North Weald DC4 being dismantled????

Still there – incredibly sad to see a complete machine end up like this.

What happened to the other DC4?

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If that’s it then it’s at Burtonwood. Photo taken this morning.

Paul.

Moving the other would be a doddle compared shifting a vc10 to Cosford

If that’s true then what an excellent final destination that would be for it.

Rob

I hear that the front section is going/has gone to the museum at Burtonwood, a very appropriate place given that it was a major support base for the Berlin Airlift.

The most recent cockpit and engine prices that were being sought were higher than suggested in post #24.

The aircraft was scrapped because there was money to be made. The engines should retail at 1-2K each . The propellers should fetch 1K at piece . The cockpit will be minimum of 5K -looking at how the fuselage was cut – it would be perfect sections for artwork etc.

The aircraft sat at North Weald for a long time -I don’t recall it being offered for preservation at a set price -all in all a sad end to another aircraft at the Weald.

And applaud the airfield who were owed parking fees, and patiently waited.

As I posted previously on the Duxford thread. The airframe is now owned by an aviation parts supplier, has been stripped of anything useful, the cockpit is to be saved and sold in, the rest scrapped.

They have been sat there long enough for people to do things about them, be thankful that at least the cockpit has been saved, the whole lot was at risk of going to the smelter earlier this year.

FB

If I had my way the fuselage would be part of a walk through exhibition like the Wessex at Yeovilton. You would hear sounds and have wrap around screens explaining the Berlin airlift…

The right price? I wonder what that could be, keep looking at eBay

I understand that the nose section will be sold on to whoever pays the right price for it…

You mean Yakrider? Well nice though it would be they all contribute voluntarily and we do not know his personal circumstances so perhaps he is unable to post at the moment. I haven’t been aware of anything new on that thread for a while.

Where is our ‘resident’ forum member for information? Shouldn’t all our important airfields have a resident reporter?

North weald have tweeted that the DC-4 cockpit left the airfield today, presumably the rest has been scrapped?

shame a cockpit couldnt go to the cold war collection at cosford and the AAM at Duxford.

That’s a very good point. A walk in cockpit of one would go very well in the AAM. Looks like a missed opportunity!

Rob

Are any of the parts being offered for sale? Anyone have contact details for the scrappy?

Anon.

I am sure if either organisation got its cheque book out they could ! It would however be nice to think there could have been room for one complete machine in a U.K museum

shame a cockpit couldnt go to the cold war collection at cosford and the AAM at Duxford.