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Vehicle & Technical => Military => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on June 28, 2005, 22:55:12

Title: L Jackson & Co.
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on June 28, 2005, 22:55:12

Most members will know of this Surplus Dealer (http://www.ljacksonandco.com/)

However, as I was searching on'Multi-Map', for an easier route to Finningley (to pick SWMBO up tomorrow night. Yes she's in Paris again to see the architect) I had browse around the area.

It's years since I've been to Jacksons, they used to have a pair of Chieftains as 'gate guardians'.

I brought up the Multi-Map aerial photo (http://uk.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=469000&Y=398000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=&zm=0&scale=25000&multimap.x=577&multimap.y=278) & you can clearly see the former layout of the Rocket Site (as it's still called)
If you pull up the map as 1/25000 , you'll see the 'Rocket Site' name.



As an aside, I passed a
tribute (http://community.webshots.com/photo/283075273/381413253nuHDPb) to 83 Squadron based at Finningley on my way home.

Also Doncaster Air Museum (http://www.aeroventure.org.uk/) have a Vulcan forward fuselage :D , might be worth a visit

Title: L Jackson & Co.
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 30, 2005, 22:14:48

Yes Doncaster is worth a couple of your hours Richard and easy to find.  You could leave SWMBO at the shopping centre on your way past :D

Title: L Jackson & Co.
Post by: Gary on June 30, 2005, 23:10:12

I know this is a stupid question...........................................  :oops:

but what is this short for : SWMBO ?   :?

it's bugging me, so I have to ask, sorry

regards, gary  :)

Title: L Jackson & Co.
Post by: muddyweb on June 30, 2005, 23:11:49

She Who Must Be Obeyed ;-)

Title: L Jackson & Co.
Post by: strapping young lad on June 30, 2005, 23:13:07

in paris to see the architect

hmmmm.......

and i bet all they did was look at plans  :wink:

Title: L Jackson & Co.
Post by: Gary on June 30, 2005, 23:18:35

Thanx Tim  :wink:

I just had to ask cause I couldn't work it out  :oops:

You can tell I'm not married  :)

Title: L Jackson & Co.
Post by: strapping young lad on June 30, 2005, 23:24:13

erm rocket site?

Title: L Jackson & Co.
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on June 30, 2005, 23:45:28

Quote from: "strapping young lad"

in paris to see the architect

hmmmm.......

and i bet all they did was look at plans  :wink:

Well, building a new hospital from the ground-up takes a heck of a lot of forward planning. If something's wrong, you can't shut it down to fix it

Apparantly they all went out for dinner (for the usual French 3 hour as well)

Collecting her was a 'pain in the proverbial'.
Delayed by 3 hours going & about an hour on the return, so waiting in an air-port who's sole facilities at 23:00 were a 'Costa-Coffee'(?) & a SPAR!

The guilty party (http://www.robinhoodairport.com/)

Quote from: "strapping young lad"

erm rocket site?

Jacksons premises are located on the 'cold-war' ere site of a Bloodhound missile base

Scroll down here (http://www.bhmk2.net/links.htm) to just above the Swedish Bloodhound symbol & you'll see a referance to the Missiles at Jacksons site