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Posted: 31 Jul 2006, 11:08
by VEGAS
Garry Russell wrote:Hi Eddie

It's says the page was updated November 2005, my doubts is it's general accuracy

It list 2 Britols 170 where as I believe it is one airworthy.

There is one CL-44 that is airworthy still..............the CL-44-O Guppy coversion. That has been the only one for a while now.

There is at least one other stored but that has not flown for a while now.

Garry
Interesting stuff! do you know who operates the CL44 out of interest? :think:

Posted: 31 Jul 2006, 11:16
by Garry Russell
Hi Eddie

As far as I know it's at Bournemouth or was, looking a bit tatty.

It has not been in service for a whileas far as I know but the reports I have seen only go up to 2004

Garry

Posted: 31 Jul 2006, 11:18
by Garry Russell
Hi Eddie

Still at Bournemouth in April this year

http://www.planepictures.net/netsearch4 ... &stype=reg

Garry

Posted: 31 Jul 2006, 12:05
by Reheat
Hi Guys,

Bad news on the Guppy, announced last week that it is officially being given up for scrap.

Calls are for any ex guppy engineers to help dismantle it to reduce the scrapping costs!

Alex

Posted: 31 Jul 2006, 12:14
by Garry Russell
Shame, especially given the uniqueness of the aircraft.

http://www.allaboutguppys.com/cl44/cl44.htm


Thanks for the tip Alex

So if anyone wants to see it....now's the time


Garry

**EDIT**

I'm going to start a new thread given the historic importance of this