Coleg Cambrian - Cambrian College, Connahs Quay, Clwyd 21/4

[Airbus A346]

The College has been on my 'to do list' for a while so I combined it with a Hawarden / Chocks Away visit last Thursday. The Cessna 340 is dismantled in the car park with a section of Hawker 125 fuselage next to it. The latter has a label saying '9238' and it is alleged to be a series 1000 the problem being only 52 were built running from msn 259001 > 259052.
259*** was also used on the series 900XP in addition to HA-*** build numbers but not up to 259238.
I guess we will never know and can only assume it was abandoned when the Chester line closed. The workshops were open and access was granted.

N66SW by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

'9238' Hawker 125 section by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-BWOF (previously XW291) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

XW423 / 14 (G-BWUW) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

[ian531]

Nice one Martin, one for the list

[bemorespaniel]

It looks totally different than when I was an apprentice at BAE and day release there.There was the prototype DH125 G-ARYA a Swift and a Gannet which was outside and the hydraulic systems functioned so we could activate the folding wings. The swift was later moved to Southampton for possible rebuilding to flight but it has been postponed many times I believe it was registered G-SWFT, as for the Gannet not sure what happened to that. Just after I finished my apprenticeship a piper turned up to be played with
Richard

[jetdragon]

Hi Richard

This is what I logged there in Oct 86

G-APMY		Pa.23 Apache 160	23-1258
G-ARYA		DH.125-1	        25001     (Cockpit section)
G-AZMX		Pa.28 Cherokee 140D	28-24777
XA460		Fairey Gannett ECM.6	F.9313
XF114		VS. Swift F.7	        VA9597

cheers

JD

[davecalveley]

Gannet went to Long Kesh in N.Ireland and is being restored ....

[Beemer]

A couple of photos taken at Kelsterton College, Deeside while coming back from a trip out with my family on 11th June 1983.


XA460 Fairey GannetECM6 Royal Navy by Beemer328i, on Flickr


G-ARYA Hawker Siddeley125 25001 by Beemer328i, on Flickr

Still looking for XF114 Swift taken on same day. I have it some where so will add it when I find it.