G-ARPO First Flight 45 Years Ago Today

Jan 13th, 2010 | By admin | Category: About G-ARPO

45 years ago today, on 13 January 1965, our Trident G-ARPO made her first flight from Hatfield.

Painting by Michel Schou

As the 15th Trident built, she shortly began a life flying with British European Airways, and later British Airways, out of London Heathrow to destinations throug

hout Europe and the UK.

Today she is in remarkably good condition considering her age and is ready to be restored as soon as we raise enough money

to begin the process. Please help us save this piece of aviation history – the last complete Trident 1C anywhere in the world!

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This site represents the bid to save and preserve the last complete Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C anywhere in the world. This is G-ARPO, the 16th Trident built and the last 1C to fly. It is based in the north east of England. We will be moving it to the North East Aircraft Museum at Sunderland later in 2010.

Please Donate!

Saving this aircraft is only going to be possible through donations to the project. Our biggest costs will be to cover the dismantling, transportation, and reassembly of the aircraft.

All money goes towards the aircraft, and no team member takes anything from it. If you donate, you will have your name on the Roll of Honour onboard the restored aircraft.

If you are able to give anything, please click the above link to donate through PayPal, or click here to read more.

Forums

There are a number of forums to discuss G-ARPO. Try these:

Classic British Aviation
Key Publishing
Jetphotos
Facebook Group

Thanks

Special thanks go out to Stuart Davies and Steven Metcalf at Serco's IFTC for their commitment and support for this project, and for allowing us to take the aircraft. Thanks also to Peter Foster, former Senior Duty Manager at Durham Tees Valley, who has a vast experience in aviation and was the last man to marshall G-ARPO.