Scion Senior, c. 1955
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Scion Senior, c. 1955
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?
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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
