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“Islander 50” Hailed as a Great Success

After much preparation, planning and re-planning and concerns as to how BNAPS would be able to finance “Islander 50”, the weekend of 13/14 June proved to be exceptionally

successful and did all and more of what was expected as a memorable tribute to the remarkable achievements of John Britten and Desmond Norman, their classic BN-2

Islander and to commemorate its historic first flight on 13 June, 1965 at Bembridge

Airport.

BNAPS News

July 2015 BNAPS News Vol 5 Iss 4 – July 2015

Precisely on time at 1418 and 50 years on from the prototype

Islander’s first flight, those present witnessed a flypast by three BN-2 aircraft courtesy of B-

N Group. This was followed by a re-enactment of the first flight by

George Cormack in his Islander G-BUBP that he had brought down from his base at

Cumbernauld in Scotland

especially for “Islander 50”.

Thanks George for this and all you have done for BNAPS. The re-enactment flight was superb finishing with the high speed downwind pass that captured all the sights and sound of the BN-2 Islander’s “magic” – an unforgettable experience.

See more about “Islander 50” in a special report on page 2.

News Just In BNAPS Trustees are delighted to announce that Alex Norman has kindly accepted an invitation to be a Patron of the Britten-Norman

Aircraft Preservation Society Trust as from 23 July, 2015.

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“Islander 50” 13-21 June, 2015

“Islander 50” was officially opened at 1200 on the 13 June by Major General Martin White

CBE CB JP, HM Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight. Also present at the opening ceremony were Ron Holland, the Isle of Wight High Sheriff, and members of the Norman family. Also

present was Rev. Linda Bushell who conducted the dedication of a commemorative plaque that had been unveiled by HM Lord Lieutenant.

Next the focus of attention moved to the fuselage of Islander G-AVCN. BNAPS Chairman, Bob Wealthy, introduced the proceedings and invited the Isle of Wight High Sheriff, Ron

Holland, to say a few words, Ann Medley gave a speech as a tribute to her late father Peter Ward and recounted his interest and career in aviation. Bob Wilson, BNAPS Trustee and restoration team leader, then invited Ann to remove the B-N flag draped over the

fuselage nose to formally declare Islander G-AVCN open for public viewing.

“Islander 50” opening ceremony – from right to left

Major General Martin White CB

CBE JP, HM Lord Lieutenant of the IoW, Rev. Linda Bushell,

BNAPS Chairman, Bob Wealthy, Alex Norman, two

young Norman family

members, Roddy Norman, Henry Norman and Ron

Holland, IoW High Sheriff.

The commemorative plaque for the Islander’s first flight 50th after it was unveiled. It will be found a longer term location at the Propeller

Inn in due course.

Bob Wilson introduced Ann Medley who then declared the fuselage of Islander G-AVCN open for public viewing at

“Islander 50”.

Photos are courtesy of Simon Thomson unless otherwise stated

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Islander 50 Event - Photo Gallery

View of the exhibition marquee

with some of the many visitors that came along to

“Islander 50”.

Ivan Berryman pulled out all the stops with

his original paintings and signed prints at

“Islander 50”. Here Alex Norman is about to sign one of

the prints of the “First of the Many” painting

that Ivan had produced especially

for “Islander 50”.

Ivan Berryman had

undertaken a commission for Tony Austin to depict the

occasion in October 1965 when Tony made

a parachute jump from the prototype Islander G-ATCT. The painting is

titled “First Man Out” and here Tony is

signing one of the

prints.

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Islander 50 Event - Photo Gallery

Allan Wright(right), one of the founders of BN

Historians and a member of the team that recovered

Islander G-AVCN from Puerto Rico back in 2000,

met up with BNAPS

Chairman, Bob Wealthy, at “Islander 50”.

BN Historians has provided unstinting help in making

“Islander 50” happen as well as invaluable support

for the restoration work of

G-AVCN.

BNAPS member Rita Edgcumbe ran the busy

sales stand at “Islander 50”. With an array of merchandise on show,

including several items produced specifically for

“Islander 50”, sales were brisk and made a valuable

contribution to BNAPS’

fund raising efforts.

A varied selection of B-N Islander, Defender and

Trislander aircraft models was on show at “Islander 50”.

