Early Aer lingus aircraft - any preserved?

Comhrá

Apart from the Iolar, were any of the early aircraft, DC-3, Fokker Friendship, Viscount ever preserved or restored anywhere in Ireland?

I would love if there was even one of them still intact in the EI livery of the day.

folbotcar

The Iolar isn't even the original. That was shot down or lost during WW2. The only thing I can think of is a Viscount cockpit section that used to be on display at the airport. Not sure where it is now.

The answer is no. There is no aircraft preserved in Aer Lingus colours. I'm not even sure if any early ALT aircraft are even preserved. The Supermarine Walrus on display in Royal Navy museum in Yeovilton was once owned by Aer Lingus. But I don't think that counts.

BeardySi

Here's the cockpit of one of the Carvairs - ex EI-AMR... not what you'd call preserved though...
http://aviationtraderscarvair.com/car-cfepv-gve.htm

Confusingly, she was never green with Aer Lingus and I've no idea of the name that she wore. Her last working livery was white and grey with a red band for Eastern Provincial Airways....

urajoke

I have a few pieces of the 747's in my kitchen. The fridge the dish washer.

EchoIndia

This DC-3 was once EI-ACT with Aer Lingus and then EI-ALT with Benedar Air. It is preserved at Le Bourget in Paris.

12471 C-47A

The former EI-ACG/EI-ALR also served with the French Navy and is preserved at BAN Lorient-Lann Bihoué.

Tenger

urajoke wrote: »

I have a few pieces of the 747's in my kitchen. The fridge the dish washer.

I have pics of a desk made from parts of EI-BED. (a B747) Guy working for the company that cut her up was able to salvage a few pieces incl the name plate and Irish flag from the aft fuselage.

Blue Punto

Treadhead wrote: »

Here's the cockpit of one of the Carvairs - ex EI-AMR... not what you'd call preserved though...
http://aviationtraderscarvair.com/car-cfepv-gve.htm

Confusingly, she was never green with Aer Lingus and I've no idea of the name that she wore. Her last working livery was white and grey with a red band for Eastern Provincial Airways....

St Jarlaith/Larflaith

N7777G

Aer Lingus F-27 Friendship EI-AKA was sold back to Fokker in 1966 and spent many years down under in NZ & Australia. It was purchased by the Fokker Heritage Flight in the 1990s and is now preserved in NLM colours @ Lelystad.


130818 PH-FHF F27 KLM Fokker Friendship by mzunguwamap, on Flickr

BeardySi

Blue Punto wrote: »

St Jarlaith/Larflaith

Cheers, so the name's right if not the colour!

jamo2oo9

Think there are some retired but not preserved EI 747 in graveyards. I'm thinking it's Mojave Desert but I'm not 100% sure.

mobby

http://www.airliners.net/photo/0148851/L/

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Think there are some retired but not preserved EI 747 in graveyards. I'm thinking it's Mojave Desert but I'm not 100% sure.

actually when I look at that photo again its a bit sad to see :-(

L1011

mobby wrote: »

http://www.airliners.net/photo/0148851/L/

Its -ASI/-ASJ that may still be a little bit more intact - they had a service life after EI

-ASJ was present in Roswell in 2013 sans engines:

http://www.lockonaviation.net/html/showphoto.php?id=9106

Seems -ASI (5N-ZZZ after EI) is gone though.

Most (I think) of EI's F50s are still flying with Cityjet.

Tenger

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Think there are some retired but not preserved EI 747 in graveyards. I'm thinking it's Mojave Desert but I'm not 100% sure.

EI-BED St.Kieran was chopped up 4-5 years ago:


The Autopsy by tearbringer, on Flickr

This pic was sent to me by a guy in Arizona. His mate is pictured in the photo above with the angle grinder. The name plate visible in the airliners photo beside the forward door was saved by the cutting crew and now sits on a work desk made from parts of the wing.

ohigg84

Ironically, EI-BED wasn't even an EI bird. It was ex-Lufthansa, D-ABYC.

There were at lest 2 B707s that were stored in Egpyt, but they have since been broken up.

One of Aer Lingus' late build B737-200s (delivered to EI in 1975) is still flying, she's flying in Canada with First Air.