Britten Norman Islander and Trilanders Up For Grabs

[Dave Homewood]

Sadly circumstances of a property sale have recently befallen leading to most of Don Subritzky's aircraft collection having to new homes. Some have already gone to new owners, some others are under negotiation, and a couple will move with him to his new home.

But the three aircraft he is very concerned about are the Britten Norman Island and the two Britten Norman Trilanders that he rescued from being scrapped. Don considers them to be very important aircraft in NZ's small airline industry history, but sadly he cannot find any museums willing to take them on to save them. He desperately would like to find a new owner or owners for these aeroplanes who will preserve them, so they do not end up as scrap.

Is there anyone interested? If you are genuinely interested please ring Don on 09 426 5183.

[andrewpit]

Is there any public info and which aircraft are going where ? I.E The Hinds, Oxford and Vincent.

[l29]

It's a shame nobody heard about it till it was all over.

[Dave Homewood]

I don't think it's all over, is it?

Andrew I'm not sure if Don and the interested parties are making it all public yet. But the Wasp and Scout are now with Andrew Brian's Helicopter Museum. That's public knowledge. Don is keeping some of the aeroplanes too.

[camtech]

I can recall seeing several Wasp airframes at Dairy Flat many years ago - I assume these were part of the deal when Don got the Wasp. What happened to those frames? Scrapped, I assume.

[keroburner]

I think 1 ended up at MOTAT?

[Dave Homewood]

The one that went to MOTAT is now at the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum.

Don had a Wasp and a Scout, and I think maybe bits of other Wasps.

[camtech]

Somewhere I have photos of the fuselage pods of XS532, XS536, XT415, XT428 and XV622, plus, I think, 1 more taken January 1991.