January 2018 FLYPAST 15New training themed
display in Lelystad
The Aviodrome museum has reorganised part of its display hall at Lelystad in the
Netherlands. The attraction has created a ‘wall of fame’ for its training aircraft, a
Fokker S-11, a de Havilland Tiger Moth and a North American Harvard. All three
formerly served as trainers for Dutch military and civilian pilots. ROGER SOUPARTSupport needed to convert
airliner into classroom
The City of Norwich Aviation Museum is
hoping to raise £2,500 to restore Fokker
F-27 Friendship G-BCDN and convert its
interior into a classroom.
The museum plans to repaint theaircraft into its former Air Anglia
colours and strip out the cabin before
transforming it into an educational space
for younger visitors. Details about the
airliner’s history will also be displayed
on the rear bulkhead. Staff are currently
investigating whether the front cargo
door can be opened as a wheelchair
accessible entrance.
The F-27, which arrived at the museum
in April, originally served with All Nippon
Airways in Japan as JA8615 before flying
with Limburg Airlines in the Netherlands
as PH-OGA. It joined Air Anglia’s fleet in- All donations received will directly
support the work on the aircraft. http://www.
justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bcdn
Fokker F-27 Friendship G-BCDN at the City
of Norwich Aviation Museum. WITH THANKS TO
THOMAS EMMSWestland Whirlwind Mk.2 ZD1B-
19/803-01 has been restored to static
display condition in time for the 25th
anniversary of Spanish Air Force unit
Ala 48. The helicopter was on view
during celebrations at Cuatro Vientos
air base in Madrid on September 30.
One of four Whirlwinds used for search
and rescue duties by 803 Escuadrónfrom Getafe, it entered service in
December 1962 and was withdrawn
in April 1970. It was then sent to the
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros
Aeronáuticos (ETSIA – Superior Technical
School of Aeronautics Engineering) to
be used as an instructional airframe,
and was later passed on to Spain’s
Museo del Aire. ROBERTO YÁÑEZWhirlwind refurbished
for Spanish display
Westland Whirlwind ZD1B-19/803-
on display at Cuatro Vientos on
September 30. ROBERTO YÁÑEZA memorial to all RFC and RAF units that
flew from Fowlmere, Cambs, was unveiled
on October 20 at Manor Farm, the site of the
former airfield. Around 50 guests attended
the ceremony. The new monument stands
alongside that dedicated to the USAAF’s
339th FG which was based there from 1944
to 1945. WITH THANKS TO LESLIE PRICEThe 76-year-old sister of a World War Two
airman was recently able to visit a memorial
dedicated to him for the first time. Phyllis
Height was only 18 months old when Maurice
Cooke’s Vickers Wellington (N2749) crashed
near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, in July- A memorial dedicated to its six crew was
erected in the town in 1986. PHOTO-JOHN EVANS