One of the models was a “new build” Islander - an

electric powered radio control Islander model given the

registration G-BNAP. Friend of

BNAPS, Tony Baker, had kindly constructed this model

for “Islander 50”. It is all ready to go and is just

waiting for the right weather

conditions before it makes its

maiden flight.

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Islander 50 Event – Photo Gallery

Major General Martin White (right) met up with former Army Air Corps

pilot, Major George Bacon (centre) at “Islander 50”. During his time in

the Middle East Major General Martin White was flown in the Army

Air Corps BN-2T Islander AL1s

piloted by George Bacon and had brought along photographic

evidence to prove it. Bob Wilson (left) took a great interest in this

as he was responsible for the team

at B-N that carried out urgent work for the MoD to get the Army Air

Corps Defenders ready for deployment during the first Gulf

War in 1991.

BNAPS Chairman, Bob Wealthy, met up with BNAPS

Supporter Berend Weerda (right) who had made the

journey from Belgium to be at

“Islander 50”. Berend became involved with

BNAPS through research into the life of his grandfather,

Albert Weerda, who was the

prospective B-N German Sales Agent in 1966. Albert sadly

lost his life when the prototype Islander, G-ATCT,

crashed in the Netherlands on

9 November, 1966.

Chris Unitt came over from Guernsey for

“Islander 50”. When Chris

was a pilot with Aurigny Air Services in the late 1960s

and early 1970s he flew G-AVCN for some 6 or 7

years. At “Islander 50” Chris was able to re-acquaint himself

with his old “office” by sitting in the pilot’s seat of

the newly restored fuselage of G-AVCN.

(Photo courtesy of Chris

Unitt)

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Islander 50 Event - Photo Gallery

BNAPS Team members Clynt Perrot (left) and Charles Shiveral ran the

reception and information desk at “Islander 50”.

Clynt also found time to make a video record of the event and has kindly put together the material for the

“Islander 50” DVD that will soon be on sale to raise funds for BNAPS and

the restoration project – see page 12

(Photo Bob Wealthy).

A view of the exhibition marquee showing part of the B-N heritage

display stands. In the centre background is Christopher Balfour ,

who supported “Islander 50” by

bringing along memorabilia about an earlier era of the Isle of Wight’s

aviation heritage when his father, Lionel Balfour, set up a cross

Solent Air Service in the 1930s –

the Spithead Express.

(Photo Bob Wealthy)

A selection of Britten-Norman memorabilia items

was on show and attracted

considerable interest.

As an airfield user at Bembridge, the Hornets Model Flying Club

had a selection of its models on show. Thanks go to club Chairman Maurice Dyer for organising this

and supporting “Islander 50”. (Photo Bob Wealthy)

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Islander 50 Flypast and First Flight Re-enactment Aircraft

Islander G-BEXJ, currently with the

Channel Islands Air Search organisation based in Guernsey,

represented the piston engine powered version of the Islander in the

B-N Group fly past.

(Photo Alan Saunders)

G-GMPB represented the latest BN-2 variant,

the BN-2T-4S Defender. This aircraft is fully equipped for surveillance

missions and was originally delivered to the Manchester Police Authority.

(Photo Alan Saunders)

G-JSAT was the third aircraft in the

flypast as an example of the popular BN-2T Turbine Islander variant. This aircraft had been given a new colour scheme for

BN Group’s Islander 50th celebrations. (Photo Alan Saunders)

The high spot for “Islander 50” on 13 June was the first flight re-

enactment conducted by George Cormack in Cormack Islander

Aircraft’s Islander G-BUBP. This

aircraft had been flown down by George from his base in

Cumbernauld earlier in the day. After a spirited take off the flight

ended with an impressive

downwind flypast at high speed and ended with a perfect Islander

short landing despite the blustery conditions – thank you George

you made the day.

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Prototype and Production Norman Aeroplane Company Freelance Aircraft Make an Appearance at “Islander 50”

Another aspect of the “Britten-Norman Story” was on show at “Islander 50” in the form of the prototype Norman Aeroplane Company Freelance, G-NACI, and the only example of a production Freelance, G-NACA. making a rare joint public appearance. The

Freelance’s origins can be traced back to another of B-N’s innovative designs, the BN-3

Nymph that was first flown from Bembridge Airport on 17 May, 1969.

BNAPS was pleased to welcome

the arrival of Alex Norman in the Norman Aeroplane Company

Freelance, G-NACA, the only production aircraft built.

