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Some better views of lizzie our Boeing 717.

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Hello All

As you will probably know by now we have two cockpit sections one being the Jetstream 41 which will be a trailer mounted simulator and the Boeing 717 forward fuel which will form part of a future museum.

We will need a source a number of spares for the 717 from South Africa and America to restore her to her former glory. We will also need to move her from Air Salvage Internationals base at Kemble to a new home in the new year.

In terms of a further home we are looking to raise funds for container storage and a covered area to go between a couple of containers.

With this in mind we have set up a Go Fund Me Page and we would really appreciate any donations to help achieve our goals.

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Two views of Sea V***n XN691 taken nearly three years apart.
Bearing the code 219, FAW.1 XN691 was allocated to 892 Squadron on HMS Hermes when photographed taxiing out at Khormaksar in January 1964.

Five months later, the squadron was back in Aden supporting Middle East Command Hunters attacking dissident forts and strongholds with 2" and 3" rockets during the 'Radfan War'.

On 6 August 1966, I was on of the Red Arrows groundcrew supporting the team for a Navy Days air show at RNAS Brawdy. Among the many aircraft on display was pristine XN691 following its conversion to FAW.2 standard.

The Hunter gained its spurs in the ground-attack and fighter-reconnaissance roles during its service in Aden between 1960 and 1967 inclusive.

The pan at Khormaksar held twenty aircraft with space along the sides for several more if required during periods of intensive operations. The success with which the Hunter performed in the policing role drew wide acclaim leading to Hawker Siddeley buying back several hundred airframes for refurbishment and customisation for resale to overseas customers.

Two views looking along the Hunter line at Khormaksar in February 1964. Beginning at this end, T.7 (XL565-Y) and a pair of 1417 Flight FR.10s (XE614-PL/XF460-AR), seven 8 Squadron FGA.9s (XE618-D/XG255-G/XF376-K/XG154-E/XG256-H/XE609-A/XG169), with nine 208 Squadron FGA.9s occupying the far end. 43 Squadron were on detachment in Muharraq at the time.

Source of information and photos: Ray Deacon

When did your interest in aviation begin? Did you end up working in aviation?

It would be great to have a Rolls Royce RB700 engine to go with our cockpit, even better if we could get the reverse thruster doors working.

Over the years I have acquired photographs of various aircraft, mainly from the Aviation Bookshop in Tunbridge Wells, which needed a lot of work to bring them up to presentation standard. I hope you like this rare colour shot of Avro York G-AGSO in BOAC colours and the name Marston on the nose.

Source of information and photos; Ray Deacon

Three colour views of 849 Squadron Gannets in Aden; one of mine and two purchased from the Aviation Bookshop of Tunbridge Wells.

B Flight COD.4 XG786 captured on the Khormaksar Transit Pan in 1963 during a run ashore from Hermes.

Preserved AEW.3 XL500-332 was a B Flight Gannet operating from Hermes when photographed at Khormaksar in June 1967. A camouflaged 21 Squadron Twin Pioneer can be seen in the background.
A D Flight aircraft this time, AEW.3 XP227-071 had run ashore from Eagle when pictured at Khormaksar in the summer of 1967.

The oil drums seen in the two AEW photos were filled with water and stacked between aircraft bays to protect them from damaged from terrorist mortar attacks.
With the rundown of the Aden garrison beginning in the summer of 1967, Royal Navy aircraft became a common sight at Khormaksar. Air cover for the final pull-out was provided by naval Buccaneers and Sea V***ns following the disbandment of the last Aden-based Hunter squadron.

A final tranche of images from my Gannet folder, concentrating on 849 Squadron AEW.3s in Aden. The Squadron's aircraft were allocated to one of four flights; A - D.
One of C Flight, Ark Royal's aircraft, XP199-431 awaits its next duty on the RAF Khormaksar Transit Pan in early 1963.

B Flight was allocated to Hermes when AEW.3 XP225-425 was captured taxiing passed the Hunter line at Khormaksar in early 1964.

Inter-service co-operation was essential during the Aden troubles, enriched with visits to different service establishments. In this March 1963 view, a group of airmen from 8 Squadron (Hunters) are about to study the complex workings of the Gannet's double-folding wing. AEW.3 XP226-422 was allocated to A Flight aboard HMS Centaur which was at anchor in Aden Harbour.

Operating from Victorious, A Flight's AEW.3 XR433-422 was bearly six months old when photographed taxiing passed the Hunter line at Khormaksar in January 1964. XR433 was the last Gannet off the production line and was delivered to the Navy in June 1963.

Source of information and photos: Ray Deacon

EZ-A107 in better days when she was a complete aeroplane. It would be great to be able to have a Rolls Royce RB700 engine to go with our cockpit section.

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Visits by Royal Navy aircraft were rare on most RAF stations in the UK, but this was not the case on many overseas bases. When carriers called in at Aden, around half the ships compliment of aircraft would fly ashore to gain experience of operating in a hostile environment. Here are some photographs of 849 Squadron's early warning Gannets at Khormaksar during their early years of service.

As the pilot signs the logbook for Ark Royal's AEW.3 XL494-432, the mechanics prepare for release of the Palouste starter unit from its pylon in 1962. If only we had those on the Gnats!

Centaur's AEW.3 XL496-421 heads a line of Sea V***n FAW.1s on the Transit Pan in March 1963. Another Centaur AEW.3, XL498-423 was captured taxiing in passed the Hunter line using one engine March 1963. Taxiing on one engine seemed the norm; would some like to elaborate?
A pair of Centaur's AEW.3s, XL498-423 and XL496-421, doing something they couldn't do at sea - take off in formation. Khormaksar March 1963.

