14 FLYPAST November 2018
NEWS THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE
Hawker Harrier GR.3 XZ132 is
being offered for sale by Jet Art
Aviation (JAA). The aircraft, which
is preserved in static display
condition, was recently transported
by JAA to its North Yorkshire base –
the machine had previously resided
with a private owner.
The jump jet is described as
being in ‘time capsule condition’,
and can be supplied with a correct
Rolls-Royce Pegasus Mk.103 engine
(not currently fi tted to the aircraft,
but displayed on a wheeled stand).
Harrier XZ132 served with the RAF’s
1, 3 and 4 Squadrons, plus 233 OCU.
It was used in the Falklands War,
and was also stationed at Belize
with 1417 Flight, and at Gütersloh,
Germany during the Cold War.
“In our opinion this is the cleanest
fi rst-generation Harrier you will
get,” said JAA boss Chris Wilson.“It is preserved in pretty much the
same physical condition as when it
was retired from service in 1990, and
comes with great provenance. It has
never been kept outside so there is no
corrosion on it, the paint and markings
are fresh and bright, and all of the
mechanical components appear to be
in tip-top condition.
“We often receive humorous emails
from people asking whether a certain
aircraft has ‘full service history’. Well,
in this case, it actually does. We’ve got
50kg of paperwork complete with job
cards dating all the way back to 1976
when she fi rst fl ew.”
The Harrier, which was previously
acquired by JAA in November 2013
after spending 22 years within a heated
building at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire,
is now in temporary storage awaiting
a new custodian. For more details see:
http://www.jetartaviation.co.uk‘Time capsule’ Harrier available to buy
Above
The Pegasus engine alongside the Harrier at Jet Art Aviation.Below
Hawker Harrier GR.3 XZ132 is available to buy from Jet Art Aviation. ALL VIA CHRIS WILSON-JAAInvader being returned to
static display condition
The MAPS Air Museum in North Canton,
Ohio, is continuing to make progress
with its restoration of Douglas A-26C
Invader 43-22602.
The 1944-built aircraft was on display
at the Wings And Wheels Museum
in Florida during the 1970s, before
being exhibited outside a West Palm
Beach restaurant from August 1984.
The Historical Aircraft Squadron at
Lancaster, Ohio, obtained it in January
- It arrived at its current home
on February 11, 2012, in need of some
external restoration.
The attraction has recently added
Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw 54-1412 to its
collection. The helicopter, which requires
considerable work, was constructed in
November 1954 and fl ew with the US
Army’s 123rd Medical Company, based at
Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
http://www.mapsmuseum.org TONY SACKETOS
Douglas A-26C Invader 43-22602 is being
worked on in Ohio. TONY SACKETOS