G-ARVM at Cosford

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 28 Aug 2006, 21:27

The outer wings and engines have now been removed

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... ge=7&pp=30

From the looks of the squashed nozzle on one of the engines, looks like they were allowed to 'drop off' and presumably are not being preserved.

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 28 Aug 2006, 21:34

B******s.

Quote from that site:

Inside the new cold war hangar monstrosity is the F1-11 preserved by the RAF Museum.

Strange that an aircraft which was turned down by the RAF should be mollycoddled in a heated dehumidified hangar whilst classic British successes are being broken up outside.

Makes you proud dunit.

I knew I shoul dhave nicked that VC10 last time I was there... :sad:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 28 Aug 2006, 21:34

Thanks for the update link Toby

Well..always hard to tell exactly form pics, but I can say it's not what I expected

But I'm not surprised at the level of 'care' shown of those that are supposed to be re assembled. :sad:

Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks

Garry

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 28 Aug 2006, 21:41

Chris558 · Post by **Chris558** » 28 Aug 2006, 22:08

Not necessarily wishing to stir up the controversy again - just to get things straight in my mind; this is all happening because this museum is now the 'RAF' museum, and that BA no longer wish - or can afford - to 'keep' these Airliners, right?

Even though it's 'RAF', could the MoD, or whoever looks after the military stuff not have branched out a bit to have taken over their up-keep?

Post by **Garry Russell** » 28 Aug 2006, 22:17

That's right Chris

BA no longer supported and the RAF didn't and wouldn't take them on

What the concern here is, the One-Eleven and Viscount are supposed to be saved complete and transferred.....but they look to be getting damaged.

The VC 10 forward fuse is going to Brooklands with the rest scrapped.

Garry

Post by **TSR2** » 28 Aug 2006, 22:37

I was down at East Fortune last week. The 1-11 is coming up late september, together with the other viscount wing. the 707 forward fusalage is indoors, as is Whats left of the trident nose, which is currently in the workshop, so I only got some photos through the glass in the door.

Also go some shots at a wee museum in Inverness, which was closed so i took some pics through the fence...

The Viscount wing was Damaged when they lifted it off the transporter, so the guys at the museum will need to do some work there too.

I was really disapointed that it wasn't the complete trident nose section

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 28 Aug 2006, 23:05

G-ARVM

Post by **Garry Russell** » 28 Aug 2006, 23:34

Thanks Ben

Hopefully they will all come together soon.

The 707 section though looks so forlorn.

Don't know how many 420's exist but I can only think of two and one of those is very derelict.....the other complete.

Garry

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 29 Aug 2006, 09:42

From my log book:

16 Oct 1972 BA781 Bombay - Bahrain G-ARVM
09 Feb 1973 BA047 Nairobi - Blantyre G-ARVM
09 Feb 1973 BA050 Blantyre - Nairobi G-ARVM
07 Mar 1973 BA770 Tehran - Delhi G-ARVM
07 Mar 1973 BA771 Delhi - Tehran G-ARVM
01 Sep 1973 BA705 Melbourne - Kuala Lumpur G-ARVM
14 Sep 1973 BA051 London - Nairobi G-ARVM
05 May 1974 BA771 Dubai - London G-ARVM
01 Jun 1974 BA770 London - Dubai G-ARVM

But thanks to David Maltby she still lives. Here she is under African skies approaching Blantyre, Malawi. And it looks like I've got me a project recreating all those flights when the bad weather comes.

Ian :sad: