Considering all the calls that have been made on here to save one of the NW DC4s, now here’s the chance. She’s up for sale, if it doesn’t sell, it’ll be scrapped. I understand a webpage will follow shortly, but in the name of getting the info out quickly, the broker handling the aircraft has set up a Facebook page. Link below.
So nows the chance to save it-
https://m.facebook.com/savetheskymaster/
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By: Arabella-Cox - 18th January 2016 at 16:35
Looking at the Facebook page I would have said the chances of it flying again are pretty slim, any aircraft that has sat around in our climate for 12 years + (more like 20 years) is going to need a lot of money thrown at it to convince the CAA. Deffinately a museum piece but unless it includes dismantling and delivery I doubt many museums would spend that kind of money and the space is another problem of course, when I saw it 7 or 8 years ago I saw quite a bit of external corrosion which is to be expected but I expect a complete restoration would be required, I wonder what spar life it has left? If we had the space the money wasn’t an issue I would be tempted it would make a great ground runner.
By: SADSACK - 18th January 2016 at 16:14
they have a good display of transport planes at Cosford. The DC4 would be ideal for the Berlin airlift 70th
By: DaveF68 - 18th January 2016 at 15:42
Decent arguement for one of these to be at Cosford for the Vold War Exhibition (Berlin Airlift and all that) and it was also an RAF type at one. Sad to say price and space would rule it out I suspect
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th January 2016 at 23:45
£50k asking price – fair, but out of the range of most enthusiasts – plus it would need moving to its new home.
A beautiful and historic aircraft.
Anon.
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January 17, 2016 at 5:33 pm