These were taken at a Royal Aero Club International Air Rally held at Shoreham between May 29th and June 1st 1958.
Just a small set, but including two of my favourite images so far.
The books have the Percival Q-Six (The prototype from 1937) as Wfu 1949, yet it seems in good condition nine years later. Can anyone add to its story?
The Aerovan was modified to test the Hurel-Dubois high aspect ratio wing. It carries one of very few British registrations to be issued twice.
Photos as usual by the late Gerald Lawrence, digitised and kindly supplied by Tony Clarke.
G-AHDM Miles Aerovan / HDM.105 (Wfu June 1958) This aircraft flew during the event, possibly for the last time:
G-AEYE Percival P.16A Q-Six (Wfu 1949):
G-AHGD DH89A Dragon Rapide (W/O near Audley End 30-6-91):
G-AJZS Miles M.65 Gemini 1A (WFU BY 1964):
EI-AJG Beech G35 Bonanza (To G-APTY 1959 and still active at Blackpool):
I-RALA F.8L Falco (One of the first built, in 1957, W/O 28-5-72):
OO-AAB SAI KZ VII-U:
OY-AAC SAI KZ 111U-2 (Still extant):
OY-DSU SAI KZ IIIU-2 (W/O 28-9-59):
OY-DTA SAI KZ IIIU-2:
PH-NEM Benes-Mraz M-1D Sokol:
By: Duxman - 10th March 2011 at 16:57
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It would be interesting to know the EXACT fate of this aircraft, as it appears not to have been damaged or written off in an accident. Never seen any mention of it, or any part of it, being preserved.
Sister ship G-AHOM expired around the same time: it finished up on the dump at Thruxton, leaving
G-AFFD as the sole survivor of the breed. It is reported as being restored to airworthiness.Planemike
As I remember it Q6 G-AEYE ‘migrated’ somehow to Cranfield and was visable for a while parked on the far side of the airfield. Somebody may be able to confirm that is where it ended its days.
Tony
By: Arabella-Cox - 10th March 2011 at 16:19
Further research shows that G-AEYE was active until 1964.
It would be interesting to know the EXACT fate of this aircraft, as it appears not to have been damaged or written off in an accident. Never seen any mention of it, or any part of it, being preserved.
Sister ship G-AHOM expired around the same time: it finished up on the dump at Thruxton, leaving
G-AFFD as the sole survivor of the breed. It is reported as being restored to airworthiness.
Planemike
By: DCW - 10th March 2011 at 16:05
Further research shows that G-AEYE was active until 1964.
Here’s another picture, at Cambridge early sixties:
By: pagen01 - 10th March 2011 at 12:41
Fantastic images yet again, especially of the HDM105 Aerovan, believe this led the way to the Shorts Skyvan.
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