Dear Forum,
Currently hunting the fate of 4 Druine D31A Turbulents, those being:
G-AWPA – Destroyed October 1978
G-AWPB – Destroyed July 1970
G-BENP – Construction abandoned July 1982
G-BJIP – Destroyed November 1994
I believe one of these aircraft was offered for sale at an LAA rally around 2000-2003 and ended up in the Newark area until about 2008. Any leads/sightings/rumours etc welcome – quite a research project. What might help narrow it down as the turb “of unknown origin” has a cockpit trimable elevator tab – not common so will help narrow it down. It appears to have flown at some point and therefore I am leaning less towards G-BENP than the others.
FB
By: avion ancien - 4th September 2020 at 16:44
Does anyone know how G-AWPA met its end? The only references I can find are that it was ‘DBF at Thruxton on 30.9.78’ and that the CAA cancelled its registration as ‘destroyed’ on 9.10.78. Was it an outbreak of fire on the ground at the airfield or fire following a crash or forced landing there?
By: Fournier Boy - 9th November 2018 at 23:50
That broken turn is still around, the owner doesn’t want to sell sadly.
FB
By: Arabella-Cox - 9th November 2018 at 21:17
I recall a damaged Turbulent coming in to The Aeroplane Collection’s workshops at Warmingham, Cheshire, around 1990. It was just passing through and had been acquired by Ken Fern of Stoke on Trent and, I believe, sold on.
It was thought to have been involved in a crash as the mainplane was broken in two through the centre section, so the wings were in two halves.
It was painted white with (I think I am correct in my recollection) a red cheat line along the fuselage. Wings also were white.
Anyone any idea which one it was and what might have become of it? Ken is still about (currently building de-H 88 Comet replica ‘CSR) so I should think he would know, if anyone else doesn’t.
By the way, a delightful little aeroplane though slightly eclipsed by the Jodel D.9 Bebe, in my view.
Anon.
By: avion ancien - 9th November 2018 at 11:25
For someone looking for a 1960 Turbulent to restore (just over the Channel in Amiens)?
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