www.superguppy.co.uk

the restoration of Super Guppy F-BTGV

Photo Gallery

(click on the images to enlarge)

a selection of photos of F-BTGV

starboard side 1

starboard side 2

starboard side 3

 

where the engine once was

starboard damage

port side view, before nose was damaged

nighttime

the hatch into the cockpit from below

the hatch into the cockpit from above

cockpit

interior looking to rear

interior looking to front

the interior lit up during the open day 10th April 2010

 

the jacks, gyros and galley door in the front belly section

 

the aft DC power panel

 

photo credits: Aggy Meers, Helen Mitchell, Gareth Lander, Paul Cooper, Andrew Goldsmith, Matt Evans, Mick Haines

 

some of the restoration work taken in September andOctober 2009

before

after

nose repair

 

before

partly painted

after

testing the electrics

instrument panel

cockpit area afer a clean up

Gregg testing the panel 27-9-09

Ian in the engine nacelle 27-9-09

Dickon working on props 27-9-09

photo credits: Gregg Finch, Aggy Meers, Gareth Lander,

photograph galleries of events at Bruntingthorpe - click on event to view
date event contributor
10th April 2010 Guppy open day various- see credits
30th May 2010 cold war jets day andrew goldsmith
     
other photographic galleries
12th June 2010 Queen's birthday flypast andrew goldsmith
11th July 2010 a visit to Andrewsfield, Essex andrew goldsmith
25th July 2010 Farnborough 2010 andrew goldsmith
29th July 2010 Ian Waudby's gallery - various ian waudby
2nd August 2010 Andrew Goldsmith's gallery  andrew goldsmith
 12-8-2010 Marham Families day 12-8-2010  andrew goldsmith

if you would like to submit photographs for display on here please contact me via the forum, I'm happy to put photographs here as it adds to the interest in the website and thus gets more people looking at it which in turn increases interest in our project