FlyPast 02.2018

February 2018 FLYPAST 51

WARRIORS

Above

A sunlit view of the squadron’s aircraft at RAF Waterbeach.

Below

An evocative night image of one of the squadron’s NF.2 fi ghters during servicing. Note the airman

on the right, keeping his balance while fi lling the tip tank on the port wing.

A view of Venom NF.2 WL873 complete with a squadron leader pennant on the nose. This aircraft

served with 253 Squadron only, before being sold for scrap in November 1958 after a very short

working life.

The low-slung fuselage of the Venom didn’t leave much room to manoeuvre, as this view shows

of an armourer working on the Hispano Mk.V cannon.