A few years ago I came across a derelict Eton it has a number of damaged parts and also missing parts . It is with the collection at the Aeropark , East Midland Airport,.
It would be nice to see it restored to its former glory. We have no manuals, drawings or sources of spares. Which is were we hope you come in with the vast knowledge of the members on this forum can someone point us in the right direction.
And is there any way we could find out its identity.
regards
Dave
By: Firebex - 16th January 2017 at 22:20
There has been a suggestion it could be one of three gliders WP266,WP271 or BGA2493 ??.
By: Firebex - 16th January 2017 at 22:17
Is there any chance you could upload a photo of any of these parts showing the numbers?
The numbers where on the wing spars in one wing there is nothing at all on the fuselage
and we have now recovered the wings after repairs.The numbers where all stamped together with what appeared to be circular inspection stamps
but these where unreadable.
By: WB981 - 16th January 2017 at 22:11
Is there any chance you could upload a photo of any of these parts showing the numbers?
By: Firebex - 16th January 2017 at 21:27
The Eton TX MK 1, as it was known in military service, was the EoN (Elliotts of Newbury)Type 7 Primary, their version of the D.F.S. 14 S.G. 38 primary glider. I have a list of construction numbers v BGA / RAFGSA / RNGSA identities. The construction number looks like this: EON/P/ xxx – if you can find this on the airframe, I can let you know what you have…,
Can you help we have an unknown Eton Primary th eonly numbers we can find are as follows. B7/W123 and PE/APS/ and either 059 or 259 its not very clear. Any help appreciated.
By: WB981 - 15th February 2015 at 21:11
EON/P/001 AP-7 Primary BGA577 To G-ALLV. Reverted to BGA577.
EON/P/002 AP-7 Primary BGA579 Sold to Pakistan 8/49.
EON/P/003 AP-7 Primary BGA580 To G-ALPS, reverted to BGA580. Twinwood Farm. IWN Duxford, 1991. Shuttleworth Collection.
EON/P/004 AP-7 Primary BGA581 To G-ALMO. Reverted to BGA581.
EON/P/005 AP-7 Primary BGA582 To G-ALLW. Sold to India, 7/49.
EON/P/006 AP-7 Primary BGA583 To G-ALLX. To BGA656. Reverted to BGA583. Sold to India, 7/49.
EON/P/007 AP-7 Primary BGA584 To G-ALLY. Sold to India, 7/49.
EON/P/008 AP-7 Primary BGA585 To G-ALMZ. Reverted to BGA585. To RNGSA.
EON/P/009 AP-7 Primary BGA586 To G-ALPW. Reverted to BGA586. C of A expired 6/70.
EON/P/010 AP-7 Primary BGA587 To G-ALKV. Reverted to BGA587. C of A expired 3/53.
EON/P/011 AP-7 Primary BGA588 Preserved by Nigel Ponsford, S Yorks.
EON/P/012 AP-7 Primary BGA589
EON/P/013 AP-7 Primary BGA590
EON/P/014 AP-7 Primary BGA591 Sold to Pakistan 8/49.
EON/P/015 AP-7 Primary BGA592 Sold to Pakistan 8/49.
EON/P/016 AP-7 Primary BGA593 To G-ALNC. Reverted to BGA593. To RNGSA.
EON/P/017 AP-7 Primary BGA594 C of A 1/49. To G-ALLR. To BGA630. C of A expired 5/53.
EON/P/018 AP-7 Primary BGA595 To RNGSA.
EON/P/019 AP-7 Primary BGA596
EON/P/020 AP-7 Primary BGA597 Sold to Malaya 4/49.
EON/P/021 AP-7 Primary BGA611 To RNGSA.
EON/P/022 AP-7 Primary BGA624 C of A 1/49. To RNGSA.
EON/P/023 AP-7 Primary BGA1126 C of A expired 5/64.
EON/P/024 AP-7 Primary
EON/P/025 AP-7 Primary
EON/P/026 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/027 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/028 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/029 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/030 Eon Eton TX1 WP262 W/O 1/61.
