21-05-2021, 03:31 PM
Hello Stuart,
I hope that the following may help narrow down the cars history, indeed, perhaps the RR heritage people will know the cars story:
This aircraft XA856 and was one of the Lightning aerodynamic prototypes, a P1B. She was flown by J Heyworth, the chap in the white flying suit, from wha is now BAE Warton to the RR flight test establishment at Hucknall on 24th March 1958. RR used he for Avon development work until she did her last flight in March 1967. Alas, thou offered to Newark Air Museum, they could not afford the transport costs so, as is the unsentimental way with industry, she was scraped in 68.
Regards, Mark.
I hope that the following may help narrow down the cars history, indeed, perhaps the RR heritage people will know the cars story:
This aircraft XA856 and was one of the Lightning aerodynamic prototypes, a P1B. She was flown by J Heyworth, the chap in the white flying suit, from wha is now BAE Warton to the RR flight test establishment at Hucknall on 24th March 1958. RR used he for Avon development work until she did her last flight in March 1967. Alas, thou offered to Newark Air Museum, they could not afford the transport costs so, as is the unsentimental way with industry, she was scraped in 68.
Regards, Mark.