HS-748 – Any Preserved ?

Presumably still on the inventory.

http://www.aamb.com.au/

I photographed 3C-QQP in 2004 in the museum compound at Bankstown (Oz). What happened to that?

Surviving 748s

There was a 748 over by the grass lamellas at Cosford for a long long time, what became of that? infact there may have been two over there at one time.

You are aware of this thread, right?

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=101986&page=12

Fancy a trip to Liverpool?

Avro 748

Just found this old post, I am also looking where there might be an Avro 748 in the UK I have heard that there might be some in Southend but not sure where, if anyone has any info, as I need some photos of the undercarriage bays

The RNZAF Andover is opened occasionally for guided tours, one of which I got from the very good museum volunteers.

I visited the RNZAF museum in December 2007, managed to get a look inside where I took these pictures.
Hope they are of interest.
Cheers, Steve

…..I wonder if I can get away with towing one down the M6 to Speke? :diablo: Jon

You want a big barge to float it around the coast :D:D:D

Roger Smith

don’t know the serial of the red tailed one.

That is G-OTBA.

I wonder if I can get away with towing one down the M6 to Speke? :diablo:

Jon

I had a walk round Blackpool airport this morning and three of the 748s are parked at the east end of the runway, G-ORAL, G-BEJD. the last one was taken though a wire fence:o don’t know the serial of the red tailed one.

Blackpool 748’s

Does anyone have contact details for AMS at Blackpool?

Anon.

It’s departed to Southend

I could be wrong, but I am sure there is a 748 at Finningley- sorry Robin Hood:confused::(. I don’t know the serial, but it is in a red,white,yellow colour scheme.

there’s one at the raaf museum

We have two HS748’s preserved in Australia,

A10-601 msn 1601 preserved/cocooned at the RAAFM Point Cook as per Mark12’s photo above.

N15-709 msn 1709 preserved externally complete with dummy engines with
Australian Aviation Museum Bankstown.

photo on airliners.net by David Sommerville http://www.airliners.net/photo/Australia—Navy/Hawker-Siddeley-HS-748/0940549/M/

also Cockpit of A10-604 msn 1604 is also apparantly with Bankstown.

regards

Mark Pilkington

I had heard that they had started operating again with 748s, hence my amazement at apparent lack of them in UK.

I’m assuming here that we are talking about pure 748s and not Andovers.

Started up and wound down again due to lack of business. The planes they had (G-AYIM and G-OSOE) are either parked up back at Blackpool again or have been moved on.

Jon

Are Janes no longer operating 748s?
Planemike

I had heard that they had started operating again with 748s, hence my amazement at apparent lack of them in UK.

I’m assuming here that we are talking about pure 748s and not Andovers.

Are Janes no longer operating 748s?

Planemike

The RAAF Museum’s example is kept outside at Point Cook, Victoria (too big to go in a Bellman hangar) but has been professionally cocooned for protection.

The RNZAF Andover is opened occasionally for guided tours, one of which I got from the very good museum volunteers. Thanks guys.

March 2008

Mark

I think it was disgraceful that G-ARAY was scrapped and that none of the Queens Flight Andover CC2s got preserved. One got converted and used by DERA for trials, then scrapped and the others ended up in Africa.

Cockpit/nose is preserved in Boscombe Down Aviation Collection….nice nose too! We had hoped it would be cut off to include the Royal Khazi!!!

HS.748MF Andover CC Mk.1 NZ7621 ex XS600 is preserved at the RNZAF Museum at Wigram, Christchurch.