Damn, I was going to investigate the 146 – I want a Hatfield built nose/forward fuselage for the museum.

Bruce

Bruce,

I pm’d you a while back about a Hatfield structural test nose at Woodford. It’s still there along with portion of test shell centre fuse!!

I’ve still got the contact details if you want them again.

ASI have also scrapped Hatfield examples. I think there’s a couple of noses there including the Amiri flight.

J man

How often does the Humberside example fly? Isn’t there more than 1 there iirc?

J man

99% certain they’re J41 McCauley props.

J man

I’ll be going over to Cosford tomorrow morning, hopefully the Valiant will still be outside, anyone want any pics getting of anything?

Would a pic of the argosy be possible? Thanks for the kind offer.

J man

Glad you thought my help was useful.

For viewing park, it’s run by The Aviation Society. http://www.tasmanchester.com

The only other contact would be through the Trident preservation website who are currently re-assembling G-AWZK there, and a cracking job they’re doing. I think the chap concerned is a regular poster on here.

I think it’s WV838 (sea hawk cockpit owner) who is the man to contact ref: the liverpool option.

I sincerely hope you pull it off!

J man

We’ve witnessed the successful relocation of G-AWZK to Manchester, why not do the same with the Cosford example,corrosion withstanding,?

It’s a pity the De Havilland museum don’t have space for it.

I’m appalled the 707 is allegedly getting the chop (well,mostly). A Comet and a 707 side by side is a great exhibit for the dawn of jet travel.

Sadly, money talks nowadays and heritage is generally not a part an airlines agenda except for some notable examples such as Atlantic, SAA flight.

Let’s hope that this situation is not going to happen in the future, although with the number of larger aircraft ‘preserved’ outdoors at the moment, I fear it will.

J man