An Ark Royal aircraft completes the set, AEW.3 XL501-433 cooks under the midday sun on the Khormaksar Transit Pan in 1962.

Source of information and photos: Ray Deacon

Although Gnat T.1 XP505 spent its entire service life on tests and trials work, it didn't gain its raspberry ripple scheme from new.

I took this photograph of XP505 when it spent a month with the Central Flying School at Little Rissington in April 1966. The rear cockpit had no ejection seat but was stacked with black boxes. It is currently part of the Science Museum collection held in store at Wroughton.

Information and photo source: Ray Deacon

Good morning all

As some of you may know UK Heritage Aviation Trust has been donated the front 27ft of a former Turkmenistan 717. Besides needing to be rehomed she will also need some restoration and the rear of the airframe being sealed up.

We have set up a page for her with the link below. Please come and join the page to follow her progress.

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A few fantastic aeroplanes that are certainly not in any danger but we probably don't always think about.

It would be great to see them open to the public a little more often.

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We are working on a few options for a permanent home to house our growing collection of cockpits and artifacts. If you can spare some time either in person or behind the scenes we'd love to hear from you.

Even sharing posts on the civil aviation world and classic airliners is a great help.

Britain's first Jet airliner, 65 years ago made its first transatlantic crossing.

65 years ago, prior to the first scheduled transatlantic service that the world has ever had (based on jet technology), De Havilland began to deliver Comets 4 to BOAC starting on 30 September 1958: initially a set of two 48-seat aircrafts (G-APDB and G-APDC).

Quite a quick development for the last variant of the Comet:
* 1st flight on 27/4/58
* Certificate of Airworthiness on 24/9/58
* 1st regular jet-powered transatlantic services on 4/10/58 (London 🇬🇧 ↔️ NY 🇺🇸)

With people at Hatfield / De Havilland working without CAD-CAM technology: just pencils, papers, maybe some calculators.
The rest was pure intelligence.

Best wishes and cheers from Italy.
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A couple of images from slides I acquired from the Aviation Bookshop at Tunbridge Wells.

Bearing the all-over blue colour scheme adopted for the COD.4, XG786-074 was captured while serving with 849 Squadron D Flight at Brawdy in 1967.

Pictured at the FAA Museum Yeovilton in the early seventies, T.5 XG883-773 carries the livery borne from its association with 849 Squadron HQ Flight. It is currently on loan to the Museum of Berkshire Aviation at Woodley.

A fantastic story about such a great aeroplane.

ON THIS DAY - 27-Oct-1987... Manchester Airport, 36 years ago...

G-BISU, Bristol 170 Freighter 31M, Instone Airlines (operated by Atlantic Air Transport).

Operated on behalf of Instone Airlines by Atlantic Air Transport.

And yes, Manchester's ramp really was pinkish at that time...

This aircraft was assigned the Bristol Aircraft test registration G-18-194, however that wasn't used. It was delivered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force serialled NZ5912 in Mar-55.

It was leased to S.A.F.E. Straits Air Freight Express as ZK-BVI in Dec-57 and returned to the RNZAF as NZ5912 in Mar-58. It was sold to Dwen Airmotive as ZK-EPH in Aug-78. In May-81 it was sold to Instone Airlines, UK as G-BISU and operated by Atlantic Air Transport.

The aircraft was sold to Trans Provincial Airlines (Canada) as C-FDFC in Dec-88. In Apr-94 it was sold to MRS 4000 Investments Ltd and John Duncan (a British Airways Captain ?) and Partners bought it in Jul-94. the aircraft was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident at Enstone, Oxfordshire, UK in Jul-96, written off.

Photo & words, Ken Fielding.

Which is your favourite airliner of all time?

ON THIS DAY - 24-Oct-1975... Manchester Airport, 48 years ago!

G-BBME, BAC One-Eleven 401, British Airways

Delivered to American Airlines in Apr-66 as N5026, this aircraft was only in service for 6 years and was due to be sold to UK start-up Orientair as G-AZMI.

However the deal fell through and it was leased to the British Aircraft Corporation instead, for about 10 days in Mar-72 using the temporary British registration G-16-19 before being returned to American Airlines as G-AZMI and stored at Bournemouth, UK.

It was sold to British Airways in Apr-74 and registered G-BBME. It was with BA for 14 years until it was retired at Bournemouth in Nov-88. In Jan-90 it was sold to Birmingham European Airways. Birmingham European merged with Brymon Airways in Oct-92 to form Brymon European Airways.

They de-merged the following year, in Aug-93, with Brymon Airways separating and operating their Dash 8's for British Airways Express, while the Birmingham European half was renamed Maersk Air UK and operated the One-Elevens, also on behalf of British Airways out of Birmingham.

The aircraft was sold in South Africa in Feb-97 to Nationwide Air Charter as ZS-OAG and painted in their full livery with additional SABENA titles. It was finally retired at Lanseria, South Africa, in Mar-98, and broken up there by 2000.

Photo & words, Ken Fielding.

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Amother British classic, Bristol Britannia at Manston Airport in 1979 . Registration G-AOVF

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A fantastic set of photographs

The Avro York first flew on the 5th of July 1942, making her 81-year-olds closely followed by the Vickers Viking on the 22nd of July 1945 making them 78 yrs old.

Classic British aeroplanes in their own right.

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If you are available to help out at Cotswolds Airport for a BPAG work party on one or all of the following weekend dates, please email [email protected] for more details and to register your interest.

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A great combination

Aviation Photo #7324833: Boeing 727-46 - Dan-Air London Photo taken at Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB) in England, United Kingdom in 1980s.