Nene Collection

Gloster Meteor F4 RA490
Gloster Meteor F4, RA490, following use as a Beryl engine testbed, the aircraft was heavily modified to take two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets for trials with a jet deflection system

Rolls-Royce Flying Bedstead was powered by two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets

RIVER NENE
The River Nene, wending its way through the pretty village of Upwell, Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

Grumman G-79 XF9F-2 Panther 122477, 3rdt prototype of the F9F and second XF9F-2, powered by a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet, taxiing for take-off at the Naval Air Test Centre Patuxent River, Maryland

Wisbech Nene Quay and New Bridge early 1900s

Grumman XF9F-2 Panther 122475 (Model G-79, 1st prototype), at the Naval Air Testing Centre on Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland, with Grumman test pilot Corky Meyer (Corwin H)

Rolls Royce Nene turbojet Port side
Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet. Port side

England / Dodford
A picturesque rural scene in the small village of Dodford, Northamptonshire, England. The house shown is the village shop and the stream is a tributary of the River Nene. Date: late 1950s

Roy Chadwick - Director
From left: Roy Chadwick, director and chief designer, A.V. Roe; E.W. Hives, md, Rolls-Royce and C.E. Fielding, director in charge of production, A.V

Rolls Royce Nene turbojet Starboard front quarter
Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet. Starboard front quarter

Rolls Royce Nene brochure cover
Rolls-Royce Nene brochure cover

Vickers Type 618 Viking VX856 / G-AJPH
Vickers Type 618 Viking, VX856/G-AJPH, was converted to take two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets to become the worlds first pure-jet transport. SBAC Air Show at Farnborough. September 1948. Date: 1948

de Havilland Vampire F2 TG276
de Havilland Vampire F2, TG276, experimentally fitted with a Rolls-Royce Nene I turbojet and elephant ear intakes

The four prototype B1 Canberras, VN850 nearest; then VN813 with Nene engines; next is VN828, the first aircraft without the dorsal fin; then VN799, the first prototype

Electric Cooling Towers
Winter study of the electricity cooling towers at Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, in the morning sunshine, with mist rising from the River Nene. Date: 1960s

Upton Mill Snow Scene
A winter snow scene at Upton Mill, on the River Nene, at Upton, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

England / River Nene
The rushing waters of the River Nene at Ringstead Mill, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Upton Mill in Winter
A picturesque view of Upton Mill, on the River Nene at Upton, Northamptonshire, England, after a fall of snow. Date: 1960s

Swans on the River Nene
Swans swimming on the River Nene, near Cliffords Hill, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Mysterious Waters
An eerie morning mist creeps over the River Nene, Northampton, England. Two swans glide across the still water... Date: early 1960s

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