Andover movements

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Andover movements Sept 16, 2006 17:22:17 GMT 12

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Post by Peter Lewis on Sept 16, 2006 17:22:17 GMT 12

From the Belgian Historical Aviation Society:

Hello all,

According to
www.baha.be/Webpages/Navigator/News/news_2006_3.htm
HS Andover C1 "9Q-CDY" ex RNZAF "NZ7623" and ex RAF "XS604" c/n 11,
(formerly?) owned by Eureka Aviation, has been moved from Antwerp Deurne
Airport to the "Provinciaal Instituut voor Brandweer en
Ambulanciersopleidingen" in Ranst, Belgium.
This can be translated as "Provincial Institute for fire-fighting and
ambulance personnel training Centre".

If you look at the picture at
www.viper16.fotopic.net/p34046772.html , which shows her at Antwerp
Deurne Airport on the evening of Thursday the 14th of September, before
she was transported, I guess it doesn't take a scientist to figure out
what her likely ultimate fate will be at the "Provincial Institute for
firefighting etc"...

Here she is depicted while she left the airport:
www.viper16.fotopic.net/p34054223.html

Regards
Erik Jan Hartman

Last Edit: Sept 16, 2006 17:58:52 GMT 12 by Peter Lewis

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Andover movements Sept 16, 2006 18:45:45 GMT 12

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Post by Bruce on Sept 16, 2006 18:45:45 GMT 12

Nowdays very few aircraft are actually burnt during fire training. The cost of replacing them and environmental issues means that the fire sections are much more likely to keep them intact (or at least partly) so the Andover may be around for a while yet. Fire training hulks generally are stripped of anything useful, but rough seating is usually mocked up inside and some form of smoke generating mechanism is used to fill them up with smoke. One of my old CityJet charges, Bandeirante ZK-TZL is used in this manner at Hamilton, a gulfstream 1 is at Auckland, Whenuapai has an Andover, Wellington has a Metroliner fuselage. All have been around for quite a while now. I dont mind this though as it will help fire crews be better prepared for a real emergency, and the lives that may be saved would be worth many times more than an old worn out airframe.

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Dave Homewood Administrator Air Vice Marshal Posts: 62,227	Andover movements Dec 5, 2006 13:24:34 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 5, 2006 13:24:34 GMT 12 I have just discovered this thread that was posted while I was away. What a very sad end to a proud RNZAF workhorse. Slowly but surely our Andovers are disappearing one by one.
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Dave Homewood Administrator Air Vice Marshal Posts: 62,227	Andover movements Dec 5, 2006 13:32:33 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 5, 2006 13:32:33 GMT 12 You really have to wonder how the hell NZ7623 got into this predicament in the first place!! www.airliners.net/open.file/1130915/L/
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flyjoe180 Air Commodore Posts: 9,210	Andover movements Dec 5, 2006 15:15:39 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 5, 2006 15:15:39 GMT 12 Looks like a movie set doesnt it.
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Andover movements Dec 5, 2006 21:10:22 GMT 12

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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 5, 2006 21:10:22 GMT 12

It could be a movie set I suppose. The plane looked more happy disassembled and on the truck than like that on its belly.

Of our ten Andovers, which gave the RAF and then us valiant and safe service, sadly several have met their doom:
NZ7620 - reported crashed in Democratic Republic of Congo in early 2003
NZ7621 - Grounded at RNZAF Museum, outdoors but safe
NZ7622 - crashed at Rumbek airstrip in the Southern Sudan
NZ7623 - fire school in Belgium as detailed above
NZ7624 - fuselage only survives as fire trainer at Whenuapai
NZ7625 - reportedly with 748 Air Services, but stored at Lokichoggio
NZ7626 - reportedly flyong still, now 3D-MKX with operator Malu Avn
NZ7627 - reportedly with 748 Services, status unknown
NZ7628 - unsure of current whereabouts, maybe Lanseria
NZ7629 - unsure of current whereabouts, maybe Lanseria

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Post by Peter Lewis on Sept 16, 2006 17:22:17 GMT 12

Post by Bruce on Sept 16, 2006 18:45:45 GMT 12

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