Sad to report that long term Electra wreck G-FIJV is no more, or at least not intact. The remains wont last much longer judging from todays visit.
IMAG0327 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr
IMAG0325 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr
IMAG0331 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr
This is the last picture I took of it intact.
Baginton 31th Jan 003 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr
cheers
Shane
By: Supermarine305 - 17th May 2013 at 22:53
In the second picture someone has cut out the Union Jack behind the cockpit window.
I am guessing that the second Electra has the same fate awaiting in the next few days. Its a shame.
By: RPSmith - 17th May 2013 at 22:13
As I was leaving the airport for home this evening I saw a new chopper had arrived.
However it wasn’t a delivery to Patriot helicopters.
Rather it was painted JCB yellow, had big caterpillar tracks and bl**dy great chopping jaws on it’s hydraulic arm.
It was parked next to the Electra fuselage.
Roger Smith.
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2013 at 17:22
Er, yes. I think the second pic puts that one to bed 🙁
Anon.
By: David Burke - 17th May 2013 at 16:20
That doesn’t strike me as a cockpit that has been ‘saved’
By: Newforest - 17th May 2013 at 15:54
And the cockpit goes/has gone to??
By: Arabella-Cox - 16th May 2013 at 11:33
Always a sorry sight seeing an aircraft being destroyed like that, especially one so familiar to many.
Thanks for posting the pics, Sylar.
Anon.
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