Scrapped Collection (page 2)

Handley Page Victor K. 2 8911M - XH673
Handley Page Victor K.2 8911M (XH673) being assembled on the parade ground at RAF Marham. Sadly this aircraft was scrapped in 2020 despite concerted attempts to have it preserved elsewhere

Scuttling of German fleet at Scapa Flow, post-WW1
The scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow after the First World War, June 1919. 1919

Handley Page HPR. 1 Marathon T. 11 G-ALVY
Handley Page HPR.1 Marathon T.11 G-ALVY (msn 104, ex XA252), parked next to XA269 / G-AMGR. Both stored at Shoreham, after service with No.2 Air Navigation School

Piaggio P. 166 Portofino G-APSJ
Piaggio P.166 Portofino G-APSJ (msn 354), circa 1961. After being exported to Australia on 25 November 1963, as VH-ACV, this aircraft was scrapped in 1968, due to corrosion in the keel

Simmering-Graz-Pauker A. G. M-222 Flamingo OE-VEC
Simmering-Graz-Pauker A.G. M-222 Flamingo OE-VEC (msn 3), 3rd prototype (scrapped ca 1964). Date: circa 1963

Grumman G. 159 Gulfstream I N2998
Grumman G.159 Gulfstream I N2998 (msn 16), of General Foods Corporation, at London Heathrow Airport in August 1964. 09.26.59: N716G - Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation - first flight 30.09.59

Grumman G. 159 Gulfstream I N601HK
Grumman G.159 Gulfstream I N601HK (msn 5), of H K Porter Company Inc, circa 1959-1964, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1962

North American P-86A-1-NA Sabre 47-608 (msn 151-38435, buzz-number PU-608, re-designated F-86A-1-NA in late 1948). The fourth P-86A, bailed to North American for testing and scrapped in 1950

Bleriot 71 four engined bomber, one of a series of similar aircraft produced by Bleriot from 1916. Early in its flight test program an incident during landing, on 15 May 1918

USAF - Douglas-Tulsa B-47E Stratojet 53-2115
United States Air Force - Douglas-Tulsa B-47E-45-DT Stratojet 53-2115. 2115 was retired to MASDC at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 5 January 1966 and declared excess on 29 January 1969

USAF - Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 51-5211
United States Air Force - Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 51-5211 (msn 43621) of Troop Carrier Command. This aircraft was struck of charge at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 13 April 1971 and scrapped

Convair YB-58A-1-CF Hustler 55-670 (msn 11) of the 6592nd Test Squadron, Carswell AFB, TX, with markings for Operation Deep Freeze, the climatic testing of the B-58 carried out at Eglin AFB

Arpin A-1 G-AFGB (msn 1), designed and built by M.B Arpin & Co at Hanworth and first registered on 17 March 1938. This aircraft survived the war but was scrapped in 1946. Date: 1938

Boeing 727 N490US
Boeing 727-51C N490US (msn 18898) of Northwest Airlines, last used by United Parcel Service (UPS), from 1992, before being withdrawn from use and scrapped. Date: 1970s

Northrop YRB-49A 42-102376 (msn 1496), in storage with Northrop, at Ontario Airport. built as a YB-35, converted to YB-35B, then YRB-49A

Boeing XB-29G Superfortress 44-84043, General Electric engine test-bed with a J47 in the bomb-bay mounted retractable trapeze at Schenectady County Airport, NY

Republic XP-91 Thunderceptor 46-0681 4 May 1949: 0680 (1st prototype) first flight. 14 October 1949: 0681 first flight. Summer 1951:engine failed on take-off summer 1951 at Edwards AFB

United States Air Force - Martin B-57E Canberra 55-4251
United States Air Force - Martin EB-57E Canberra 55-4251 of the 4713th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron at Otis Air Force Base

Georgia Air National Guard - Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter
Georgia Air National Guard - Boeing C-97G-135-BO Stratofreighter 52-0925 at Baltimore. Built as a KC-97G-23-BO and converted to C-97G for service with the Georgia ANG

Lockheed JetStar N296AR (msn 5055) of Abakan-Avia. With Rocky Mountain Aviation Inc. from March 1992, then scrapped. Date: circa 1968

United States Air Force - Fairchild XC-119A (XC-82B)
United States Air Force - Fairchild Model 105 XC-119A - XC-82B 45-57769 (MSN 10139). A C-82A rebuilt as the prototype XC-82B, then redesignated XC-119A (Model 105)

Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy C. 1 9Q-COE
(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy C.1 9Q-COE (msn 6778, ex XP446), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport

Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA
(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport

United States Navy - Longren L-3 - A-6745
United States Navy - Longren L-3 A-6745. Three L-3s were purchased to test performance of moulded fibre construction. A6745 was later transferred to the United States Army Air Service at McCook Field

