I am aware that this is a very sad question, but does anyone out there have any photographs of the Bristol Brabazon being broken up? It’s probably a long shot but I would be extremely interested to know, and to see photographs of the thing in it’s death throes would be very interesting indeed.
By: ZRX61 - 6th May 2007 at 06:04
The Mitre pub in Cambridge has a photo on the wall of a Brab thats covered in dozens of signatures….
At least I think it’s The Mitre..:confused: It’s the first pub on the left after you come down Castle Hill & go over the river…
By: Phixer - 5th May 2007 at 21:15
I am aware that this is a very sad question, but does anyone out there have any photographs of the Bristol Brabazon being broken up? It’s probably a long shot but I would be extremely interested to know, and to see photographs of the thing in it’s death throes would be very interesting indeed.
Don’t know about that but if you are interested DD Home Entertainment have a Brabazon DVD available.
By: FiltonFlyer - 4th May 2007 at 21:16
The Brab had “BRISTOL” BRABAZON I in capitals on both sides just aft of the cockpit. One section has been in the Bristol Industrial Museum for years, and I had heard a rumour of the other section being at Old Warden, although I haven’t seen it myself. I’d be interested to hear if its still there. The attached photo was taken at the BIM a few years ago. I’ve been trying to track down Brabazon bits for the Bristol Aero Collection for a while. There are rumours of all sorts of items out there, but I still have some work to do to track them down!
Andy
By: RPSmith - 4th May 2007 at 20:29
Visible in the photo is the 10ft section of skin with the Brabazon name on, which was in the Bristol Industrial Museum until it closed for renovation last year.Andy
I’m sure I remember seeing that hanging on a hangar wall at Old Warden a few years ago – but there again it might have been “Princess”.
Anyone else remember it?
Roger Smith.
By: FiltonFlyer - 4th May 2007 at 15:26
There is a book out there call ‘Brabazon – The World’s First Jumbo Airliner’, by Robert Wall. On page 107 is a photo of the Brabazon Mk.1 being scrapped in the assembly hangar at Filton., dated 2nd October 1953. Visible in the photo is the 10ft section of skin with the Brabazon name on, which was in the Bristol Industrial Museum until it closed for renovation last year. http://www.aviationarchive.org.uk has some great photos of the Brabazon, but none of it being scrapped.
Andy
By: JDK - 4th May 2007 at 13:57
No,
But I found these yesterday, with a few films of the period and a couple on the Brabazon at the other end of the saga…
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=Bomberguy&p=r&page=1
Interestingly negative (but accurate) narration regarding cost & failure.
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