News
Although I have titled this pages 'News' it will cover the odd thing that I find interesting that I hope you do, more for reference really.
21 December 2020 : Virgin Atlantic say farewell to the last British passenger 747
The final British registered passenger 747 flight is due to take place on 21 December 2020. Boeing 747-443 G-VROY of Virgin Atlantic Airways will depart London Heathrow on a positioning flight to Las Vegas. It is due to depart Heathrow at 1300L with flight number VIR847P. G-VROY was delivery to Virgin in June 2001 and given the name 'Pretty Woman' after the song by Roy Orbison as a reference to the aircrafts registration. This aircraft will continue to fly after being converted to a freighter it will start a new lease of life with Atlas Air with the registration N482MC.
Photo at Manchester on 18 August 2018:
Photo at Manchester on 18 August 2018:
18 December 2020 : RAF Museum aircraft disposals
On 18 December 2020 a list of 26 aircraft which are alleged to be up for disposal by the RAF Museum was published on some social media outlets. Some of these are loaded out to other museums and others are in storage, hopefully new homes can be found for them, if the list is accurate. The airframes are as follows:
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REGISTRATION
WE600 WZ744 XJ918 G-AAMX VP952 FV351 / 15252 584219 EE549 WK935 WA634 P-5 N/A VX272 WT619 WB188 XP831 204 N9115Z / 44-29366 44-13573 / 44-73415 XX946 XX496 VX275 G-BFDE / '168' VV106 G-AWAU / 'F8614' VX595 |
TYPE
Auster C-4 Antarctic Avro 707C Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.14 De Havilland DH-60M Gipsy Moth De Havilland DH-104 Devon C.2 Fairchild Cornell II Focke-Wulf Fw-190F-8-U1 Gloster Meteor F.4 Gloster Meteor F.8 (Mod) Gloster Meteor T.7 (mod) Hafner Rotachute III Hang-Glider (civil) Hawker P.1052 Hawker Hunter F.1 Hawker Hunter F.3 Hawker Siddeley P.1127 Lockheed SP-2H Neptune North American TB-25N Mitchell North American P-51D Mustang Composite Panavia Tornado GR.1 Scottish Aviation HP-137 Jetstream T.1 Slingsby T-21B Sedbergh TX.1 Sopwith Tabloid Replica Supermarine 510/517 Vickers FB-27A Vimy Replica Westland Dragonfly HR.1 |
NOTES
- Stored at Cosford - Stored at Stafford - Stored at Stafford - On loan at The Tangmere Military Aviation Museum - Stored at Cosford On loan at The Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop Stored at Cosford On loan at The Fleet Arm Arm Museum, Yeovilton Stored at Stafford On loan at The Tangmere Military Aviation Museum On loan at The Science Museum, London - - Stored at Cosford Stored at Cosford - Stored at Stafford Stored at Stafford On loan at The Fleet Arm Arm Museum, Yeovilton Stored at Stafford On loan at The Fleet Arm Arm Museum, Yeovilton |
