I’ve seen a number of pictures of XL318 in a hangar being dismantled, and then moving by road to RAF Hendon. Was the airframe broken apart at natural manufacturing joints, or was there some ‘destructive dismantling’ involved in reducing the airframe to small enough parts to be moved by road to the museum?
Also, are there any pictures of it being reassembled inside the museum?
By: JagRigger - 5th October 2015 at 11:38
Pretty sure it was taken apart at transportation joints – look at the diagram here:
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%201836.html
My best man helped put her there, but we’ve lost touch now, so I can’t check on the deal. I know AS&TF from Abingdon did the deed though.
By: Sabrejet - 5th October 2015 at 10:35
And XH558
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By: David Burke - 5th October 2015 at 10:28
And XH558
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th October 2015 at 10:21
Wonder if that’s how they’ll move XM655 ?
By: David_Kavangh - 5th October 2015 at 10:08
Being dismantled at Scampton.
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