A colleague at work today bought in an old photo of this Rapide taken at Lands End in 1965 in Scillonia Airways colours. (It was his first flight). I believe the aircraft now resides at Chirk, but can anyone throw any light on where it went between then and now? Cheers all.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 21st January 2006 at 17:20
I think there are three that actually ‘pay their way’ in the UK, being G-AIYR and G-AGTM with Classic Wings at Duxford and G-AIDL with Air Atlantique Historic Flight, all of whom take fare-paying passengers. The others are just owned and flown by those fortunate enough to be able to do so.
By: RPSmith - 21st January 2006 at 12:58
This aircraft is currently stored with others at Chirk in central Wales, where they have been for years without anything being done with them. So sad, as at least one could be made airworthy with the right purchaser. 🙁
IF there is a customer out there that is willing to pay the price! I think we are lucky to have the number of Rapides flying that we have – I reckon the operating costs must be prohibitive and wonder if any of them actually pay their way.
Roger Smith.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 21st January 2006 at 11:35
This aircraft is currently stored with others at Chirk in central Wales, where they have been for years without anything being done with them. So sad, as at least one could be made airworthy with the right purchaser. 🙁
By: Old Fart - 16th January 2006 at 15:21
The aircraft might actually be G-AIUL the as it was painted up to carry the markings of G-AJCL at one time,
I say this as acroding to the 119 air cadets web site “Mr Pierce and his company put the project of a second Rapide G-AIUL although marked up as G-AJCL on hold until the late 1980s due to alternative commitments”
DE HAVILAND DH89a DRAGON RAPIDE NR749/G-AIUL
Kemble
2,RS
British Westpoint
Southend Historic Aircraft Museum (reserve)
Mr Price
A.F Ward
I Jones, Dragon Aviation, Chirk Clwyd, Wales
Nick
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January 16, 2006 at 1:34 pm