G-ANTK ¦ QLA 21.08.1985
Avro 685 York C.1 (c/n 1466)
Dan-Air London (Dan-Air Services)
Lasham Airfield (QLA/EGHL)
21 August 1985
The Avro York was a transport aircraft based on the Avro Lancaster bomber. It shared the Lancaster's wings, tail and Rolls Royce Merlin engines, but featured a new, boxy fuselage for cargo and passengers. A distinctive third vertical fin was added for better directional stability due to the larger fuselage. A total of 256 Yorks were built by Avro between 1942 and 1948, with over 200 going to the Royal Air Force.
This example was delivered to the RAF as MW232 in 1946, and struck off charge and stored in 1950. In 1954 Dan-Air acquired the York as G-ANTK, and flew it until 1964, when it was withdrawn from use and parked at Lasham, then Dan-Air's engineering base.
After more than 20 years of storage, the York was captured sitting in the grass next to Dan-Air's base, and suprisingly in an extremely good condition, given its age. It still sported basic Dan-Air colours, but all titles, logos and the registration were removed.
In 1986 the York was donated to the Duxford Aviation Museum, where it was beautifully restored by the Duxford Aviation Society. G-ANTK is now preserved as part of the British Airliner Collection at Duxford, and now sports full Dan-Air colours of the time.
G-ANTK ¦ QLA 21.08.1985
Avro 685 York C.1 (c/n 1466)
Dan-Air London (Dan-Air Services)
Lasham Airfield (QLA/EGHL)
21 August 1985
The Avro York was a transport aircraft based on the Avro Lancaster bomber. It shared the Lancaster's wings, tail and Rolls Royce Merlin engines, but featured a new, boxy fuselage for cargo and passengers. A distinctive third vertical fin was added for better directional stability due to the larger fuselage. A total of 256 Yorks were built by Avro between 1942 and 1948, with over 200 going to the Royal Air Force.
This example was delivered to the RAF as MW232 in 1946, and struck off charge and stored in 1950. In 1954 Dan-Air acquired the York as G-ANTK, and flew it until 1964, when it was withdrawn from use and parked at Lasham, then Dan-Air's engineering base.
After more than 20 years of storage, the York was captured sitting in the grass next to Dan-Air's base, and suprisingly in an extremely good condition, given its age. It still sported basic Dan-Air colours, but all titles, logos and the registration were removed.
In 1986 the York was donated to the Duxford Aviation Museum, where it was beautifully restored by the Duxford Aviation Society. G-ANTK is now preserved as part of the British Airliner Collection at Duxford, and now sports full Dan-Air colours of the time.