I am the owner of the oldest surviving EON Olympia, Serial number 003 and BGA number 503. It originally had the serial G-ALJP. It was owned from new by a syndicate at Camphill, and was named “Blue John” after the locally mined semi-precious stone. Does anyone have any photos of this glider, with or without the “G” serial?

Does anyone have any photos, or details, of another Olympia, that was registered VV400 with the ETPS?

Thanks,

Robert.

Bit late on parade as usual but if you are still out there found this one of the ETPS Olympia.

Sorry about the quality but I believe there is another one in the A J Jackson collection.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

Thanks for the pic of G-AOBI – I haven’t seen that one before.

That was take at Halfpenny Green in the late 60s I would say…

Did G-AOBI end up at East Kirkby or somewhere nearby?

Regards

Nige

Certainly taken at Halfpenny Green, when it was in the care of the Air Scouts there. Can’t remember exactly when but the date on the slide is Jul 70.

No idea where it went subsequently and always thought it must have faded away there.

However, if indeed it was incorporated into the one at East Kirkby maybe it went to Tattershall first – wasn’t there a well-known scrapyard there?

Wicked Willip :diablo:

Has anyone got a picture of Proctor G-AOBI – ex Air Scouts @ Halfpenny Green – last heard of up North somewhere

Thanks

Nige

Wait long enough and you might get lucky:D …..Incidentally is there a forum record for the time taken to provide an answer to a question?

Sorry if these have been posted before but whilst I’m about it here are some pics of other surviving Percivals.

G-ACGR Gull in the Brussels museum (they also have the Proctor seen behind), Jean Batten’s G-ADPR when it was at Old Warden (now back in New Zealand), Proctor 4 RM221/G-ANXR and EP-9 G-APWZ, which also now lives in NZ and is on their register.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

I do remember hearing rumours in the community of a Mossie lurking in the brambles off the threshold of Hurn Airfield, complete with merlins. Anyone substantiate that rumour?:confused:

Right, been doing a bit of lurking in my photo collection and found the shot of the two Canadian Mossies at Hurn. Only a tiny old photo so afraid it may not be very clear but here goes anyway.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

Thanks Roger. But I wonder whether this has muddied the waters further still!
If the photo in the press cutting was taken in 1964, the piece would have been “old news” if the Magister had gone to Little Snoring Primary School in 1960. So I wonder whether, in fact, it was G-AIZK that was “scrapped at Little Snoring in 1963” and that the reality of the situation was that it was withdrawn at Little Snoring in 1963, the engine was removed and the frame was transferred to the school the following year. If so that would make it seem unlikely that it got there ‘under its own steam’ – and it still doesn’t explain the apparent Newcastle connection! Anyhow, I wonder if the school has a website and/or e-mail address in order that enquiries can be made there?

Sorry I obviously didn’t make myself clear but as T-21 obviously correctly realised I was talking about G-AJHD – this being the one which went to Woolsington. I still find it hard to believe that G-AIZK actually flew into that school playground – Air Britain 1919 – 1999 civil aircraft registers says it was wfu at Foulsham in 1956.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

If you look at the picture notice the childrens swing!! Also another McAully Flying Group Hawk Trainer was scrapped at Lt Snoring G-AJHD circa 1960.
It would be worth getting in touch with the Cushing family who operate the airfield today.

Flew in this Magister on 21st September 1958, when it was Shoreham based and remember it going to Elwyn (Mac) McAully around the following February.
Sadly he was killed during aerobatic practice at Little Snoring on 12th May 1960 in ‘The Bishop’ Tiger Moth G-APDZ – the aircraft he had previously flown inverted across The English Channel.

So strictly speaking I believe it was never operated by the McAully Flying Group as the group was not named as such until after his death and the Magister was withdrawn from use in April 1960.

In any event it was finally scrapped at Woolsington that November. Presumably it was sold and flew up there?

Interestingly it was this aircraft, which featured (as L8160) on the cover of ‘The Miles Magister’ booklet by G H R Johnson, produced by the Newark Air Museum a few years back.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

This one http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=630833 Sitting by the TG Hangers, Dont know who owns it looks like its there to rot away 🙁

JAmes

Here’s a picture of the same one, when it was originally at Shoreham as SP-DOF. We were all amazed when it ultimately flew off after being a hangar queen for so long.

Wicked Willip :diablo: