the many engines lying around



    an old Pickett Hamilton pillbox top...im sure this was from the RAF speke site (there was 2 i think) ....although this may be from somewhere else


    a fuel tank off the meteor f8


    various other bits lying around and another engine


    Reed Aviation (Emerald Airways)
    Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2A/334

    this was just the cab the rest of the plane was knowhere to be seen...there was a dummy sat in one of the chairs ,which gave me a fright
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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    after that i got lucky and ended up on the roof and terrace of the hotel/terminal building






    incidently this is where loads of beatles fans stood when they flew into liverpool after worldwide success


    heres a little video....im sure they actually get off a plane thats in this last pic....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFOPAZ3A0uE
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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    I can just see one of the old Liverpool flying school plains under that cover well done.

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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    ahh i thought thats what it was cheers

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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    Minnnnt! Nice Georgie porgie pudding and pie!


    "How come the compression is so bad on all those shots man? It looks like they've been edited with a Commodore 64." JST

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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    Quote Originally Posted by Clough View Post
    Minnnnt! Nice Georgie porgie pudding and pie!
    Lol cheers clough

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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    ahhhhh this is awesome !

    Slap your bass, Not your kids !!

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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    Too good for words! Lovely stuff. Get yourself over to the Aeropark at East Midlands if this is your kind of thing- Some cracking stuff there!


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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    Wow - great stuff!

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    Default Re: Planes ,No Trains & An Automobile - Liverpool - March - 2012 -

    I love what theyve done with the old airport as theres not many buildings like that left.

    By the way does anyone want a percival aircraft?

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Percival-S...89829113104768
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