June 8, 20169 yr Cute little blue spinner! Great shots of the coastal town. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
June 8, 20169 yr Well, I first flew from Portsmouth airport in 1954ish in a Dove to Jersey, our home. The flights were direct. But, the return flights were via Shoreham for Customs. It was only after two aircraft incidents that the airport was closed, as it was dangerous for heavier aircraft and a grass field. Wartime, it was very active. What you are seeing now, as you fly over the city, was never like that - no motorways. In the last shot, where you have the long tank, yes tank, was Horsea Island, an island. Land fill, yacht marinas are there now. The Navy tested torpedos in there. Also there were a lot of radio masts, used very much for Operation Overlord. Fort Southwick is not far away, up on the hill, where the D-Day landings were controlled from. Of course, there are other important landmarks around, too. Thanks Martin Parr Retired professional yacht skipper for vessels up to 46m System: Omen 40L GT13-0054na Gaming PC; Windows 11 Home 64-bit OS; Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.7GHz; RAM 32GB; Samsung S34J55x Monitor 3440x1440 @75 Hz Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. MSFS P/D; TM Pendular Rudder Pedals, TM Warthog Hortas Throttle/Joystick Combo.
June 9, 20169 yr Author Nice shots! Thanks for comments! Cute little blue spinner! Great shots of the coastal town. Appreciate the comment! Well, I first flew from Portsmouth airport in 1954ish in a Dove to Jersey, our home. The flights were direct. But, the return flights were via Shoreham for Customs. It was only after two aircraft incidents that the airport was closed, as it was dangerous for heavier aircraft and a grass field. Wartime, it was very active. What you are seeing now, as you fly over the city, was never like that - no motorways. In the last shot, where you have the long tank, yes tank, was Horsea Island, an island. Land fill, yacht marinas are there now. The Navy tested torpedos in there. Also there were a lot of radio masts, used very much for Operation Overlord. Fort Southwick is not far away, up on the hill, where the D-Day landings were controlled from. Of course, there are other important landmarks around, too. Thanks Thanks very much because the location has a varied history...It's amazing you remember the Navy High Power shore Wireless stations...It's now used for diving training and underwater engineering. HLJAMES
June 9, 20169 yr It is just a case of our house was on Portsdown Hill with commanding views of Portsmouth Harbour, Portchester Castle, The Solent, Isle of Wight, Fawley in the West and Calshot (where the seaplanes were based, and across to Hayling Island in the East and to watch Argosy's doing sircuits and the Barrage Balloons. Oh! For a touch of nostalgia... Martin Parr Retired professional yacht skipper for vessels up to 46m System: Omen 40L GT13-0054na Gaming PC; Windows 11 Home 64-bit OS; Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.7GHz; RAM 32GB; Samsung S34J55x Monitor 3440x1440 @75 Hz Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. MSFS P/D; TM Pendular Rudder Pedals, TM Warthog Hortas Throttle/Joystick Combo.
June 10, 20169 yr Author It is just a case of our house was on Portsdown Hill with commanding views of Portsmouth Harbour, Portchester Castle, The Solent, Isle of Wight, Fawley in the West and Calshot (where the seaplanes were based, and across to Hayling Island in the East and to watch Argosy's doing sircuits and the Barrage Balloons. Oh! For a touch of nostalgia... The three forts in the Solent are now luxury hotels....I would love to have seen the embarkation of ships for D-Day. HLJAMES
June 10, 20169 yr D-Day was 3 years before my arrival! However, the remnants were still around for many years afterwards and as kids we had great fun exploring the shores and the vessels that failed to leave. Martin Parr Retired professional yacht skipper for vessels up to 46m System: Omen 40L GT13-0054na Gaming PC; Windows 11 Home 64-bit OS; Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.7GHz; RAM 32GB; Samsung S34J55x Monitor 3440x1440 @75 Hz Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. MSFS P/D; TM Pendular Rudder Pedals, TM Warthog Hortas Throttle/Joystick Combo.
June 10, 20169 yr Author D-Day was 3 years before my arrival! However, the remnants were still around for many years afterwards and as kids we had great fun exploring the shores and the vessels that failed to leave. The scenery has HMS Warrior Harbour Rail Station and Gunwarf Quays Ferry but no Spinnaker Tower....I suppose I can find a tower and put it there! Nice shots. nebojsa Thanks for your comment! HLJAMES
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