Links

Aviation

Reference sources for the aircraft types and units shown in this archive.

• Royal Air Force

  Official site, including aircraft types and squadron histories.

• Royal Navy

  Fleet Air Arm aircraft, including the Merlin and Sea King helicopters photographed at Barton and on HMS Invincible.

• The Red Arrows

  The display team’s official pages, including the names of the manoeuvres shown in the Morecambe and Southport galleries.

• British Airways

  The operator of the Concorde fleet until October 2003.

• Manchester Airport

  Current information for the airport that appears throughout this archive as Ringway.

• Lancashire Aero Club

  The flying club based at Barton Aerodrome since 1927.

Watchmaking and the wrist

Aviation and watchmaking grew up together: the chronometers that kept the ships on course were the instruments the first airmen trusted, and a photographer on the perimeter fence still keeps a watch on the wrist for the pass. The reference site I actually use for the pieces kept at home, and the one I recommend when people ask.

• Patek Philippe Replica

  An independent reference for the classic case shapes, from the Nautilus to the Calatrava. The pieces behind the watch notes page.

Canals and waterways

• Canal & River Trust

  The body responsible for the Manchester Ship Canal’s neighbouring waterways and for the Bridgewater Canal.

• Peel Ports

  The current owners and operators of the Manchester Ship Canal.

• National Trust: Dunham Massey

  Visitor information for the house and park shown on the Dunham Massey page.

Manchester and local history

• BBC Manchester

  Local news and history features.

• Manchester City Council

  The city authority, including archive and heritage services.

• Salford City Council

  Local authority for Salford Quays, Eccles and Worsley.

• Greater Manchester Police

  The force whose air support unit appears on the police aircraft pages.

• Met Office

  Weather forecasts, useful before planning a day at the end of a runway.

Historical link banners

The original 2003 site carried three link exchange banners. They are reproduced here as part of the archive: they are a good illustration of how small enthusiast sites supported each other before social media.

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