Following on from its filming yesterday at Duxford G-ADCN/G-AIYR was noted this morning near Classic Wings Office just before the rains descended.

Tony

SH: the Island Air Services Rapides I have as joyriders at LAP/North were G-AGUF, which crashed 29/6/57, and G-ALBB, which crashed 1/8/52.

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Rapide G-AGUF believed at Cambridge 4/7/51 and G-ALBB believed at Heathrow 19/2/50

Another Ambassador with G-ALZZ of BEA at what appears to be Heathrow in late 50s/early 60s.

1950s Archive

It would be interesting to know the EXACT fate of this aircraft, as it appears not to have been damaged or written off in an accident. Never seen any mention of it, or any part of it, being preserved.

Sister ship G-AHOM expired around the same time: it finished up on the dump at Thruxton, leaving
G-AFFD as the sole survivor of the breed. It is reported as being restored to airworthiness.

Planemike

As I remember it Q6 G-AEYE ‘migrated’ somehow to Cranfield and was visable for a while parked on the far side of the airfield. Somebody may be able to confirm that is where it ended its days.

Tony

Messengers

Would it be reasonable to assume that the late Mr Lawrence had a penchant for Messengers or is his collection of negatives more broadly based?

No – Its just that there were a lot about in the late 40s and 50s !! As DCW indicates he and I are currently in the process of scanning a lot of Gerrys old negatives dated from the late 40s. He lived in Cambridge hence a lot of the images are taken at Cambridge Airport perhaps easily recognised by the old airport control or the apron outside hanger 1 or alternatively with the old cement works in the background.

Duxman

P.40B at Duxford

Not certain about a container but the P.40B was in the TFC hanger dismantled at dinnertime today.

Duxman

Heron Identification

To me 516L looks like one of the codes they use on the Paris Airshow Aircraft ?? Probably one of the BAC Herons ??

Duxman

It was parked with the local CAF wing at Camarillo , Ca in May 1998.

Duxman