Just looking on the net is there anyone in the UK ever going to Save WJ992 and please save her complete.
This Canberra recently sits at Bournemouth Airport on the fire dump doing nothing except rusting away.
Can no one save her before its too late and ends up as a Cockpit or as a piece of rubble.
By: WB556 - 29th June 2012 at 09:45
Bournemouth fire service already have a 1-11 and an HS-125. They are a greedy bunch considering the number of movements at the airport 🙂
By: JT442 - 29th June 2012 at 09:38
I’ll help you to save it – I happen to have a suitable fuselage which would be ideal for firefighting extraction training – its an airliner (a BAC 1-11). I’ll sell you it for £20,000, you can move it for £75,000 (minimum), and I’m sure they’d be quite happy to swap. You can then dismantle the Canberra and move it, again at your cost. Oh, and you can also deal with the wrath of the dedicated and in some cases slightly psychotic BAC 1-11 fans who would crucify you.
Personally, I’d leave it to its fate and help any number of museums who already have one. The majority of Canberras on outdoor display are suffering badly, and would benefit from your help.
By: Bruce - 29th June 2012 at 09:30
We cant save everything, and there are plenty of Canberras in preservation.
Bruce
By: David Burke - 29th June 2012 at 09:11
They have been approached about it in the past -they use it.
By: CIRCUS 6 - 29th June 2012 at 07:00
Off you pop then chap.
Is this aircraft significant? Why save it? It’ll surely fulfill it’s days by training fire crews who may need the experience to chop people out of a stricken airliner. Don’t underestimate the importance of the dump….
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June 29, 2012 at 3:44 am