<p> <strong>Viscount G-APTC</strong> on a “<strong>Check 4</strong>” Shown here in Hangar 3 circa late sixties I think.<br />photo and copyright <strong>Bob Cooper.</strong></p>

01 G-APTC Hanger 3
<p>Interesting view of a <strong>BUA Herald</strong> on a <strong>Major Check</strong>.<br />photo and copyright  <strong>Bob Cooper</strong>.</p>

02 BUA Herald Major Check
<p><strong>BUA Viscount G-APTC</strong> on a “Check 4”   How many can you recognise? This picture shows apprentice Geoff Brewster in the tailpipe of the Dart engine. Lofty Boake having just shoved him in there to cut some his long Ginger locks. The ultimate short back and sides. Steve Hogarth<br />photo and copyright <strong>Bob Copper</strong></p>

03 G-APTC on a “Check 4”
<p>Engine ground runs on a <strong>BUA VC-10.</strong> <br />photo and copyright  <strong>Bob Cooper.</strong></p>

04 VC-10 Ground Runs
<p><strong>VC-10</strong> that we had to replace the tailplane on because it fell off the jacks in the Hangar and consequently it hit the tail docking! As I seem to recall it must have been around <strong>1966/67</strong> as they ended up using another “ten” still in the old colour scheme, <strong>the aircraft was scheduled to fly HRH Duke of Edinburgh to South America </strong>so all the wheels had to be replaced. Instead of doing them a leg at a time it was decided to jack the whole aircraft up which would have been fine except that it slipped of the aft jack as to much pressure was allowed to build up on it, <strong>BANG !!</strong><br />Photo and copyright  <strong>Bob Cooper</strong></p>

05 VC-10 1 / 7
<p><strong>Hanger 3</strong> Gatwick <br />Photo and copyright  <strong>Bob Cooper</strong></p>

06 VC-10 2 / 7
<p>VC-10 that we had to replace the tailplane on because it fell off the jacks in the Hangar and consequently it hit the tail docking! As I seem to recall it must have been around <strong>1966/67</strong> as they ended up using another “ten” still in the old colour scheme, the aircraft was scheduled to fly HRH Duke of Edinburgh to South America so all the wheels had to be replaced. Instead of doing them a leg at a time it was decided to jack the whole aircraft up which would have been fine except that it slipped of the aft jack as to much pressure was allowed to build up on it, BANG!...........photo and copyright <strong> Bob Copper</strong></p>

07 VC-10 3 / 7
<p><strong>VC-10</strong> that we had to replace the tailplane on because it fell off the jacks in the Hangar and consequently it hit the tail docking! As I seem to recall it must have been around <strong>1966/67</strong> as they ended up using another “ten” still in the old colour scheme, the aircraft was scheduled to fly HRH Duke of Edinburgh to South America so all the wheels had to be replaced. Instead of doing them a leg at a time it was decided to jack the whole aircraft up which would have been fine except that it slipped of the aft jack as to much pressure was allowed to build up on it, BANG!.............photo and copyright <strong>Bob Copper</strong></p>

08 VC-10 4 / 7
<p> VC-10 that we had to replace the tailplane on because it fell off the jacks in the Hangar and consequently it hit the tail docking! As I seem to recall it must have been around <strong>1966/67</strong> as they ended up using another “ten” still in the old colour scheme, the aircraft was scheduled to fly HRH Duke of Edinburgh to South America so all the wheels had to be replaced. Instead of doing them a leg at a time it was decided to jack the whole aircraft up which would have been fine except that it slipped of the aft jack as to much pressure was allowed to build up on it, BANG! ...........Photo and copyright  <strong>Bob Copper</strong></p>

09 VC-10 5 / 7
<p>VC-10 that we had to replace the tailplane on because it fell off the jacks in the Hangar and consequently it hit the tail docking! As I seem to recall it must have been around 1966/67 as they ended up using another “ten” still in the old colour scheme, the aircraft was scheduled to fly HRH Duke of Edinburgh to South America so all the wheels had to be replaced. Instead of doing them a leg at a time it was decided to jack the whole aircraft up which would have been fine except that it slipped of the aft jack as to much pressure was allowed to build up on it, BANG!.............<br />Photo and copyright  <strong>Bob Cooper</strong></p>

10 VC-10 6 / 7
<p>Outside <strong>Hanger 3</strong> Gatwick <br />Photo and copyright <strong>Bob Cooper</strong></p>

11 VC-10 7 / 7
<p><strong>G-APNB</strong>   <strong>Bristol Britannia 317</strong>  believe that this aircraft was delivered new to British &amp; Commonwealth.<br />photo and copyright  <strong>Bob Cooper.</strong></p>

12 G-APNB BUA Bristol Britannia
<p><strong>BAC1-11-200 G-ASJC</strong> bathing in the summer sun at LGW circa 1969. CNo 007 delivered to <strong>BUA November 1965</strong> sold to Pacific Express...............Photo and copyright  <strong>Bob Copper.</strong></p>

13 G-ASJC
<p><strong>Viscount 831 G-APND</strong> C/No 402 taken just after it rolled out from a Check 4 at LGW, it is nice and bright and shiny, apologies for the black specs on the photo. I took this shot I guess in about 1965/66............photo and copyright <strong>Bob Copper.</strong></p>

15 Viscount G-APND
<p>BUA BAC 1-11 200 <strong>G-ASTJ</strong> parked opposite Hangar No 3 at LGW on a typical wet afternoon in the mid sixties, note the Viscount behind.<br /> This 1-11 replaced <strong>“JJ”<br /></strong>photo and copyright <strong>Bob Copper</strong></p>

16 G-ASTJ Hangar No 3
<p><strong>BAC 1-11 200</strong> in the engine run de-tuner at LGW on a foggy day, taken in <strong>1968</strong> after its repaint in the new sandstone and blue colours. My mate<strong> Jim (Tich) Yeoman</strong> standing in front just about to light up a cigarette, the stories I have about Jim a real engineering character.</p> <p> Photo and copyright <strong>Bob Copper.</strong></p>

17 Bob Copper 1968
<p> The Viscount was leased to <strong>Aviaco</strong> for the summer period of <strong>1965</strong>. The aircraft was formerly ST-AAN of Sudan Airways then it went to <strong>BUA as G-ASED</strong> to become EC-AZK.<br />photo and copyright <strong>Bob Copper</strong></p>

18 Aviaco Viscount
<p><strong>G-AWKJ</strong> at  hangar 3 <strong> Gatwick 1970</strong> <br />photo and copyright <strong>Keith Till.</strong></p>

19 G-AWKJ At Hangar 3 LGW
<p>The 1-11 200 is <strong>G-ASJJ</strong> (MSN 014) taken outside No 1 hangar at LGW. <strong>This aircraft crashed in Milan in 14.01.69</strong> and was written off.<br />photo and copyright <strong>Bob Copper</strong>.</p>

20 1-11 G-ASJJ (Rare Photo)
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