May 11, 2013 at 8:52 pm
Can anyone confirm the rumours that the prototype Heron, VH-CJS (formerly G-ALZL) has recently been scrapped at Bull Creek, Perth, after surviving there for the past 27 years?
Regards
Lee
By: mark_pilkington - 11th May 2013 at 23:18
The prototype Heron was sold by the RAAFA museum at Bull Creek WA a few years ago to the International Airliners Museum in Hallam Victoria.(a one man / one aircraft – private collection)
The private owner passed away last year and the future of the aircraft was uncertain and caught up in the sale of the deceased estate.
The uncertainty has recently been resolved and the aircraft has changed hands to another private owner with the intention of ongoing preservation as a static airframe.
While I am aware of this, I am not able to speak on behalf of that private owner to advise of his long term plans and intentions.
Regards
Mark Pilkington