Avro Athena and Ashton

just the middle area of it

the last time i saw it, it was next to the vulcan nose section in its little garage.

Has anyone found some colour pics of either the Athena T Mk 1 or T Mk 2 or the Ashton? :confused:

The Ashton fuselage at Newark in December 2004.

Andyxh558,

Whereabouts at woodford was the canopy frame? And how much of it was there? I take it’s in the heritage centre?

Cheers,

j man

there is a piece of the canopy that survived and is still at woodford, well it was in 2000. sorry about that dimetia is kicking in!!!

Since they were all SOC and/or sold for scrap in the early/mid 1950s its doubtful if any actually survived as far as the 60s, except maybe on a dump or in a scrapyard somewhere. Since its successful competitor is also pretty rare, and the way the losing bid nearly always disappears, its hardly surprising there are none left.

Flood

I’d be pretty sure no Athena, or substantial parts thereof, has survived.

I noted there were a pair of ‘distressed’ wings in a scrap yard along side an aircraft I was recovering in the early 1970’s in Warrington. They puzzled for a time but the general consensus was that they came from an Athena. Perhaps a chance missed, perhaps not.

Mark

I have been thinking, (a bad thing) when i went to cosford in the early 80’s they had an athena i am very sure.

Since they were all SOC and/or sold for scrap in the early/mid 1950s its doubtful if any actually survived as far as the 60s, except maybe on a dump or in a scrapyard somewhere. Since its successful competitor is also pretty rare, and the way the losing bid nearly always disappears, its hardly surprising there are none left.

Flood

I have been thinking, (a bad thing) when i went to cosford in the early 80’s they had an athena i am very sure.

nope you were right! it is a ballol

there is an avro athena at cosford if you are interested.

I’d be very interested.

Mark

there is an avro athena at cosford if you are interested.

You live and learn. I always thought it was a Sea Balliol.

Regards,

kev35

there is an avro athena at cosford if you are interested.

Can’t help, except for a drawing, all photographs in Avro Athena Advanced Trainer , Publication P15/4M/49.9 are b & w.

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Flood