A pair of transport aircraft used by the RAF since 1986 are to be preserved at aviation museums for future generations to enjoy. The two BAe146 Mk2 aircraft will become the latest exhibits at the British Airliner Collection at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, and the South Wales Aviation Museum at St Athan in South Glamorgan.
Duxford is sending the Herald out on loan to another museum on long term loan to make room for the 146. Not announced where yet but will be in next week or so.
The Herald has been moved to the end of the apron to be disassembled for moving.
Duxford is sending the Herald out on loan to another museum on long term loan to make room for the 146. Not announced where yet but will be in next week or so.
The Herald has been moved to the end of the apron to be disassembled for moving.
I wonder if the Herald will be going to St Athan, they seem to be snapping up everything at the moment? As long as it is saved from the scrappers is all that matters.
It is reported elsewhere that DAS should be announcing details of the Herald's new home later this week - I can place on record (despite some speculation) that it is not coming to Newark.
More surprising that DAS were happy to take one at the detriment of losing another British type. Strange decision personally, but I guess that's how museums work!
More surprising that DAS were happy to take one at the detriment of losing another British type. Strange decision personally, but I guess that's how museums work!
It could only be roaded into Woodford. I'm more surprised one hasn't gone to Cosford.
More surprising that DAS were happy to take one at the detriment of losing another British type. Strange decision personally, but I guess that's how museums work!
I'm probably missing something like place of manufacture but surely "146" is a marker for the de Havilland design bureau, a few numbers down the road from the DH121 Trident, not Avro, in which even the Lancaster was the Avro 683?
The 146 is a Hatfield designed and built aircraft. The two 32Sqn CCMk.2 aircraft E1021 and E1029, ZE700 and ZE701 were both built at Hatfield. Woodford did some work on them after Hatfield closed in the early 1990s.
There are three other intact Heralds in UK museums, at the Museum of Berkshire Aviation, City of Norwich Aviation Museum and Yorkshire Air Museum. All three are kept outdoors. Four intact airframes in museums out of a total production run of just 50 aircraft seems a pretty good return to me.