Royal Navy Devon in Oregon Desert?
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Royal Navy Devon in Oregon Desert?
Anyone know how a Royal Navy Devon has ended up at the Eagle Crater Lake Inn, Chemult, Oregon?
It is literally right alongside Highway 97. I’m pretty sure that it was a Devon but I was driving past on the other side of the road in heavy traffic and only got a glimpse of it.
Google Maps, Bing Maps, etc. don't show it yet so it can't have been there long.
It is literally right alongside Highway 97. I’m pretty sure that it was a Devon but I was driving past on the other side of the road in heavy traffic and only got a glimpse of it.
Google Maps, Bing Maps, etc. don't show it yet so it can't have been there long.
TWH,
Your post intrigued me and I did some searching. I did not find anything definitive, but I did find this interesting comment in a review of the Eagle Crater Lake Inn:
While reading the reviews it became clear that a lot of customers were not happy with their accommodations. I particularly liked this comment:
Your post intrigued me and I did some searching. I did not find anything definitive, but I did find this interesting comment in a review of the Eagle Crater Lake Inn:
The children's play area seems to consist of a little field, an old, partially disassembled airplane that was roped off when we were there, and an old firetruck that, although they let children play in and on it, is actually used as a backup truck during fires and they therefore don't want kids moving knobs or levers.
Thanks, but no thanks; we survived the Bates Motel.
...The deadbolt did not work on the door lock, so I grabbed the 9mm from the pickup for added security during the night. ...
...The deadbolt did not work on the door lock, so I grabbed the 9mm from the pickup for added security during the night. ...
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It's actually Sea Heron XR442... Curious that it should end up in the corner of a foreign field...
https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDos...?Serial=108331
https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDos...?Serial=108331
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Maybe its owners have moved motels....
Recall all but one of the then surviving Sea Herons were at Lee-on-Solent when I went to the display there in 1978, thoroughly enjoyed that. The missing one was based at Yeovilton or Culdrose, some Navy unit or Bigwig named FONAC was its keeper as I recall...
Recall all but one of the then surviving Sea Herons were at Lee-on-Solent when I went to the display there in 1978, thoroughly enjoyed that. The missing one was based at Yeovilton or Culdrose, some Navy unit or Bigwig named FONAC was its keeper as I recall...
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Can't speak for the particulars of that hotel or any aircraft nearby (it's been many years since I was there), but I can vouch for Crater Lake being a particularly scenic destination and worth a visit...
Although if memory serves, the road and traffic getting there was pretty nasty.
Although if memory serves, the road and traffic getting there was pretty nasty.
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We drove right past there on our 2017 USA road trip,we had landed at SFO in late afternoon - managed to grab our hire car (Sportage) early and spent the night at a hotel nr Fairfield,ca, - early start next day for our short drive up to near Madras,Or (493 miles).
We had some lovely food and gorgeous Huckleberry Cider (never saw any of that again
) in what was then a sports bar near our fairfield hotel,that cider zonked me out nicely for a good sleep 
We had some lovely food and gorgeous Huckleberry Cider (never saw any of that again
) in what was then a sports bar near our fairfield hotel,that cider zonked me out nicely for a good sleep
It's actually Sea Heron XR442... Curious that it should end up in the corner of a foreign field...
https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDos...?Serial=108331
https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDos...?Serial=108331
XR442/G-HRON was stored at Staverton, UK Departed to Albany OR by sea 20/01/2006. Later stored at a private residence at Kizer Ave NE, Albany OR where it was noted until 04/2019 when it was moved to the present location outside a restaurant on Highway 97 opposite the airfield at Chiloquin. The reason it isn't visible on streetview at the current location, is that the latest view is dated 06/2018
Maybe its owners have moved motels....
Recall all but one of the then surviving Sea Herons were at Lee-on-Solent when I went to the display there in 1978, thoroughly enjoyed that. The missing one was based at Yeovilton or Culdrose, some Navy unit or Bigwig named FONAC was its keeper as I recall...
Recall all but one of the then surviving Sea Herons were at Lee-on-Solent when I went to the display there in 1978, thoroughly enjoyed that. The missing one was based at Yeovilton or Culdrose, some Navy unit or Bigwig named FONAC was its keeper as I recall...
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That's it. XM296. Recall it had a green cheatline rather than blue, confirmed by an AB pic. My dusty old log says I saw it at Biggin Hill in 1983...
It then went to the US as N82D and XR442/G-HRON was used as spares to keep it airworthy with the Albany Aero Club. That's now in Bolivia... or was...
It then went to the US as N82D and XR442/G-HRON was used as spares to keep it airworthy with the Albany Aero Club. That's now in Bolivia... or was...
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That's it. XM296. Recall it had a green cheatline rather than blue, confirmed by an AB pic. My dusty old log says I saw it at Biggin Hill in 1983...
It then went to the US as N82D and XR442/G-HRON was used as spares to keep it airworthy with the Albany Aero Club. That's now in Bolivia... or was...
It then went to the US as N82D and XR442/G-HRON was used as spares to keep it airworthy with the Albany Aero Club. That's now in Bolivia... or was...
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/399071/N82D
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That's a shame, the report I saw seemed to suggest it was on the road to recovery. Not visible on Google maps tho I don't know how old the current image is.
What's happened to the Jersey Heron? Is it still unairworthy?
What's happened to the Jersey Heron? Is it still unairworthy?
There are now no airworthy DH.114 Herons left anywhere in the World.
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Remember 'ORG arriving overhead Duxford a few years ago, such a beautiful purring noise...
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I flew in the Air Atlantique one at Coventry in 2003, on a local pleasure flight. It was pleasant enough, as I recall it. One example, G-OPLC, still flies regularly between Ireland the UK, by the way.