martin parke Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 hi folks im martin im from derry city in northern ireland, i have just bought a humber flying pig and i am hoping to get it up and running again, i seen many off these in action growing up in northern ireland and have been facinated with them all my life. i know absolutely nothing about them (starting and running etc..) i would also like to find out its past military history if possible. all help welcome please.. heres a few pics :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m109a3uk Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Nice to see the cup of tea on the wing you'll have a few of them working on your new toy:D Nice to see the Locals collecting history as well. Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airportable Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 That is one nice bit of kit. Good luck with the project. Oh, and a big welcome to the forum. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Welcome. Nice pig, looks pretty complete ant in relatively good orfer. Was only discussing fold out riot shields yesterday with another forum memeber and pig owner. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Welcome , plenty of Pig info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Martin welcome. Assuming that the number displayed is correct, the basic history is below. It is worth checking that the number displayed is the same number on the chassis plate. This you will find by shoving your head in front of the near side front wheel & with a strong light reading the brass plate. Sometimes the number displayed is incorrect, because the plate is missing or the owner doesn't know where to look or it is assumed it has been marked up correctly by the previous owner who lets it adopt the number of a similar vehicle he has seen in a picture. I'm afraid I don't have a picture of yours the nearest I have is 26 BK 78 & 26 BK 88. 26 BK 80 Serial No. 32680 Built as FV1602 Contract No. 6/V/27210 Engine No. 8630 Date in Service 2/12/54 Delivered to 31st ‘B’ Vehicle Depot Church Broughton Receipt Voucher CBR/R/22271/171 Built as Pig FV1612 during 1958-60 Struck off BAOR 19/6/69 Recovered to 38 Central Workshops 18/10/72 Between 18/10/72 – June 1973 made into Mk 2 as a FV1611 ‘Flying Pig’ conversions introduced Jan.1976 although yours are the later type. Struck off 14/4/93 (Difficult to read the day & month) From what I can see looks pretty complete. One comment I would make is to remove the Union Flag sticker as it destroys the authenticity. I say that not as a political point but they were not to be used in NI. I think the population were only to aware who operated these vehicles, but they were originally intended for nation identification when two or more NATO countries were operating in a theatre. In any case the rear sticker should in general be on the left side of the vehicle, although the Mk 1 Pigs in BAOR the Flag was usually placed centrally above the doors close to the roof apex. I'm sure you will find quite a few Humbery people here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin parke Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 Martin welcome. Assuming that the number displayed is correct, the basic history is below. It is worth checking that the number displayed is the same number on the chassis plate. This you will find by shoving your head in front of the near side front wheel & with a strong light reading the brass plate. Sometimes the number displayed is incorrect, because the plate is missing or the owner doesn't know where to look or it is assumed it has been marked up correctly by the previous owner who lets it adopt the number of a similar vehicle he has seen in a picture. I'm afraid I don't have a picture of yours the nearest I have is 26 BK 78 & 26 BK 88. 26 BK 80 Serial No. 32680 Built as FV1602 Contract No. 6/V/27210 Engine No. 8630 Date in Service 2/12/54 Delivered to 31st ‘B’ Vehicle Depot Church Broughton Receipt Voucher CBR/R/22271/171 Built as Pig FV1612 during 1958-60 Struck off BAOR 19/6/69 Recovered to 38 Central Workshops 18/10/72 Between 18/10/72 – June 1973 made into Mk 2 as a FV1611 ‘Flying Pig’ conversions introduced Jan.1976 although yours are the later type. Struck off 14/4/93 (Difficult to read the day & month) From what I can see looks pretty complete. One comment I would make is to remove the Union Flag sticker as it destroys the authenticity. I say that not as a political point but they were not to be used in NI. I think the population were only to aware who operated these vehicles, but they were originally intended for nation identification when two or more NATO countries were operating in a theatre. In any case the rear sticker should in general be on the left side of the vehicle, although the Mk 1 Pigs in BAOR the Flag was usually placed centrally above the doors close to the roof apex. I'm sure you will find quite a few Humbery people here. firstly thanks all for the welcome :-) and clive thats fantastic info i must check the plate out to verify the number. from what ive found so far in pictures