Rare beast in front garden!

[VEGAS]

Hi folks,

Not too many moons ago I recall posting some material about an aircraft that crashed in Shetland in 1981. The aircraft in question was a French built Potez 840, reg F-BMCY. If I remember rightly, Garry mentioned that he used to see this particular aircraft flying regularly when it was in service.

I always took an interest in this aircraft as its rather pretty and only a handful were ever built.

Thanks to the powers of the internet I came across some rather rare pictures of the aircraft parked up after the accident and in a derelict state some time after.

Seems the accident damage was'nt as bad first thought although it was bad enough to write the aircraft off and salvage some parts.

Heres the link if anyones interested

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=85202

And many years later, some chap on Shetland acquired the aircraft for his front garden!

http://www.beatcroft.net/2005_12_01_bea ... chive.html

[Garry Russell]

Cheers Eddie

Yep I used to see it high up......never on the ground sadly

[VEGAS]

Certainly can see some Jetream DNA in there.

Wonder who nicked the blue prints from who?

[airboatr]

Cool looking window design on that aircraft Eddie.

Joe

[FlyTexas]

Look at that huge anchor. I wonder if it belongs to that little boat.

Brian

[DispatchDragon]

The windows are copied from the Caravelle Joe
It is rather a twee little beast - only problem was the Azatou -- imagine it with four Garretts


Leif

[Garry Russell]

Certainly can see some Jetream DNA in there.

Wonder who nicked the blue prints from who?

Long before the Jetstream

First Flight 1961

[Tomliner]

Hi Eddie.Interesting to see the Sumburgh VOR in the background in the third picture.Yes I know it's sad to find such things of interest but what can I say? EricT

[austerdriver]

I wonder how he got the plane past SWMBO?

[Garry Russell]

Maybe he hid it behind a tree