Can anyone confirm that the Hawker Demon is still at Shuttleworth, and how can we get in touch with the owners ?
As the only airworthy Boulton Paul – built aircraft in the World, we would like to arrange, if at all possible, to get it to fly over the factory where it was originally made, as that factory is almost certainly to be demolished next year. With the Demon up for sale, and the factory on borrowed time, there is only a small window of opportunity to get this photoghraph.
By: Wulfie - 29th October 2012 at 17:45
The B & P factories at Mousehold and at Riverside are long gone, and they were only in the aviation business for 21 years. The Boulton Paul/Dowty/Smiths/GE/Moog factory at Wolverhampton was in the aviation business from 1936 to this year, when Moog, who bought the product line if not the heritage, moved to a brand new factory half a mile away. The Heritage Centre is currently packing up and must be out by 31st March next year. Everything has been gifted to the RAF Museum at Cosford. I expect the factory to be demolished shortly afterwards, but it would be good to have the Demon fly over.
I see it is to be auctioned on 5th December, so we will await the results of that.
By: Maple 01 - 29th October 2012 at 05:38
Would this be the usurper factory ‘somewhere in the Midlands’ or the real home of B&P – Norwich? 😉
By: TheMightyOz - 28th October 2012 at 21:45
Or try contacting the owners, given on G-INFO as:
DEMON DISPLAYS LTD
GOSMORE HOUSE
HITCHIN
SG4 7QH
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October 28, 2012 at 6:58 pm