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Ally
28th April 2011, 17:11
Just wondering if there are any Britannia's still in airworthy condition anywhere in the world?

I was lucky enough to watch the filming of G-BRAC doing her TV series 'Buccaneer' in the late 1970's at Cranfield, shortly before her tragic loss near Boston in the US in 1980.

She was a beauty, and those engines sounded like nothing on earth...wonderful looking (and sounding) aircraft and one of my all time golden oldies :)
G-CPTN
30th April 2011, 18:23
Seems not:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Britannia#Survivors
Ally
30th April 2011, 18:29
Seems not:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Britannia#Survivors

Shame.....although it would be nice to have the Duxford Britannia fire up those engines again....just to stand and listen to them once more :o
The Avgasdinosaur
17th February 2014, 17:11
Shame.....although it would be nice to have the Duxford Britannia fire up those engines again....just to stand and listen to them once more :o

I think there is more chance of an engine start at Kemble or Speke than Duxford.
Be lucky,
David