By: Tillerman - 28th February 2008 at 22:49
A few seconds of footage of the Alvis Leonides engined Herald: http://www.avionvideo.com/ -> scroll down and click Classic Wings – Handley Page Herald.
I’ve posted this link before but I thought this a unique bit of footage.
Tillerman.
By: keithnewsome - 21st February 2008 at 19:41
Whilst we are talking “dart herald” as it was first called, I have found a tatty pic of the first four engined (Alvis Leonides) HP3 Herald. I think it flew on 25 August 1955. Keith.
By: Newforest - 21st February 2008 at 07:51
It’s a type that never saw service in this country
But it did get ‘downunnda’:)
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Trans-Australia-Airlines/Trans-Australia-Airlines/1203688
By: steve rowell - 21st February 2008 at 00:09
It’s a type that never saw service in this country
By: MATaxi - 20th February 2008 at 21:42
God bless dear old Whiskey-Juliet. I actually flew on her back in 1974 at the tender age of 10 from Southampton to Jersey as my first ever “flying” holiday. Remember her being very noisy and a bit smelly of fuel vapours but she’s a real plane unlike some of this fly by blackberry nonsense that we’ve got now. She’s got a real place in my affections that old girl.
As I lived near Southampton Airport for many years I grew up with the BIA Heralds and the British Airways viscounts that used to noisily trundle past my bedroom window. Happy days indeed………
By: Richard Taylor - 20th February 2008 at 19:58
Air UK used to send the Herald up occasionally on ABZ services in the early 80s in lieu of the usual Fokkers.
What you would class a “rugged” aircraft – did the job.
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th February 2008 at 02:47
I remember seeing them at Manchester about 1975 🙂
By: Bruggen 130 - 20th February 2008 at 02:01
Sorry been out all day, the slide is dated Jul-78.
Phil.
By: keithnewsome - 19th February 2008 at 22:16
Yes you are correct, it is work in progress, note the scaffolding, I was there in December 07, and she looked better than my pic, which I borrowed from the Duxford website, There are two examples of this aircraft existing here at Norwich, one in the museum, and one on the pan, used for towing and parking practise, when I get the time and good weather, I will get some pics of both and post them ! Its nice to see some interest in older brit props. Keith.
By: Newforest - 19th February 2008 at 20:00
Looking at that photograph I’m not sure preserved is quite the right word.
1L.
I believe it is a ‘work in progress’, at least it was when I saw it last October.
By: OneLeft - 19th February 2008 at 18:36
it the very one preserved at Duxford
Looking at that photograph I’m not sure preserved is quite the right word.
1L.
By: skippyscage - 19th February 2008 at 02:25
Good photo of a somewhat unloved Brit Prop ! Keith.
Loverly aircraft to fly in – I feel privileged to have flown on all the ChanEx examples on a regular basis before they were retired.
Wish I’d taken more photos though 🙁
By: Ren Frew - 19th February 2008 at 01:21
Interesting ..can you put a year on it??
My first flight ever (as a baby) was on a BIA Herald from Glasgow to Isle of Man in 1971. Needless to say I don’t remember much and that picture has some typical GLA grey skies in it…:D
By: keithnewsome - 18th February 2008 at 23:02
In fact with further research, it the very one preserved at Duxford, but with later colour scheme.
By: keithnewsome - 18th February 2008 at 22:51
How about an uneducated guess at 1975 ish ???????
Good photo of a somewhat unloved Brit Prop ! Keith.
By: steve rowell - 18th February 2008 at 22:45
Interesting ..can you put a year on it??
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