Handley Page Hermes G-ALDG

mmm I read that – how do you ‘lose’ a fin!

Anyways NDarby, easy solution would be to install a bunk in the fuselage and move in – job done…

Would love to see the solicitors letter when they try and evict you from…an aeroplane!

Shame you’re not closer to Brunters – I can think of a few machines who could do with a competant volunteer like yourself (and no, they dont just have radials)

TT

we’ve lost so many rare aircraft, any substantial remains we can save should surely be worth the effort! thanx for all the support on this post lads, makes it all worth it. i just wish i could still be a volunteer for the das but travel costs are just too high!

Here are some more shots of DG. Well done everyone involved.

I fully agree, the IWM is doing some very nice work on British aircraft lately. Keep it up. The Hermes is looking fantastic. BOAC livery or not, she is a beauty.

Cees

Quite skippysage –

what should be noted, regardless of peoples opinions for and against AirSpace per se is that a number of IWM airframes have received CONSIDERABLE TLC, which presumably without AirSpace, would not have happened – I’ve only seen a few of the airframes destined for the hall which have been ‘refreshed’ or to the other extreme FULLY restored and the workmanship is amazing, Anson, Mossie, Spit, Tiggie, Magister, Oxford, TSR2 and now the Hermes – with others in the wings…it seems to me that at the very least AirSpace puts presently uncovered machines under cover (presumably in a modern, stabilised environment) and sets a bench mark for restoration of the other airframes held in the collection which may look a bit ‘tired’ – notwithstanding the prospect of a ‘new’ DH9 to these shores (albeit at the expense of a Komet)

TT

people are never satified. :confused:

N.Darby – I applaud your hard work and thanks to all that have worked tirelessly on this long project.

if it wasn’t for the likes of people like you we would have no avaiation heritage left!

thank you

Whilst I accept that different organisations are involved, it is a sad inditement on the state of airliner preservation in this country that whilst a wingless, wheel-less, tail-less, engineless fuselage has all this care lavished upon it (not complaining/criticising this effort in its own right), the only Trident 1 in preservation, the only passenger configured standard VC-10, and the only 707 preserved in the UK (only RR powered 707 preserved anywhere?), are effectively going to be chopped up.

Andy

Is D-ABOD B707-430 still extant at Hamburg?

The Hermes deserved preservation I for one am delighted to see it looking so nice (it should be in Silver City colours though!).
I can see Andy’s point, the Trident situation is especially deplorable. Two Trident 1’s made it to museums & having lost the most interesting one (science museum) we now hear that the Cosford aircraft is to be broken up 😡 However there are very few well looked after airliners in museums, & I dont think it’s helpfull to complain about them when others are in danger.

S.B.

Thankyou texantomcat

The hermes is an important classic airliner being, i believe the first production airliner after ww2. It may not have been as succesful as the trident 1, the vc-10 or the 707, but is still a very important aircraft (fuselage). we have spent many a cold, rainy ,snowy day at Duxford working away to try to show the public this rareity, and i do find it a bit offensive that you find find it a sad inditement. This is your opinion and i fully respect that but please do not lose sght of the fact that we have saved at least a small part of what is a very important arliner. I am pleased and proud to say that i had a part in that
regards N Darby
www.ndimages.fotopic.net

But this is the only Hermes left….right? Good work boys – will be a nice addition to Airspace- and a useful use of space.

I would also make the point that the types mentioned are not owned by IWM

TT

Whilst I accept that different organisations are involved, it is a sad inditement on the state of airliner preservation in this country that whilst a wingless, wheel-less, tail-less, engineless fuselage has all this care lavished upon it (not complaining/criticising this effort in its own right), the only Trident 1 in preservation, the only passenger configured standard VC-10, and the only 707 preserved in the UK (only RR powered 707 preserved anywhere?), are effectively going to be chopped up.

Andy

Well done, it is so good to see the excellent work that has been done. I well remember the last airworthy Hermes joy-riding at the Biggin Hill Air Fair in 1963 in the hands of Air links.

Top class thanks for posting

unfortunately she has no seats. This Hermes was used firstly as a cabin crew trainer, and then used sadly for fire crew training. When it is finally opened to the public it will have displays inside featuring archive photos and other parts belonging to the Hermes 4 that crashed in the desert. If anyone knows of any seats from a Hermes please contact me. Its a very very long shot, i know

Mmmmmmmmmmm nice! Thanks for that. Any more shots of the passenger interior?