Belfast in Cairns
Those engines never looked big enough to power it.
I remember when it blasted off from Hedland one day to bali. It blasted off as I landed. 25 mins later when I departed mc were chasing it (cleared to f140. It was only passing through 5000 feet and mc were asking if ops were normal hahaha
I remember when it blasted off from Hedland one day to bali. It blasted off as I landed. 25 mins later when I departed mc were chasing it (cleared to f140. It was only passing through 5000 feet and mc were asking if ops were normal hahaha
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I was watching it do circuits in Cairns a few years ago, after every takeoff a Port Authority vehicle was doing a run down the runway on what I could only assume was a FOD inspection...
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From the link above
"There were only 10 built - here are their names and fates:
Samson - RAF Serial XR362 (used registration G-ASKE for overseas test flight), sold as G-BEPE then scrapped
Goliath - RAF Serial XR363, sold as G-OHCA then scrapped
Pallas - RAF Serial XR364, sold as scrap to Rolls-Royce who recovered the Tyne engines
Hector - RAF Serial XR365, sold as G-HLFT then as 9L-LDQ operating with HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, now RP-C8020 (see images above)
Atlas - RAF Serial XR366, sold to RR for engines
Heracles - RAF Serial XR367 - sold as G-BFYU then scrapped
Theseus - RAF Serial XR368, sold as G-BEPS then in storage at Southend Airport - Began being broken up 22/Oct/2008
Spartacus - RAF Serial XR369, sold as G-BEPL then scrapped
Ajax - RAF Serial XR370, sold to RR for engines
Enceladus - RAF Serial XR371, preserved as an exhibit at RAF Museum Cosford"
And then there was one....
I received news today that Short SC-5 Belfast C1, XR365, [G-HLFT, RP-C8020] is to be cut up at Cairns airport tomorrow, 28-2-17
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"There were only 10 built - here are their names and fates:
Samson - RAF Serial XR362 (used registration G-ASKE for overseas test flight), sold as G-BEPE then scrapped
Goliath - RAF Serial XR363, sold as G-OHCA then scrapped
Pallas - RAF Serial XR364, sold as scrap to Rolls-Royce who recovered the Tyne engines
Hector - RAF Serial XR365, sold as G-HLFT then as 9L-LDQ operating with HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, now RP-C8020 (see images above)
Atlas - RAF Serial XR366, sold to RR for engines
Heracles - RAF Serial XR367 - sold as G-BFYU then scrapped
Theseus - RAF Serial XR368, sold as G-BEPS then in storage at Southend Airport - Began being broken up 22/Oct/2008
Spartacus - RAF Serial XR369, sold as G-BEPL then scrapped
Ajax - RAF Serial XR370, sold to RR for engines
Enceladus - RAF Serial XR371, preserved as an exhibit at RAF Museum Cosford"
And then there was one....
I received news today that Short SC-5 Belfast C1, XR365, [G-HLFT, RP-C8020] is to be cut up at Cairns airport tomorrow, 28-2-17
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I have received a report from someone in Cairns that as of yesterday the aeroplane was still in one piece with no perceived activity around it.
No activity anywhere near it. Nothing has changed that I could see,......... cheers.
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How far north in Cairns.?? Whats the plan with it...restoration or 'man cave'?
Transport wouldn't even have to go on a public road.
I'm sure it could be 'walked' by a crane, (wings off) to a barge in the Barron river where the Hovercraft to Port Douglas used to drop into the drink in the 80's. Barge into town and deck cargo on a suitable sized vessel to anywhere in the world.
Seems such a shame if it got chopped up and go to simsmetal or similar.
How far north in Cairns.?? Whats the plan with it...restoration or 'man cave'?
I believe this quote refers to a DC-3 which used to be parked next to the Belfast.
As for the Belfast itself, the sad fact is that there isn't a museum in Australia that can save this aeroplane. Even the cockpit section would be a very expensive wide load. Apart from creating a museum around the Belfast (Australian airports tend to discourage museums) its only chance of survival might be a ferry flight if the aeroplane is up to it. Sad I agree.
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You'd think somewhere on the planet some rich dude would would buy it.
I'd like to know how much the consortium that own Cns airport are owed in arrears parking fees. Might be quite a sizeable sum, and could be a stumbling block.
I'd like to know how much the consortium that own Cns airport are owed in arrears parking fees. Might be quite a sizeable sum, and could be a stumbling block.
