from my collection, photo by R.Geerdts

Stored behind the shelter of the museum. With the future of the collection uncertain, the future of this aircraft will be in the balance as well.

Built in 1953 and assigned initially to 115 Sqdn at Marham but went on to spend much of its life as a test airframe with the Royal Navy, A & AEE and Martin Baker. Converted to a U.14 pilotless drone in 1961 and operated as such for a short time by 728B Sqdn from Hal Far, Malta. After return to the UK and a period of storage, re-converted to a B.2, joined the A&AEE Bomber & Maritime Test Squadron and was later used for ejector seat trials. Transferred to Martin Baker at Chalgrove in 1985, returned to Boscombe down in 1988 and scrapped in 1990. The cockpit survives with the museum at Old Sarum.

A well traveled Pembroke. It has been part of the collections of Staverton since 1985, to Gatwick in 1989, to St. Athan in 2013 and St. Mawgan in 2019.

2nd production AW101 Mk.611 for the Italian AF (destined to be MM81865/15-02) which was originally due to have been delivered in the last quarter of 2014. It is seen here leaving Newquay for a return flight to Yeovil, with the crew of ZR345 which flew into Newquay an hour or so earlier.

2nd production AW101 Mk.611 for the Italian AF (destined to be MM81865/15-02) which was originally due to have been delivered in the last quarter of 2014. It is seen here leaving Newquay for a return flight to Yeovil, with the crew of ZR345 which flew into Newquay an hour or so earlier.

Written off on 5 October 1993.

Later sold to the Portuguese AF as 5459, and subsequently scrapped.

Later upgraded to S2B, and scrapped at Shawbury in October 1991.

Ex RCAF 12735. Later sold to the Turkish AF as 62-735, and written off on 16 April 1993.

Became VH-YZD in 2003, and later preserved at Wanaka Transport Museum, New Zealand.

Converted to MRA.4(ZJ516 c/n PA.1) Program cancelled 2010 and aircraft scrapped at Woodford.

Ex EC-WZK, G-ASED, ST-AAN. Registration cancelled on 6 March 1974 on sale to Israel as 4X-AVG. Withdrawn from use by 1990 and later scrapped at Tucson, Arizona.

Ex HB-GEW, G-AYKA, D-IKUN, N8683M. Registration cancelled by the CAA on 28 February 1990 following damage sustained in a landing accident on 18 June 1989 at Elstree. It was then used as an instructional airframe at Southend. The forward fuselage and cabin was later modified as a road vehicle.

Ex N2639S. Destroyed on 28 April 1976 while on approach to San Sebastian, Spain.

Ex G-9-361 and XF422. Seen here while being operated by the Singapore Operational Training Flight, which was attached to RAF Chivenor between November 1972 and July 1977. It was originally delivered to Singapore on 22 August 1972.

Operated by 216 Squadron RAF. Became G-BDIV on 1 September 1975 with Dan-Air, and was in service until 12 November 1979. It was apparently the last Comet to be scrapped at Lasham, in 1985. The registration was cancelled on 5 March 1987 as permanently withdrawn from use.

Ex G-AZLV, ZS-DBY (both ntu), ZS-CDY. Withdrawn from use in March 1982 and broken up in 1987.