Isn’t the main spar beyond redemption?

Thanks for posting these Yak Rider. It makes a nice change from the heavyweight stuff which impressive as it is, features more regularly than the lighter end of classic aviation. It’s surprising how many Pups have their original Beagle paint schemes. Either it was very good paint or their owners can’t bear to change when they get a respray.

Thanks paulc, see your pms.

Just got back from Hullavington and it was a bit touch and go dodging the showers. The Brize Radar controller was excellent and allowed me to cut the corner to avoid one very heavy shower which was on my direct path. A shame for the organisers but it was good to meet up with some chums and it was a new airfield in the logbook. I was in the only Airtourer today although I believe 3 of the others turned up yesterday.

Just a point Dave., the engines were Gipsy Sixes not Gipsy MOTH Sixes. The original design, which was to an Australian spec, was for a 10-seater but the Putnams “De H Aircraft” book mentions 18-seaters being used by Blackpool and West Coast Air Services on the IOM-Blackpool route. Hope this helps. By the way, the remains of the 3 NZ machines were rebuilt into a “new” one after WW2 which is perhaps where the “remaining bits” story comes from.

dhFan, you’re quite right it was the Hornet Moth that had the replacement square-tipped wing package. However I believe there is one flying in Oz/NZ with the original tapered wing. It would be interesting to see how it has survived.

At the risk of sounding like Old Father Tyme, I remember G-ACZP plying the Blackpool -Isle of Man route in the early 50s in the pale blue-green of the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. Always sounded like two Rapides in formation which I suppose it was in some ways.
Sad end though.

Thanks for the “heads-up” allan125, I’ll be watching.