Plane crazy sight! Traffic stopped in Southampton as a jetliner is hauled through the city on the back of a truck
- The plane – a BAC 1-11 – was built at Hurn near Bournemouth in 1981
- It used to be on display at Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre
- The jetliner will now go on display at Southampton’s Solent Sky Museum
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Amazing pictures show a jetliner being transported through a city centre.
Needless to say, it left onlookers bemused.
The front half of the BAC 1-11 was hauled through the streets of Southampton on its way to the city’s Solent Sky Museum after it was saved from being scrapped.
Traffic was briefly stopped as the truck transporting it negotiated streets that were never designed to accommodate an airliner.
The plane was built at Hurn near Bournemouth in 1981 and used to be on display at Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre.
Amazing pictures show a jetliner being transported through Southampton
In 1991 it joined the Defence Research Agency and took part in radar trials at Boscombe Down, Farnborough, and Bedford before making its last flight on April 26, 2013.
It was in danger of being scrapped after the attraction at Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre closed in October last year.
But instead it was bought by Solent Sky, which is planning to exhibit the front 60ft of the fuselage on the forecourt at its Albert Road South site.
The front half of the BAC 1-11 was hauled through the streets of Southampton on its way to Solent Sky Museum after it was saved from being scrapped
Traffic was briefly stopped in Southampton as the truck transporting it negotiated streets that were never designed to accommodate an airliner
The plane was built at Hurn near Bournemouth in 1981 and used to be on display at Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre
In 1991 it joined the Defence Research Agency and took part in radar trials at Boscombe Down, Farnborough, and Bedford before making its last flight on April 26, 2013
The 60ft fuselage is now due to be modified to allow for wheelchair access in the cockpit with the cafe at the rear.
A 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun had to be removed in late October in order to make room for the new attraction.
The BAC 1-11 (sometimes written as One-Eleven) was introduced in 1965 by British United Airways and produced by British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
The BAC 1-11 was flown by airlines including Kuwait Airways, Aer Lingus, Central African Airways and Western Airlines, as well as the militaries of countries including Australia, Oman, the Philippines and the UK.
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