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Bristol Freighter aeroplane to be restored in city | Bristol Freighter aeroplane to be restored in city |
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An aeroplane is to be restored in the city where it was built more than 60 years ago. | An aeroplane is to be restored in the city where it was built more than 60 years ago. |
The Bristol Freighter was shipped from New Zealand, where it had been in storage since last flying in 1977, and will be restored at Aerospace Bristol. | The Bristol Freighter was shipped from New Zealand, where it had been in storage since last flying in 1977, and will be restored at Aerospace Bristol. |
It has become the only aircraft of its type in Europe. | It has become the only aircraft of its type in Europe. |
Police warned of delays on the M5 and A38 while the aircraft's fuselage was moved from Portbury Docks to Bristol earlier. | |
Follow the plane's journey and get other news from the West. | Follow the plane's journey and get other news from the West. |
The Bristol Type 170 was designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and was used as a transport aircraft, known as the Freighter, and as a passenger airliner, known as the Wayfarer. | The Bristol Type 170 was designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and was used as a transport aircraft, known as the Freighter, and as a passenger airliner, known as the Wayfarer. |
The innovative Freighter had a 108ft (33m) wingspan and featured distinctive clamshell doors that allowed cargo, including vehicles and large animals, to be loaded via its nose. | The innovative Freighter had a 108ft (33m) wingspan and featured distinctive clamshell doors that allowed cargo, including vehicles and large animals, to be loaded via its nose. |
Of 214 Freighters and Wayfarers built between 1945 and 1958, only 11 remain. The newly arrived aircraft is believed to be the only Freighter in Europe. | Of 214 Freighters and Wayfarers built between 1945 and 1958, only 11 remain. The newly arrived aircraft is believed to be the only Freighter in Europe. |
At the scene from Portbury Docks: BBC News reporter Ian Parker | |
There were a few nervous moments as the fuselage was lowered onto the low loader in almost gale force winds. | |
Two mobile cranes worked in harmony precisely placing her on the flatbed. | |
The last leg of the journey is up the M5 towards her final resting place at the aerospace museum, before the task of lovingly restoring her begins. | |
Adam Jones from Aerospace Bristol said the aircraft would not go on show to the public at the museum immediately. | Adam Jones from Aerospace Bristol said the aircraft would not go on show to the public at the museum immediately. |
"She's not museum ready, and there's quite a lot of work to do. For now she'll be safely stored and assessed. | "She's not museum ready, and there's quite a lot of work to do. For now she'll be safely stored and assessed. |