Scion Senior, c. 1955

[johnbunting]

About 1955 I went with some friends from Lasham either to Croydon or Hendon - for the life of me I can't now remember which! - as we'd heard someone might have one or two gliders for sale there. I do remember, however, that along the back wall of one hangar were some offices and/or workshops still bearing the name of the Grahame-White company, so that will probably place it for some of you.
In the hangar was a Short Scion Senior, the four-engined version of the Scion. It had uncowled Pobjoy engines. Unfortunately I didn't note the registration. It looked in good shape, and I've often wondered if it flew then or later, and what eventually happened to it. Does anyone here know?

[Brewster Buffalo]

Try this website

British Aircraft of World War II - SHORT SCION SENIOR (http://www.nolemmings.nl/wwiiair/html%20pages/SHORT%20S22%20SCION%20SENIOR.htm)

[johnbunting]

Thanks, BB. I thought there might be a ghost of a chance that someone might remember that particular Scion: my interest in old aircraft was barely off the ground at the time, hence I didn't note the registration.

[Fournierf5]

JB - the 'evidence' above would not seem to support the timing of your visit!The Graham White factory is at Hendon. What else could you have seen?

[johnbunting]

Ff5: Our visit to Hendon (thanks!) might have been a year or two earlier than '55 - memory's a bit hazy after 55-odd years - but no doubt about the Scion being there. I only heard about the weird flying-boat version much later, and I don't remember anything else of interest from the visit.

[tornadoken]

jb: the last S.16 Scion 2, G-AEZF, Pobjoy-built, was derelict in Crewdson's hangar Croydon from early-1950s to CRO's closure 1959. via Redhill it went to the (then-embryo) Museum at Southend, where it expired as beyond resuscitation.

[johnbunting]

Thanks, tk. Granted that my memory may be less than perfect, I am at least sure that the Scion I saw was four-engined, whereas G-AEZF was a twin.

[notfarg]

According to A.J.Jackson the only landplane version produced (there were 5 floatplanes ) was G-AECU which was sold to the Iraq Petroleum Co in 1938 ,impressed into the RAF in 1942 and was lost in action 22/9/43 !They all had 4 cowled Pobjoys.

[Noyade]

According to A.J.Jackson And according to John Stroud...

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