{"id":189315,"date":"2023-11-28T17:08:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189315"},"modified":"2023-11-28T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:08:44","slug":"amazing-pictures-show-a-jetliner-being-transported-through-southampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/travel\/amazing-pictures-show-a-jetliner-being-transported-through-southampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing pictures show a jetliner being transported through Southampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Plane crazy sight! Traffic stopped in Southampton as a jetliner is hauled through the city on the back of a truck<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The plane &#8211; a BAC 1-11 &#8211; was built at Hurn near Bournemouth in 1981\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It used to be on display at Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The jetliner will now go on display at Southampton&#8217;s\u00a0Solent Sky Museum<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Virgin Dreamliner using fuel made from cooking oil takes off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amazing pictures show a jetliner being transported through a city centre.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, it left onlookers bemused.<\/p>\n<p>The front half of the BAC 1-11 was hauled through the streets of Southampton on its way to the city&#8217;s Solent Sky Museum after it was saved from being scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic was briefly stopped as the truck transporting it negotiated streets that were never designed to accommodate an airliner.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was built at Hurn near Bournemouth in 1981 and used to be on display at Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/15\/78326961-12800407-image-m-19_1701185067407.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Amazing pictures show a jetliner being transported through Southampton<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>It was in danger of being scrapped after the attraction at Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre closed in October last year.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/15\/78327657-12800407-image-m-21_1701185080794.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/15\/78326995-12800407-image-m-25_1701185110743.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Traffic was briefly stopped in Southampton as the truck transporting it negotiated streets that were never designed to accommodate an airliner<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/15\/78326849-12800407-image-m-24_1701185103528.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The plane was built at Hurn near Bournemouth in 1981 and used to be on display at Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/15\/78326899-12800407-image-m-27_1701185138393.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p>The 60ft fuselage is now due to be modified to allow for wheelchair access in the cockpit with the cafe at the rear.<\/p>\n<p>A 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun had to be removed in late October in order to make room for the new attraction.<\/p>\n<p>The BAC 1-11 (sometimes written as One-Eleven) was introduced in 1965 by British United Airways and produced by British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12800407\/Plane-crazy-sight-Traffic-stopped-Southampton-jetliner-hauled-city-truck.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plane crazy sight! 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