Nick Stroud wonders if any Members either have knowledge of the
design of the DH/HS Trident or know someone who might, for an article
he is preparing for The Aviation Historian. Please contact him on 07572
237737 or at .
SOPWITH SNIPE - A Bentley BR.2 powered Snipe reproduction , built by The Vintage Aviator Ltd (TVAL) of Wellington, New Zealand is now flying. It is the third Snipe that TVAL has built.
SOPWITH TABLOID - The Kingston Aviation Heritage Trust’s non-flying near-replica has been presented to the Brooklands Museum.
GNAT TMk1 - XS102 made its first post-overhaul flight at North Weald in December 2013. It had not flown for six years. Painted to represent XR992, the lead aircraft of the RAF Yellowjacks aerobatic team, it has joined two other Gnats in the Heritage Aircraft Trust’s (HAT) Gnat Display Team.
GNAT FMk1 - The HAT has
acquired in the USA a Folland-built former Indian Air Force Gnat FMk1
which it plans to restore to flying condition.