Peter Holloway is having one rebuilt at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden. There is or was one at Duxford iirc. Other than that it’s Criquets.

Err not quite true ….you’ve overlooked a genuine Fiesler example that’s been in the UK since WW11 namely Fi156c-7 475081 on show with the RAF museum collection at Cosford.

Tim

Thanks guys but the links dont tell us any details about the company,what i was really after was some personal photos,postcards or stories about the airline not available on the net.
Hopefully a forum member might remember the company!!
Well you never know !!!!!

North-South Airlines Ltd based at Leeds. Fleet 3x Heron 1B, 2x Bristol B.170 Freighter Mk 21 and 2x Dakota. These apart from the Dakotas were all leased in.

The Herons were:
G-ANCI leased from Overseas Air Transport March 1959 – June 1961. Prior to March ’59 this aircraft had been leased from OAT to Cambrian Airways and the title Cambrian Airways was over-painted with NS’s titles.
G-AOZN leased from Overseas Air Transport June 1960 – June 1961 but used by OAT during its lease to North-South.
G-APKU leased from Gulf Aviation July 1961 – October 1961

The airline began in March 1959 when ‘NCI was delivered from Cardiff to Leeds. Started with ad hoc charters till registered as an airline in May. Airline was registered to William J Shackleton & Geoffrey G Rennard. The company inaugurated a once weekly Leeds – Bournmouth service on 6 June 1959 (though due to weather the initial flight diverted to Southampton). The company also operated a number of charter flights to the continent. North-South also operated some Silver City schedules when that operator was short of aircraft (e.g. Blackpool – Belfast).

North-South’s own services also included a Leeds – Exeter and Leeds –Bournmouth- Sandown service. In 1960 NS flew a number of services from Manchester for OAT. G-AOZN appeared occasionally on NS’s own services though most were flown by ‘NCI. NS also operated some IT flights to Basle, Ostend and Rotterdam using the B.170. In 1960 a weekly summer service using Herons was operated Birmingham to Sandown (for Air Safaris). The company announced intentions to operate a Herald but this didn’t materialise.

By June 1961 Mercury Airlines (which succeeded OAT) wanted its Heron back and the B.170 was on lease to BKS so NS had no machines! Many services were cancelled and others expensively sub-contracted out ny NS to keep them going. From July 1961 the leased Gulf Heron took on the Bournmouth service and in August Dakota G-ALYF took on the Sandown service. Poor weather at Sandown often interrupted landings and contributed to NS’s woes. The last schedule to Exeter was on 23 September 1961. Complaints to the ATLB arose about unreliability and route licences were revoked and the company wound up.

I take no credit for researching this – I have extracted and abridged it from the superb “British Independent Airlines 1946 – 1976” by Tony Merton-Jones a hard copy edition having been republished only a few years back.

It was – see the Cessna 336 and 337 series.

“Our” ? Might help to know which organisation you represent.;)

Wonderful news that you have secured her – well done and all the best for the restoration. It’s great to hear she’s coming back to the UK, I know when she was advertised that at least one US based individual was showing interest in obtaining it.

Pop along to Yeovilton tomorrow (25/10) and as well as the FAAM you will find their reserve collection open from 10.00 – 16.00 in the Cobham Hall on the opposite side of the road to the base. It’s a great treat as the Hall is only open a few selected days each year.