Here we go again: vintage aviation found along the way, in various shapes and form: derelict & abandoned while other airframes bounce through the sky with total disregard to their age!
The 'aviation stops' were part of a holiday trip and show my preferred 'diet': castles, manor houses, nature walks, botanical gardens, pubs and indeed aviation.
But here we deal solely with the aviation stuff and I hope you will find it both entertaining as well as informative.

SOUTHEND AIRPORT, JUNE 2ND

Two HS.748 in long term storage at Southend Airport, England

VH-AMQ, marred by graffiti. Like they are hiding in shame in thoses bushes..
The owner of the Skylark Hotel planned to display at least one of HS748's on the road frontage, opposite
the defunct Southend Historic Air Museum. But this never came to fruition.

HS.748 VH-AMQ (c/n 1603), ex/ Royal Australian Air Force A10-603. First flown in 1968 and continued
for 38 years its military career. Procured by Thameside Aviation at an auction in Australia for onward sale and
flown to the UK in Feb.2005 to Southend. And never left, though there were plenty rumors of sales over the years.

Actually HS-648 (c/n 1605) was first reg'd VH-AMQ but was abandoned and scrapped at SYD-Bankstown.
C/n 1603 (Series 2 model 228) was reported as sold to USA in 2008, saw its engines removed in 2009 (may have
been the reason for the 2008 deal?). In 2010 AMQ was lifted by a crane to the Skylark Hotel next to the
Southend Airport to serve as a play center for children.
See also www.aussieairliners.org

A10-603 RAAF. Auctioned in Australia at East Sale, bought by Thameside Aviation in August 2004 & ferried across
town to West Sale, under care of Edge Aviation. Bought by Ross Michael 'Mike' Hornblower and reg'd VH-AMQ.
www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/VH-AMQ/670810
Britishaviation-ptp.com/avro748

Hardly a children's playground, but the weeds and nettles may serve kids staying out and not get hurt by climbing in!

HS.748 Srs 2 (Model 228) VH-AHL c/n 1606. Ex/ RAAF A10-606.

AHL also arrived at Southend in 2005, and its career went the same as AMQ.

VH-AHL first flew in February 1969, as A10-606 with the RAAF. Pity it did not get a 2nd career.
See also www.aussieairliners.org

NORFOLK & SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM (June 3rd)

MY EXTENSIVE REPORT OF THIS VISIT TO THE NORFOLK & SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM

DAKS OVER NORMANDY - D-DAY 75 EVENT (June 2nd & 5th)

'D-Day 75', Daks over Duxford!

C-47A 'Virginia Ann' 330647/J-X5 (N62CC, c/n 25243/13798)

C-47 224064/ID-N 'Placid Lassie' (N75489, c/n 9926)

N47SJ 'Betsy's Biscuit Bomber' with 'Miss Virginia' (N47E) in the background

268830/CU-R 'D-Day Doll' (N45366, c/n 11757)

Douglas C-41A, N341A (c/n 2145)

C-47B F-AZOX (c/n 33352/16604) of Chalair passing before the parked 'Dakota Norway'

LN-WND ('268823', 'Little Egypt') of Dakota Norway developed engine problems and did not race..
What a glorious row of Gooney Birds there in the background!

C-47 N431HM (c/n 9995)

Li-2 HA-LIX (c/n 18433209)

C-53C OH-LCH (c/n 6346) from Finland's Airveteran

K-682 (OY-BPB, c/n 20019) of 'Foreningen for Flyvende Museumsfly'

DC-3A 256630 (N18121, c/n 1997)

C-53 N8336C (c/n 7313) of China Air Transport

DC-3C (C-47A) N24320 (c/n 20197) 'Miss Montana'

DC-3C N25641 (c/n 9059) Legend Airways of Colorado LLC

AN EXTENSIVE REPORT OF THESE AND MORE DC-3's AT DUXFORD 02+05JUN19:
PAGE ONE (D-DAY SQUADRON) + PAGE TWO (EUROPEAN REPRESENTATIVES)

HUMBERSIDE AIRPORT (June 6th)

BAe aircraft preserved at Humberside Airport

Jet Provost, serial 1129

JET PROVOST IN 'THE STANDARD' (PUB) BEER GARDEN (June 7th)

RAF XN458 Jet Provost in beer garden of The Standard pub

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G-GREG, a future project

TWIN PIONEER G-APRS AT MAINS FARM, THORNHILL (June 16th)

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Twin Pioneer G-APRS at Thornhill, Scotland

I remember writing on my 2011 to the air museum at Coventry: "G-APRS has her outer wings removed, recently new
internal wing spars have been fitted. Once some new wing braces have been manufactured, then it is hoped to
complete her airframe overhaul." Sad to see it ended up here like this..

It was moved here in 2018

Sea King ZA127/509-B at Main Farm campground. Hopefully G-APRS will join this helo on the campground good and proper.