Southampton’s Solent Sky Museum has acquired Britten-Norman Trislander G-RLON.

The unmistakable three-engined regional airliner built on the Isle of Wight,
served on the Southampton-Channel Island routes. Its final destination is apt as
Oscar-November was a familiar sight in Southampton's skies for many years.

Alan Jones, director at Solent Sky, said: “This aircraft is a symbol of British engineering ingenuity. The Trislander was designed a short distance away on the Isle of Wight and
we're incredibly proud to showcase this unique aircraft as an example of the Solent's
contribution to aviation history.”

Over the coming months the Trislander will be renovated by volunteers and then
opened to visitors who will be able to view the aircraft up close and sit in the cockpit.

The move to Solent Sky brings to a close a period of uncertainty for the Trislander. While flown to Solent Airport on April 5, 2017 with a view to being placed at Solent Sky, Britten-Norman had stated that it hoped to restore the aircraft, either to airworthy condition or for static display, during a media call in December 2021. However, it would appear that these plans were shelved when Britten-Norman entered administration in early 2024.

The company was subsequently acquired by Shelton Bidco Ltd, established by a group of financial investors led by 4D Capital Partners in May 2024 but the plans to restore G-RLON in-house and the aircraft itself remained mothballed.