At the beginning of the week a Lockheed TriStar overflew the bay here at Bournemouth twice, at a quite low altitude. There was a RoyalNavy warship in the bay at the time, probably a coincidence !
Yesterday while at the garden centre at the end of the runway at Hurn I’m sure I saw a DH 104 Dove landing. Can anyone confirm this ?
Quite a treat, I’ve not seen either type flying for years.
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th March 2014 at 10:37
Went to Airtime for maintenance – G-OPLC. It’s a regular at Hurn.
By: Max Skylon - 29th March 2014 at 09:59
Thanks for the TriStar replies, real shame they are being scrapped. Can anyone shed any light on the Dove, it was landing in the middle of the afternoon last Thursday.
By: FLY.BUY - 28th March 2014 at 17:42
Would be great if one could be kept ground running / fast taxi at Bruntingthorpe, however I suspect the cost would be enormous.
By: boguing - 28th March 2014 at 10:18
Oops. Edited!
The potential buyer did not complete the deal, so they face a bleak future.
By: Mike J - 28th March 2014 at 09:49
The Tristar (ZD948) was on it’s last operational flight, prior to going to Cambridge to meet it’s end.
The final 6 TriStars went to Bruntingthorpe, not Cambridge. There is talk of a buyer in the US being interested in them.
By: boguing - 28th March 2014 at 09:43
The Tristar (ZD948) was on it’s last operational flight, prior to going to Cambridge to meet it’s end. The Hurn flypast was a nod to Cobham Aviation who installed the air to air refueling equipment.
Hurn from a Tristar.
https://picasaweb.google.com/johncook1/20140324?authkey=Gv1sRgCPf9pOyk7J_oxAE#5994479355677666114
Edit. Mike’s quite right – not Cambridge. We also flew over Cambridge to salute Marshall’s, and that confused my fingers.
By: Newforest - 28th March 2014 at 09:42
Quite a treat, I’ve not seen either type flying for years.
Or a Guppy!
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