October 7, 2002 at 10:26 pm
In a previous post,ageorge asked me for info about the Liesure Sport collection of replica aircraft that used to operate out of Thorpe Park lake and airstrip.I’ve managed to dig out the info asked for and thought it might be interesting to others, so here goes…
AIRWORTHY:
Airco DH2 G-BFVH/”5894″.Viv Bellamy replica,still flying in the hands of Maurice Kirk,Haverfordwest,Wales (with more powerful engine,underpowered and dangerous when first built).
Albatros D.Va G-BFXL/”D5397/17″.Superb replica,now static with FAAM,Yeovilton.
Fokker Dr.1 G-BEFR/”F425/17″.Replica.Destroyed in fatal crash 20/7/95
Fokker D.VII G-BFPL.Replica.Sold to Italy,believed still airworthy.
Fokker D.VIII G-BHCA.Replica.Crashed fatally at White Waltham 21/8/81.
Sopwith Camel G-AWWY/”C1701″.Radial-powered replica.Static at FAAM.
Sopwith Camel G-BFCZ.Replica,rotary powered.Static at Brooklands.
Sopwith Strutter G-BIDW.Replica.Static at RAFM,Hendon.
Spad XIII G-BFYO.Replica(flew extremely badly!),static AAM,Duxford.
Supermarine S.5 G-BDFF/”N220″.Napier Lion powered replica.Crash landed,1984.Repaired.Crashed fatally 23/5/87.
STATIC:
Airco DH2 BAPC-112/”5694″.Now at Museum of Army Flying,Middle Wallop,Hants.
Bristol M.1C BAPC-135/”C4912″.Sold off 1987,present location unknown.
Curtiss RC3-2 BAPC-140/”3″.National Air Racing Museum,Sparks,Nevada,
USA.Floating or “Lakeworthy”.
Deperdussin 1913 floatplane BAPC-136/”19″.NARM,Sparks,Nevada,USA. Modern replica.Lakeworthy.
Fokker Dr.1 BAPC-139/”DR1/17″.Sold off 1987.Unknown fate.
Fokker D.VII BAPC-110/”5125″.Sold 1987.Planes of Fame,USA.
Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 BAPC-138/”2292″.Lakeworthy & taxiable.Thought now to be in USA.
Macchi.M39 BAPC-141/”5″.Lakeworthy.NARM,Sparks,Nevada,USA.(Not Italy as I said in previous post)
SE5a BAPC-113/”B4863″.Sold ’87.Unknown fate.
Sopwith Triplane BAPC-111/”N5492″.FAAM,Yeovilton.
Sopwith Baby BAPC-137.Lakeworthy.Sold ’87.Unknown fate.
Supermarine S.6B BAPC-156/”S195″.Superbly convincing replica.
Lakeworthy.NARM,Sparks,Nevada,USA.
Vickers Viking IV BAPC-114/”R4″.Lakeworthy & Taxiable.Static at Brooklands & painted as “G-EBED”.
I got the info from an excellent article in Aeroplane Monthly from October last year written by Don Daines,who flew with the collection for a while,so the info should be accurate.
By: 52eme - 9th October 2002 at 11:52
RE: Thorpe Park collection
AFAIK the National Air Racing Museum,Sparks,Ne closed and it’s collection was moved to Chino.
Regards
fred
By: ageorge - 8th October 2002 at 17:39
RE: Thorpe Park collection
Thanks Ant , much appreciated mate !!!!!