from two previous owners the number was the same. i thought the flag looked outta place as i never remembered seeing them on the pigs. looking forward to bending a few ears on here looking for help getting her running and looking good tks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingp Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 hi mate lovely pig . mines 26bk 38 , ive got the early wire wings on mine ,, yours looks a lovely bit of kit .. we love our pigs .. mine has swine flu at the moment :blush: take care mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover8FFR Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I'm sure you will find quite a few Humbery people here. Absolutely....Welcome to the forum and keep us posted with progress pics please :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover8FFR Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 From what I can see looks pretty complete. One comment I would make is to remove the Union Flag sticker as it destroys the authenticity. I say that not as a political point but they were not to be used in NI. I think the population were only to aware who operated these vehicles, but they were originally intended for nation identification when two or more NATO countries were operating in a theatre. In any case the rear sticker should in general be on the left side of the vehicle, although the Mk 1 Pigs in BAOR the Flag was usually placed centrally above the doors close to the roof apex. Just like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin parke Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 thanks guys :-) i cant wait to hear her running i'll prob be in tears...lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat paul Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Nice looking pig mate , welcome to the forum!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin parke Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 wee update on my pig,, clive as you said i had a look around for info and heres what i found looks like its 32 BK 35 after all :-) clive can you get me details on this thanks martin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Martin, very interesting. I might have seemed rather cynical but I have seen so many Humbers displaying the incorrect ERM. That can be if the chassis plate is missing & an identity chosen. Or less suspicious where it is chosen because a previous owner didn't know where to look for the chassis plate. Although one would hope in the process of maintenance it would be stumbled upon. But it is perfectly understandable to assume the displayed ERM is correct. I've not got a picture of 32 BK 35 only 32 BK 53 I'm afraid. I'll do the history but that takes over half an hour digging & cross-referencing. So it might be tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin parke Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 That would be great clive Realy appreciate it m8.. and thanks for the info so far I wouldn't know where to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 32 BK 35 Serial No. 33235 FV1602 Engine No. 8809 Contract No. 6/V/2710 Delivered to 31st B Vehicle Depot Church Broughton Receipt Voucher No. CBR/R/464 DIS: 10/6/55 Conversion to FFW Pig FV1612 sometime 1959-60 Conversion to Mk 2 sometime Sept 1972-June 1973 Noted as Flying on record card but not recorded on ledger Struck Off: Vehicle Storage Depot NI 24/6/93 then cancelled Struck Off: Birds(?) Comms(?) Whitaly(?) 6/10/94 (difficult to read handwriting on ledger) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 32 BK 35 Struck Off: Birds(?) Comms(?) Whitaly(?) 6/10/94 (difficult to read handwriting on ledger) clive, I would think that was Birds Commercial Metals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Richard could well be then. Never heard of them, do they deal in many MVs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Richard could well be then. Never heard of them, do they deal in many MVs? I have heard of MV's in their yards, they also break RAF aircraft. Not sure how mnay yards they have, but Stratford upon Avon and Bristol are two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin parke Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 32 BK 35Serial No. 33235 FV1602 Engine No. 8809 Contract No. 6/V/2710 Delivered to 31st B Vehicle Depot Church Broughton Receipt Voucher No. CBR/R/464 DIS: 10/6/55 Conversion to FFW Pig FV1612 sometime 1959-60 Conversion to Mk 2 sometime Sept 1972-June 1973 Noted as Flying on record card but not recorded on ledger Struck Off: Vehicle Storage Depot NI 24/6/93 then cancelled Struck Off: Birds(?) Comms(?) Whitaly(?) 6/10/94 (difficult to read handwriting on ledger) cheers clive thanks a lot m8 for your help :-):-):-)... thats a great start for me now in tracing its military service here... hopefully i'll find out who used it and where... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lssah2025 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Welcome aboard!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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