Airtourer photographs

Thanks Duxman. That just leaves G-BAFO. ZPD was registered on 7/3/72 and BAFO on 19/10/72 but both were cancelled on the same date of 10/10/73 for return to NZ. So following on from Thunderbird’s thoughts that it would seem a bit unlikely that they would be shipped to the UK, only to return to NZ, is in part disproved by the photos of ZPD. So did BAFO ever turn up at Gloucester? They were both only ever registered to GlosAir so presumably they never found a customer in the UK.

From a slide of G-AZPD ( painted since the b/w picture from DCW )

G-AZPD by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

Duxman

I think I’m going to have to ask Ralph Vincent,who assembled most of the Airtourers at Gloucester, if he remembers what happened with G-BAFO.

c/n B575 was allocated G-BAFO and reportedly sent to the UK in 1972 before retuning to AESL in 1973. I have my doubts as to whether it would have been shipped halfway around the world only to be sent back. It is believed to still be in the museum at Chittagong

Perhaps some one on this forum could check it out

http://www.baf.mil.bd/baf_museum/baf_museum.html

Many thanks chaps, the coffees are on me next time I see you at Duxford. On that subject what’s the coffee like in the “new” cafe? The picture of ZPD obviously confirms that it was airworthy in the UK and what a nostalgic line-up it was passing. Still at least the two heavies are still around. Both ZPD and BAFO ended up in Bangladesh and Chittagong is a long way to go to check on BAFO’s background. Any help in that direction would be welcome.

Staverton 9th May 1972:

I wonder if any of you can help me in sourcing photographs of 4 UK-registered Airtourers? I’ve managed to accumulate all the others except G-ATUP, G-AZDI, G-AZPD and G-BAFO. The first two only had quite a short life before being written off and it’s not clear whether the other two ever arrived in the UK. If they did they were returned to New Zealand fairly quickly. Any help gratefully received.

Oz

I have a slide of ZPD so I guess it did arrive in the UK. The slide is not brilliant but I will scan it and post it here asap.

Duxman

ZDI on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/egbj/8258430979/in/photolist-dzLBP2 Unfortunatey after the accident by the the look of it !