Curtiss XA-8 30-387. First flown in June 1931 and scrapped in March 1937. Date: 1931

XNBL-1 AS64215 main undercarriage bungee shock absorber
Main undercarriage unit bungee shock absorber of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303)

Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215 forward fuselage
Forward fuselage of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303)

Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303), during manufacture at Witteman-Lewis Co

Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215 main undercarriage
Main undercarriage unit of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303), during manufacture at Witteman-Lewis Co

United States Army Air Corps - Curtiss Y1O-26 Falcon 29-322. Built as a Curtiss O-1E Falcon then converted to XO-26, powered by a geared Curtiss GIV-1570A Conqueror engine, then Y1O-26

Hawker Siddeley HS-125-1A N257H
Hawker Siddeley HS-125 series 1A/522 N257H (msn 25104) of Star Kist Caribe Inc at San Francisco International Airport. G-ATUWHawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd 1966N257H - Star Kist Caribe Inc - 1967N140AK

SECAN SUC-10 Courlis F-BEVZ, at Le Bourget for the 1961 Paris Air Show. The Courlis was produced by SECAN ( Societe dEtudes et de Construction Aeronavales)

Miles M. 71 Merchantman U-21
The sole Miles M.71 Merchantman U-21 (msn 6695), at Woodley aerodrome, with stored unwanted Miles M.33 Monitor target-tugs in the background

McDonnell Douglas YC-15A 72-1876 (msn CX002), the second prototype, at the 1976 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. First flown in December 1975

United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker
United States Air Force Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker 44-92026 (msn 23), of the7th Bombardment Wing, at Detroit, Michigan. Built as a Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker, first flown 8 July 1948

Saunders ST-27 C-GYCR (msn 004 - 14059) of Cite Express. This aircraft was converted by Saunders Aircraft in Canada from ex Royal Air Force Heron CC.3 XH375

United States Air Force McDonnell Douglas VC-9-C 71-0882 (msn 47541 / Line Number669), first flown 7 July 1972 and operated from new by the USAF

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N908H (msn 47517 / Line Number583), first flown 04.03.70 and operated from new by Hawaiian Airlines. Sold to Southern Airways on 13.04.76 and later scrapped. Date: circa 1973

Riley Turbo Skyliner N416SA (msn 14060) Built in 1954 as de Havilland Heron 2 and exported to Turkey as TC-HAT. Converted to Riley Turbo Skyliner ca 1977

Royal Air Force Hunting P. 84 Jet Provost T. 4 XP551
Royal Air Force Hunting P.84 Jet Provost XP551 T4, delivered on 7 December 1961 to the Central flying School at RAF Little Rissington and scrapped on 22 November 1968 at No.27 MU Shawbury

Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom Fgr. 2 XV249
Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FG.1 XV429 (msn 3124/9259) of No.111 Squadron RAF at RAF Coningsby in Mapril 1975. (The F-4M/ FGR.2 was the RAF variant)

Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG. 1 XV573
Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1 XV573 (msn 3065/9327) at RAF Leuchars. (The F-4K - FG.1 was the Royal Navy variant, transferred to the RAF on release from Fa service)

Bristol Type 171 Mk. 2 Sycamore VW905
Bristol Type 171 Mk.2 Sycamore VW905 (msn 12869) at the 1948 SBAC show at Farnborough on 8 September 1948. WV905 was allocated a civilian registration as G-AJGU but never wore those markings

Avro Anson C. XIX series 2 G-AVCK (ex TX157)
Avro Anson C.XIX series 2 G-AVCK (ex RAF - TX157) of T.A.T. Ltd. At Baginton (Coventry Airport). G-AVCK was sold to Condor Aviation at Halfpenny Green in September 1967

Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 104 Devon C. 2 VP976
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.104 Devon C.2 VP976, (scrapped at RAF Northolt 1994). Date: 1980s

de Havilland DH. 114 Heron CC. 4 XM295
de Havilland DH.114 Heron CC.4 XM295 (msn 14129) at RAF Abingdon for the 50th Anniversary of the RAF. XM295 was delivered on 17 April 1958 and after de-mob was given B-class registration G41-2-68

Short SA. 6 Sealand prototype G-AIVX
Short SA.6 Sealand prototype G-AIVX (msn SH.1555). Retained by Short Brothers and Harland, G-AIVX was scrapped in 1955 when the CofA was due renewal. Date: circa 1950

HMS Nelson, 1930
Illustration showing a cross section of the battleship HMS Nelson, 1930. Launched in 1925 at the Armstrong yard, Newcastle, HMS Nelson served in World War II and was scrapped in 1949

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping