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Trident towbar delivered
We have now had an original towbar delivered to the museum to go with our Trident thanks to a number of companies pulling together to help us out. Saints Transport Limited delivered the towbar to Sunderland for us free of charge, which is a major undertaking considering the size and distance, so first of all […]
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Project News
Galley fittings in place
Thanks to Northern Engineers & Fabricators Ltd (see earlier post) we now have a new set of fittings for the ...
Sponsor a seat
Purchasing material to re-cover and restore the seats in G-ARPO is quite expensive. At the moment we're looking for any ...
150th Pilot Reached
As many of you know, we've been collecting the flight logs from our Trident, G-ARPO's life. This is enabling us ...
Trident January Work; Door Handles
We spent some time working inside G-ARPO at the weekend. The restoration of the seats is coming along nicely, with ...
2014 Fundraising Target Launched
2014 has arrived and we're naturally making plans for G-ARPO over the coming year, and it promises to be one ...
Ansett Aircraft Spares door handle sponsorship
Ansett Aircraft Spares have kindly agreed to sponsor us with two door handles to replace broken ones on our Trident. The ...
Save The Trident’s 2013 Roundup
We're almost at the end of 2013, so it's time for a look back at what we've achieved over the ...
Trident polythene wrapped for winter – Visqueen sponsorship
The Save The Trident team made moves today to protect the aircraft from the elements over the winter by placing ...
CASCO cargo door sponsorship
CASCO, a leading supplier of commercial aircraft parts, have stepped forward as a sponsor for our project by providing a ...
Fundraising target reached, progress made… but more to do!
This week we received a couple of donations which have brought us up to the fundraising target we set ourselves ...
NEF fabricators sponsorship
We have received another sponsorship this week from NEF Ltd, a specialist engineering and fabrication company based in the north ...
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When G-ARPO’s engine exploded! We recently spoke to another former pilot of our Trident 1C, John Preston, who recounted the story of the only emergency in his flying career which actually took place on G-ARPO. As part of the crew preparing to fly the aircraft back to London from Rome on 1st October, 1970, upon commencing their take-off run the number […]
Galley fittings in place Thanks to Northern Engineers & Fabricators Ltd (see earlier post) we now have a new set of fittings for the galley in G-ARPO. The original galley fittings were lost long ago (before we took on the restoration project), but now we have been able to add parts to recreate how the galley would have looked […]
2014 Fundraising Target Launched 2014 has arrived and we’re naturally making plans for G-ARPO over the coming year, and it promises to be one of the biggest yet if we reach our targets. In order to achieve our goals we’ve set our fundraising goal at £3,000 again. This will allow us to achieve: Painting the exterior of the aircraft […]
