April 1, 2014 at 1:32 am
By: sticky847 - 2nd April 2014 at 13:52
to be honest after the last 2 weeks of working on mk8’s i would have loved to do this to ours, but yes it is sad to see so much care and effort turned so quickly into rubbish. also i noticed the oleo’s had not been discharged and neither did it look like the tanks were open/vented!
By: ericmunk - 2nd April 2014 at 13:02
I wonder how many got the chop ?
I also assume that they were completely stripped out, including seats etc ?
Seven were broken up in this manner. Mostly complete aircraft, though stripped of avionics, engines and blades. Four others were written off in accidents while in service (including the notorious one that was captured in Libya, later recovered and broken up). Six are instructional airframes now. Three are being used for practise by various fire departments. Four are preserved.
By: AlanR - 2nd April 2014 at 12:29
I wonder how many got the chop ?
I also assume that they were completely stripped out, including seats etc ?
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd April 2014 at 11:26
Very sad; I couldn’t watch it.