November 2008
Jetstream for Aeroventure

South Yorkshire museum Aeroventure received the fuselage of Jetstream T1 XX477 in November.
The Jetstream was donated by Cynthia Whitfield on behalf of her husband Terrance Whitfield who died in a flying accident near Rotherham in August 2006. The museum intends to name the Jetstream in his memory.
XX477 also had a civilian registration 'G-AXXS'. These photos from Philip Jarvis.
The aircraft crashed on take-off from RAF Little Rissington on 1st November 1974 when both engines failed due to a fuel problem shortly after it was delivered.
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