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NEWS THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE

Dutch Triplanes withdrawn from register

A pair of Netherlands-based Fokker

Dr.I Triplane reproductions has

recently been withdrawn from the

Dutch civil register.

The fi rst of the triplanes, PH-EBF,

was constructed in the US by Harry

Provolt and made its fi rst fl ight

on February 2, 1958 as N5505V. It

was obtained by the Early Birds

Foundation (EBF) at Lelystad on

December 5, 1993, and restored to

fl y again.

Fitted with a 160hp (118kW) Warner

Scarab engine, it has been fl own

occasionally, acquiring no more than

seven fl ying hours during its time in

the Netherlands.

Also originally based at Lelystad

and owned by EBF, PH-DRI joined the

Dutch register on February 8, 1993.

Though fi tted with a Siemens SH14A

radial, it has never been fl own.

In 2004, it was put on display

within the Stampe Museum at

Antwerp, and later entered storage

at Hasselt-Kiewit in Belgium, prior

to being returned to Lelystad. The

Great War replica is likely to remain

on static display for the time

being, but long-term plans for both

machines have yet to be confi rmed.

ROGER SOUPART

Fokker Dr.I Triplane PH-EBF running its Warner Scarab engine. Though potentially airworthy, Fokker Dr.I PH-DRI has never fl own. BOTH ROGER SOUPART

Two airworthy Hawker Siddeley

Dominie T.1s have been sold to the

R J Mitchell Aircraft Maintenance

Academy at Humberside Airport.

Six of the former RAF machines

• XS712, ’728, ’730, ’731, ’
  and ’739 – were initially sold to a
  holding agency based at Kemble,
  Glos, and ferried there on May 13,

2011 with civilian registrations in

the hope of attracting onward sales.

Two of the jets – N19UK and

N19CQ – were fl own by C2 Aviation

to Humberside on February 20. The

machines will be maintained in a

taxiable and potentially airworthy

state for apprentices to work on.

PETER R FOSTER

Dominies arrive at

Humberside

HS Dominie T.1 N19UK departing Kemble on

February 20. GREG MAPE

The Royal Navy Historic Flight’s Fairey Swordfi sh I W5856 is close to returning to the air and

should be fl ying this year. Royal Navy engineers are seen here working alongside RNHF personnel

on February 12 making fi nal adjustments to the biplane’s Bristol Pegasus engine. The powerplant

has recently been installed following a thorough overhaul. http://www.royalnavyhistoricfl ight.org.uk

LEE HOWARD

Final adjustments to

RNHF Swordfi sh

A new exhibition focusing on Gp Capt Sir

Douglas Bader, the wartime fi ghter pilot

who became a celebrated ace despite

having artifi cial legs, has opened at

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum near

Chichester, West Sussex. Bader led the

Tangmere Wing in 1941. PHOTO-IWM

http://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk.

Newark Air Museum in Nottinghamshire has

obtained planning permission from its local

council to build a new education centre. It

is now working with Studio G Architecture

to develop the plans and has stepped up

its fundraising. Online contributions can be

made via its ‘Just Giving’ page:

http://www.justgiving.com/Howard-Heeley

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