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Post by zz on Sept 28, 2015 20:29:32 GMT
Nice log - I've been meaning to visit again for a while.
Were the Provost and Pioneer in Oman colours still?
Cheers
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Post by Jeff on Sept 29, 2015 6:44:10 GMT
Funnily enough i was going to go there sat......but went to the pub instead... Lol. Must be 30 years since i was last there....... My endearing memory was of a beverly parked outside !! Is that still arround ?
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Post by billsamuels on Sept 29, 2015 10:54:25 GMT
Hi Jeff,
No is the short answer, think it got scrapped quite a few years ago... I have a suspicion that the cockpit section is at one of the museum's - Newark or maybe Doncaster...
Think it was too bigger project to move on, in one piece....
Great shame though. I was up at the RAF Museum a couple of months ago showing a South African buddy around - it has been GREATLY improved over the years and there are a lot of hidden treasures....
Cheers.
Bill
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Post by Jeff on Sept 29, 2015 12:34:39 GMT
I went with Linda....in a Mk1 escort !!! thats how long ago it was..lol
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Post by Jeff on Sept 29, 2015 12:36:33 GMT
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Post by graham on Oct 1, 2015 6:01:19 GMT
Great log and a load more stuff there than I imagined. Never been so will have to get up there one day
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Post by filair on Oct 1, 2015 9:55:59 GMT
I have only been there once,many years ago.
I took loads of slides which Kodak managed to lose !!
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Post by carmedic on Oct 1, 2015 15:51:39 GMT
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Post by folkyphil on Oct 6, 2015 19:10:26 GMT
Re:Beverley
Jeff,
Sorry to differ, but I believe that XH124 was scrapped in 1990/91, rather than '81 as suggested in the link.
Below is a story told to me by a colleague "in the know" at the time...
Prior to the arrival of the Beverley at Hendon there were strong reservations from "officials" as to the landing distance required. A dummy run of the descent profile was flown by a Puma from Odiham. Come the day, the Bev simply did a steep descent and short field landing with "miles of runway" to spare...
The destruction of the aircraft was a classic example of insufficient funding and forethought as to its long-term preservation. Sadly the same might apply to countless other airframes around the country in years to come.
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Post by captainbob on Oct 6, 2015 22:01:33 GMT
Re:BeverleyJeff, Sorry to differ, but I believe that XH124 was scrapped in 1990/91, rather than '81 as suggested in the link. Below is a story told to me by a colleague "in the know" at the time... Prior to the arrival of the Beverley at Hendon there were strong reservations from "officials" as to the landing distance required. A dummy run of the descent profile was flown by a Puma from Odiham. Come the day, the Bev simply did a steep descent and short field landing with "miles of runway" to spare... The destruction of the aircraft was a classic example of insufficient funding and forethought as to its long-term preservation. Sadly the same might apply to countless other airframes around the country in years to come. Agree. It was certainly there in 1988. |
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Post by davebasing on Oct 6, 2015 22:52:28 GMT
It was finally broken up in February 1990 after almost 22 years out in the open at Hendon which had led to dangerous levels of corrosion which, with no space for it inside, were deemed to be beyond repair.
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Post by Jeff on Oct 7, 2015 6:19:28 GMT
Thanks for the updates. Perhaps we should let the beverly association know they have their dates wrong  |
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Post by davebasing on Oct 7, 2015 9:04:32 GMT
The work to break her up at Hendon began on 30 January 1990 and had been completed by the end of February.
As folkyphil suggested, other airframes (particularly larger items where indoor display is difficult) could meet the same fate as time, and in some cases lack of funds and budget cuts, leads to deterioration of external exhibits. In the States, the US Air Force Museum has a vast number of aircraft on its inventory which are on long term loans to museums and other organisations all over the US. Among these are no fewer than 16 loaned B17s of which half are displayed in the open around the country. Earlier this year they took the (almost) unprecedented step of moving the B17 from the Grissom AFB Museum in Indiana (where it had been preserved in the open since 1961) to the Mighty Eighth Museum in Georgia where it will now be kept indoors. I say "almost" as some time ago they also moved probably the most famous B17, "Memphis Belle" to also give it better protection. With the best will in the world, metal left outside will be vulnerable. Some years ago I found a venerable 1949 built F94 Scorpion pole mounted in a park in Idaho where it has been since 1959. Looks good from a distance but closer inspection shows significant corrosion and, as has happened elsewhere, elf & safety might eventually step in and pronounce it a danger to those who stand under or near it. I also took a picture of a Sabre in Canada a couple of years back that had just fallen off its waterfront perch due to high winds and a helpful bit of corrosion. A trip around a number of collections in the US last year saw a number which are either constructing indoor display buildings or fund raising for that purpose. Long may they do so.
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Post by keithh on Nov 9, 2015 21:47:45 GMT
 Well me thinking it was twenty odd years ago I last visited was wrong- the Beverley was on the gate the last time I visited. Does'nt time fly when your having fun. Excellent Museum- will defo revisit next year and spend a lot more time having a good look around. Happy Days Bob  The Beverley featured in my one and only visit, l must get there again |
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