EON/P/031 Eon Eton TX1 WP263 W/O 27/3/52.
EON/P/032 Eon Eton TX1 WP264 W/O, 5/6/70.
EON/P/033 Eon Eton TX1 WP265 W/O at West Malling, 16/10/58.
EON/P/034 Eon Eton TX1 WP266 W/O, 13/12/66. To RAFGSA as 337 , later RAFGSA37 at Clevelands GC, RAF Dishforth. Sold. Stored by K Keiley, Helperby, N Yorks.
EON/P/035 Eon Eton TX1 WP267 W/O, 15/8/69. Sold to BGA1625/CLJ. Terry Ackerman, RAFGSA Centre Bicester. Under restoration, Pottiers France.
EON/P/036 Eon Eton TX1 WP268 W/O, 14/4/61.
EON/P/037 Eon Eton TX1 WP269 W/O, 13/12/66. To RAFGSA as 113 , later R13 at RAF Bicester. Sold to G Moore at Dunstable, 9/86. To D Shrimpton, 2001. To A P Stacey 11/02. To BGA3214/FEZ. Airworthy at Keevil.
EON/P/038 Eon Eton TX1 WP270 Allocated 8598M. To RAF Museum Hendon. Mancherster Air & Space Museum (stored). RAF Museum Reserve Collection, RAF Stafford, 11/05.
EON/P/039 Eon Eton TX1 WP271 W/O, 29/12/61. To BGA1879. At Keevil in 1981. Current location unknown.
EON/P/040 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/041 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/042 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/043 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/044 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/045 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/046 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/047 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/048 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/049 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/050 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/051 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/052 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/053 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/054 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/055 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/056 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/057 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/058 AP-7 Primary Exported to Pakistan.
EON/P/059 AP-7 Primary Exported to India.
EON/P/060 AP-7 Primary Exported to India.
EON/P/061 AP-7 Primary Exported to Ceylon.
EON/P/062 AP-7 Primary Exported to Ceylon.
EON/P/063 AP-7 Primary BGA2493 C of A 9/78. Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, c70’s. Pocklington, moved south by 1992. Possibly the unidentified example stored at Keevil, 1/06.
? AP-7 Primary ? BGA1461. Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton.
“P.E.133” AP-7 Primary ? BGA1879. C of A expired 5/74.
? AP-7 Primary RAFGSA 267
By: WB981 - 15th February 2015 at 21:02
Dave
Eton was the military name for the EON Primary. To the best of my knowledge there is no difference between the mil and civil aircraft. There is no plate for the construction number and I think you will be unlikely to find one the glider. My EON Eton has no construction number anywhere on the glider. There should be a small sunken area on the fuselage where the construction number would have been either painted on or printed on paper and stuck to it.
By: dave hardy - 15th February 2015 at 13:13
Thanks to both for your responce. It came to us via another museum and they no nothing of its history . Since we got it nothing has been done with it as with most museums space has been a problem but with the new building on its way up there is a chance it could go together.
This was the first attempt to find out about who may be able to help as l have seen threads on here about gliders and so know that there are people who know about them on here.
So where might l find the construction number is it a plate on the body or a stamp.
Also are there any differences between a civil eton and a military tx.1
Regards
Dave
By: Robert Edward - 15th February 2015 at 11:30
The Eton TX MK 1, as it was known in military service, was the EoN (Elliotts of Newbury)Type 7 Primary, their version of the D.F.S. 14 S.G. 38 primary glider. I have a list of construction numbers v BGA / RAFGSA / RNGSA identities. The construction number looks like this: EON/P/ xxx – if you can find this on the airframe, I can let you know what you have…,
By: ericmunk - 15th February 2015 at 10:04
Good morning Dave,
Sounds like a good project (I co-own an airworthy Slingsby Grasshopper, the ‘other’ Air Cadets primary). I trust you have been in contact with the archivist of the Vintage Glider Club regarding drawings? Parts are somewhat hard to come by, but some of them are still out there. As for ID, I may be able to help out, if you have some more details on its history prior to it coming to East Midlands.
Eric
Sign In
February 15, 2015 at 9:49 am