Post by PB on Feb 9, 2022 6:27:31 GMT
A new venture. The Blackbushe Heritage Trust, has been established with two prime objectives in mind. One, to establish a focal point wherein the rich history of Blackbushe Airport will be maintained and made available for general consumption, and, two, to acquire, restore, and display a Vickers Viking airliner at Blackbushe Airport as a token of the aircraft types familiar role at Blackbushe during her 'commercial days' and as a salute to the gallant work done by the various independent airlines based at Blackbushe and their bringing independent air travel to the vast air travel markets that today have sprung from those early beginnings. Days when the Viking and Blackbushe together paved the way to our future in the skies.
Ambition: A restored Vickers Viking wearing colours that would most represent the type's presence at Blackbushe throughout the 1950s.. This was one of the many Eagle Airways Vikings once based at Blackbushe Airport
The Blackbushe Heritage Trust
Constitution
The aim of the Blackbushe Heritage Trust (herein named The Trust) is to establish a heritage exhibition centre (museum) at Blackbushe Airport in which to display the richly-varied history of the site, principally centred around the preservation of its aviation history, but not limited to that theme alone.
It is a principle intention of The Trust to acquire a particular aircraft, Vickers Viking G-AGRW (Construction No’ 115) from it’s current location in Austria, to dismantle and recover it to Blackbushe Airport, and to establish a workshop/hangar facility in which to repair and restore this iconic early British passenger transport airframe to a standard which would represent a popular aircraft type that was based at this airport for many years (Viking G-AGRW is itself part of Blackbushe Airport’s history and heritage).
The Trust will also endeavour to develop a “heritage skills” training scheme within the proposed workshop facility to promote, teach and foster such work, and to educate and encourage people of all age groups, ethnic backgrounds, physical abilities and gender to become involved.
We are now live with "Just Giving" to raise money toward saving the Viking G-AGRW from her forlorn state in Austria prior to restoration into 'show condition' at Blackbushe Airport where she will tell the story of Blackbushe and the many Vikings who flew from her runways.. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/blackbushe-heritage-1?utm_term-K2W7gKeA
Ambition: A restored Vickers Viking wearing colours that would most represent the type's presence at Blackbushe throughout the 1950s.. This was one of the many Eagle Airways Vikings once based at Blackbushe Airport
The Blackbushe Heritage Trust
Constitution
The aim of the Blackbushe Heritage Trust (herein named The Trust) is to establish a heritage exhibition centre (museum) at Blackbushe Airport in which to display the richly-varied history of the site, principally centred around the preservation of its aviation history, but not limited to that theme alone.
It is a principle intention of The Trust to acquire a particular aircraft, Vickers Viking G-AGRW (Construction No’ 115) from it’s current location in Austria, to dismantle and recover it to Blackbushe Airport, and to establish a workshop/hangar facility in which to repair and restore this iconic early British passenger transport airframe to a standard which would represent a popular aircraft type that was based at this airport for many years (Viking G-AGRW is itself part of Blackbushe Airport’s history and heritage).
The Trust will also endeavour to develop a “heritage skills” training scheme within the proposed workshop facility to promote, teach and foster such work, and to educate and encourage people of all age groups, ethnic backgrounds, physical abilities and gender to become involved.
We are now live with "Just Giving" to raise money toward saving the Viking G-AGRW from her forlorn state in Austria prior to restoration into 'show condition' at Blackbushe Airport where she will tell the story of Blackbushe and the many Vikings who flew from her runways.. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/blackbushe-heritage-1?utm_term-K2W7gKeA
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