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Post by benh on Nov 19, 2007 15:26:46 GMT
Few photos from a recent visit. Downwind of Duxford Airfield, see if you can spot the field!!! Airfield overview, on base leg runway 24. Landing runway 24, Notice the splatted insects on the windscreen! Taxiing to stand past the American Air Museum. A couple of DHC Chippies visiting the airfield. The pleasure flight DH Dragon Rapide not flying today! Ex- BA & BOAC Super VC10 in the evening sun! The resident Trident. The rare Bristol Britannia 312, not many examples remain. Latest Hispano Buchon to be based at Duxford Ex USN/ RAF F-4J in the AAM. Ex USAF F-15 guards the American Air Museum. Thanks for looking Ben
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Nov 19, 2007 17:32:18 GMT
Speaking of DUXFORD: I was saddened recently to learn they'd chopped-up their BA liveried B707-420 Probably one of the last remaining -420's anywhere in the world I suspect ! Mark C BOG/CO
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Post by elliottdobson on Nov 19, 2007 17:52:37 GMT
Mark that would be Cosford, yes they chopped up G-APFJ Duxford on the other hand is much better, everything there is taken care off very well. I wouldnt go back to Cosford however since they removed much of what id like to see Duxford is great, I even got a flight in the Rapide last time I was there
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Nov 19, 2007 18:01:01 GMT
AH .... SORRY .... I think you're right ! I always get the 2 muddled ! Mark C BOG/CO
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Post by garryrussell on Nov 19, 2007 19:22:15 GMT
Cosford also chopped the only none derelict Trident 1C and the only BOAC Standard VC 10 in the UK.......the only other one is in Germany.
Nice pics Ben......yup I could see the airfield clearly straight away in the first pic with the runway running away from you.
The Trident looks a bit in need of a bit of TLC. Her "British" tiles are comming through on the top edge.
Garry
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Post by benh on Nov 19, 2007 20:38:49 GMT
......and the only BOAC Standard VC 10 in the UK....... Hmmm I photographed it earlier in the year at Brooklands, albeit in sections......... Ben EDIT: Dug out the photo......have the Kleenex ready.... its a sad sight..... Taken 17th February this year.
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Post by garryrussell on Nov 20, 2007 14:04:07 GMT
The rest was scrapped...........why oh why
I wonder if the RAF has some ex BOAC type wings kicking arround???
If they could move the fuse they could have moved the rest
Garry
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Nov 20, 2007 14:27:49 GMT
I wondered the same thing myself Garry .... and more-so of such a piece British aviation heritage .... and even more so again by a Museum within a country that's normally so proud and keen to preserve it's aviation heritage too I guess it all comes down to $$$$These things are often worth more to someone in scrap value than most can afford or are will to pay to have them preserved Even if the fuselage was retained for show .... it just aint the same without the rest of the airframe
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Post by benh on Nov 20, 2007 15:23:56 GMT
Well if you think thats bad look at the state of this one...... Bristol Britannia 312F, G-AOVS, been sitting on the Luton Airport Fire Dump since 1980!!! Considering how many Bristol Britannia's are left, im suprised that NOTHING has been done to save this one. Ben
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Post by Tony Madge - HJG on Nov 20, 2007 15:25:03 GMT
money...thats the answer, we are driven by "best value" which always turns out to be in my opinion, pay cheap ..buy twice! The British politicians do not value our heritage at all let alone the aviation industry
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Post by benh on Nov 20, 2007 22:43:31 GMT
I do seem to note though when I inspected G-ARVM close up it seemed heavily corroded. I also recall the Volunteers there saying that there were plans to turn it into a classroom.
Ben
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Post by garryrussell on Nov 22, 2007 15:19:26 GMT
I don't think you could move 'OVS.....it would fall apart A few enthusuasts have visited close up in recent times.The general feeling is a hope that someone would put it out of it's misery. Been left too long now..sad but true The one that is often forgotten is the only complete Trident 3B G-AWZM. Locked away and forgotten in vitually airwothy condition after being well looked after under cover since arriving at Wroughton in the eighties. Great it has been saved but what's the point locked away where it can't be easily seen. They also have anothe otetionally airworthy aircraft there..Comet 4B G-APYD again unique and forgotten. So on one had things aren't saved and when they are, they get locked away with only rare chances to view. Duxford also seem to have stalled for years now on the Ambassador rebuild....another unique hidden treasure............and the Brooklands Viking Garry
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Post by benh on Nov 22, 2007 22:15:48 GMT
I don't think you could move 'OVS.....it would fall apart A few enthusuasts have visited close up in recent times.The general feeling is a hope that someone would put it out of it's misery. As far as im aware Garry it has moved 4 times in its 27 year history as a fire services trainer, and in more recent times the last move (as above, dumped in the grass) was sometime during 2002 when it was replaced by a DC-10-cum 146 type green mock-up thingy (like that ugly great thing they use at LHR). I remember seeing the fuselage when I was a kid (discovered it by accident by walking to the very end of the playing fields), when you could get alot closer to it..... and ive been obsessed with the airframe ever since. Theres life in the old girl yet Ben
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Post by garryrussell on Nov 22, 2007 23:57:18 GMT
Perhaps that just shows how tough and well built they were.
I don't recall a Brit falling apart in mid air...........built like a castle.
Lets hope it can be found somehwhere inside for now so sad to see it like that.
Garry
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