By: TonyT - 20th June 2011 at 15:43
By: Phantom Phil - 20th June 2011 at 12:49
Good Home?
It says the Lightning is now sold – I hope it goes to a good home!
I was surprised that the only other aircraft on the edisposals site is a T5 Lightning!!
curlyboy
By: TonyT - 20th June 2011 at 12:20
Off those serial numbers it’s the T.3’s (Jetstream 31’s). Surprised they’re unserviceable though.
It is a standard get out clause, as they are no longer on active inventory and not holding a Cof A they are sold as unservicable as there is no airworthiness attached to it, that way if anything happens they have a get out clause.
By: Arabella-Cox - 19th June 2011 at 21:32
I was surprised that the only other aircraft on the edisposals site is a T5 Lightning!!
curlyboy
By: pagen01 - 19th June 2011 at 19:58
Should be clarified that XX494 on EBay isn’t an ex Royal Navy Jetstream.
By: Dr. John Smith - 19th June 2011 at 19:41
Royal Navy Jetstreams
That’ll be XX494 (c/no 422) which North Notts College in Worksop acquired from Everett Aero only two years ago (arrived 15 April 2009)
Soon got bored with it, didn’t they?
Still, with an opening bid of £3,000, it might just be within reach (money wise) of a museum or collector. Let’s just hope that it goes for a reasonable amount and to a good home
By: Russell T - 19th June 2011 at 19:30
By: pagen01 - 19th June 2011 at 19:17
My hope is that, if ZA111 is “not for sale” then it is because it has been “tagged” for preservation with the FAA Museum. Or, at the very least, they have “first call” on ZA111, and it will only be sold off if the FAA Museum turn it down.
ZA111 is the Jetstream T.2 under care of the SFDO at Culdrose for evacuation training use by fire the section, believe from my friend there that it is engine and wingless now.
More on the RN Jetstream T.2s and ZA111s significance here, http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=107455
By: Dr. John Smith - 19th June 2011 at 19:06
Royal Navy Jetstreams
Gents
I was told that the FAAM at Yeovilton were offered a Jetstream T-2 but they declined the offer. After so many years of service you would have thought they could have found some space to display one.
Freebird :diablo:
I refer you back to the link I posted earlier (http://www.aviationtrading.co.uk/news/news.asp?Item=12) which says at the very end:
“In addition to the six [Jetstream T2s] offered for tender, as mentioned above, 750 Squadron was also operating ZA111 up to the retirement date, but this [airframe] has not been included in the sale”
My hope is that, if ZA111 is “not for sale” then it is because it has been “tagged” for preservation with the FAA Museum. Or, at the very least, they have “first call” on ZA111, and it will only be sold off if the FAA Museum turn it down.
Or is it the case that ZA111 was the very aircraft they they were offered and turned down? (ZA111 was flown into Culdrose on March 11 2011, its last ever flight.)
By: freebird - 19th June 2011 at 17:49
Gents
I was told that the FAAM at Yeovilton were offered a Jetstream T-2 but they declined the offer. After so many years of service you would have thought they could have found some space to display one.
Freebird :diablo:
By: Dr. John Smith - 19th June 2011 at 17:27
Royal Navy Jetstreams
Additional re ZE440, the sole non-flyer (and therefore not US registered); was roaded out of Cranwell on 5 March 2011 to “West Sussex”, as I said: I think I’ve found it!
A look at this website: http://www.aviationtrading.co.uk/corporate/contact.asp
indicated that they own it, and their registered address is
Transworld Aviation Trading Ltd
Units 1-2,
Terry’s Cross Farm,
Horn Lane,
Woodmancote,
West Sussex,
BN5 9SA
Ph: +44 (0) 1273 494216
Fax: +44 (0) 1273 494234
Sales – [email]sales@aviationtrading.co.uk[/email]
Marketing – [email]jeremy@aviationtrading.co.uk[/email]
The full story is on a press release on their website at http://www.aviationtrading.co.uk/news/news.asp?Item=12
So, I can update/correct the earlier post…
N437UH (ex-ZE438) flown Cranwell-Manston 10 March 2011
N437SS (ex-ZE439) flown Cranwell-Manston 21 March 2011
N437ZZ (ex-ZE440) roaded out Shawbury-Manston 5 March 2011
N437TH (ex-ZE441) flown Cranwell-Manston 3 March 2011
ZE440 was to have been broken up for spares, but the new owners plan is to sell on all four as complete airworthy aircraft
All the above four airframes are, of course, Jetstream T3s. What is also interesting about the above press release is that it mentions the retirement from service of the 6 surviving Jetstream T2s. Dare I suggest that Aviation Trading is “sniffing” at these 6 Jetstreams also, with a view to a possible “bulk buy” or some/most/all of them?
By: Dr. John Smith - 19th June 2011 at 16:56
Royal Navy Jetstreams
ZE438 is now US registered as N437UH
ZE439 is now US registered as N437SS
ZE440 is now “somewhere in West Sussex” (moved there 4th March 2011)
ZE441 is now US registered as N437TH
A quick check on the FAA website (http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Inquiry.aspx) shows the new owners three of them (those US-registered) to be
SOUTHERN AIRCRAFT CONSULTANCY INC TRUSTEE
7 MEADOW VIEW
HOCKERING
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 3JS
For example N437UH (ex-ZE438): http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=437TH
More discussion on these three airframes at http://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-444714.html which indicates that they were sold/struck off RN charge 15 February 2011, and FLOWN Cranwell-Manston on 5 March. Odd, their condition was described, at the time of sale, as “unserviceable”(!)
Thinking of what happend recently with a batch of six ex-Cranwell Dominies, I wonder if these three ex-Royal Navy Jetstreams were simple US-registered for the ferry flight Cranwell-Manston.
Now the question has changed: since these three airframes have been US civil registered, is that for onward sale, or breaking up as spares (or both)?
By: paul178 - 19th June 2011 at 11:11
From another forum
I must admit I liked that colour scheme.
By: 91Regal - 25th October 2010 at 16:48
….and the sun is finally setting on Handley Page….
By: TwinOtter23 - 25th October 2010 at 16:15
Off those serial numbers it’s the T.3’s (Jetstream 31’s). Surprised they’re unserviceable though.
Not when you consider some of the spare part requests some places have received! 😮
By: DaveF68 - 25th October 2010 at 16:04
The T2s are due to go next March, replaced by the Beech 350s now at Culdrose for fitting out.
Until then, they remain the most capable maritime aircraft in the inventory! :diablo:
The T3s aren’t THAT far removed form the civil J31, so perhaps the MOD hopes to sell to anyone still using those.
By: J31/32 - 25th October 2010 at 15:41
Off those serial numbers it’s the T.3’s (Jetstream 31’s). Surprised they’re unserviceable though.
By: AMB - 25th October 2010 at 15:15
FAA Museum?:rolleyes:
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th October 2010 at 14:41
What’s in Ipswich?
Everett Aero… purveyors of ex-MOD airframes
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By: Fouga23 - 25th October 2010 at 14:01
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