mrshubigbus
10th Nov 2010, 17:07
Boscombe Down is home to the last of the UK based BAC 1-11s. Five aircraft have been operated at the site over the years with all of them still present in one form or another.
Bearing in mind the huge amount of interest with the recent Nimrod retirements and the number that have now been preserved, it would be very sad indeed if a single "military" 1-11 cannot be saved also. The five aircraft, XX105, XX919, ZE432, ZE433, ZH763 have been in service for five decades, with the first aircraft XX105 arriving in the early 1970s.
The fleet is now down to just one current aircraft, ZH763, while the other airframes are in various states of repair at the Boscombe Down site.
XX105 is a very historic airframe but is shortly due to be scrapped.
XX919 was scrapped several years ago but it's cockpit survives.
ZE432 is currently hangared with serious corrosion problems.
ZE433 has been withdrawn from service and is used as a spares source.
ZH763 remains in service whilst there is work for the aircraft.
I can only try and raise the profile of these unique airframes on the various aviation forums in the hope that maybe one of the many UK museums comes forward and offers one of these aircraft a home where they can tell the amazing history of the UK military 1-11 fleet
Bearing in mind the huge amount of interest with the recent Nimrod retirements and the number that have now been preserved, it would be very sad indeed if a single "military" 1-11 cannot be saved also. The five aircraft, XX105, XX919, ZE432, ZE433, ZH763 have been in service for five decades, with the first aircraft XX105 arriving in the early 1970s.
The fleet is now down to just one current aircraft, ZH763, while the other airframes are in various states of repair at the Boscombe Down site.
XX105 is a very historic airframe but is shortly due to be scrapped.
XX919 was scrapped several years ago but it's cockpit survives.
ZE432 is currently hangared with serious corrosion problems.
ZE433 has been withdrawn from service and is used as a spares source.
ZH763 remains in service whilst there is work for the aircraft.
I can only try and raise the profile of these unique airframes on the various aviation forums in the hope that maybe one of the many UK museums comes forward and offers one of these aircraft a home where they can tell the amazing history of the UK military 1-11 fleet