G-NACA is jointly owned by Alex

Norman and Patrick Caruth. Many thanks go to Alex and Patrick for

bringing their aircraft to “Islander 50” to represent another facet of the “Britten-Norman Story” for

“Islander 50”.

Freelance prototype, G-NACI, is seen here on arrival from Sandown

Airport piloted by Jim Birnie. Jim’s father was the chief pilot for B-N

from the early days and flew Islander prototype G-ATCT during

its test campaign. He also flew the BN-3 Nymph prototype, G-AXFB,

during its flight testing and

certification trials. G-NACA is now owned by Andrew

Kinnaird and is based at Sandown

Airport.

Another first flight that took place at Bembridge Airport was

on 17 May, 1969, when the

prototype BN-3 Nymph. G-AXFB, took to the air. Here a

group of B-N staff watch the Nymph taking off on this flight.

(Photo BNAPS Archive)

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More Scenes from “Islander 50” - Restored Military Vehicles and IoW Music Group Revival

Thanks go to Simon Thomson for organising the display of restored

military vehicles that added to the scene at

“Islander 50”.

All four members of the 1970s

music group “Pseudo Foot” participated in “Islander 50” to

re-create the image of the group with a B-N Islander that was on

the front cover of their LP,

“Islanders”. The original photograph was taken by Brian

Bradbury who was helped by his young assistant Ivan Berryman. Thanks go to Brian Bradbury for

coming along to photograph the group again, this time in front of

Islander G-AVCN.

To round off a memorable day the group had dusted off their amps and musical gear and

played a selection of numbers from their 1970s repertoire.

Thanks go to the group for entering into the spirit of

“Islander 50” and making their unique contribution to the

occasion.

“Pseudo Foot” group members in the re-creation of the 1970s LP cover image are, left

to right, John Freeman, Ann Cave , Martin

Cave and John Howarth.

(Photo Brian Bradbury)

“Pseudo Foot” in full swing at “Islander 50”.

(Photo Bob Wealthy)

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Islander 50 Event – Weekend of 20/21 June

The BNAPS sales stand ready for

action with the eager and willing attentions of, left to right, Yvette,

Annie, Jeni and Rita.

Merchandise sales made a major

contribution to the financial success of “Islander 50” - thanks

go to all those that helped over the week.

(Photo Bob Wealthy)

The history of Islander G-

AVCN and the project to restore the aircraft as a high

quality static exhibit was

presented by BNAPS as a series of display placards.

(Photo Bob Wealthy)

Other displays told the story of Britten-Norman from the time of the first aircraft, the

BN-1F, to the present day. (Photo Bob Wealthy)

On the weekend of 20/21 June, Philip Jewell (centre left) brought

along his Saunders-Roe memorabilia collection. Saunders-Roe had strong

connections with B-N during the

early years as many ex employees were recruited. Later from 1968 –

1972 as British Hovercraft Corporation, the company undertook a large contract to supply Islander

wings and fuselages from its Falcon Works at East Cowes.

(Photo Bob Wealthy)

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Islander 50 Event – Weekend of 20/21 June

Members of B-N’s commercial and sales

teams met up at “Islander 50” on 20 June. Pictured here when they paid a

visit to the BNAPS workshop to view VCN’s restoration, from right to left, are

Richard Noble, Nigel Franklin, David Dixon and Peter Graham. On the far left is John Daurernheim, former Chief Financial

Officer at Air Liberia, who bought two Trislanders and three Islanders back in the

mid 1970s. John had flown in from Las Vegas for “Islander 50”.

(Photo David Dixon)

To round off “Islander 50” on the last

day local musicians Jim Luke and Mike Owens presented a pleasing musical

interlude which was much appreciated

by those present. We hope to see and hear Jim and Mike again at a future

BNAPS event. Thanks go to Patrick and Jeni Gallagher for making the

arrangements.

(Photo Bob Wealthy)

Acknowledgements - Whilst it is difficult and possibly often unfair to single out

individuals for their contribution to the success of any event, on balance it is felt that

for “Islander 50” the efforts of the following people should be given due recognition: Keith Winter - for providing an all night vigil as additional security cover while VCN was at the airport;

Peter Gatrell - who was always willing to lend a hand and on one of his daily checks during the week called in the necessary help to sort out the marquee that was suffering

in the high winds that day; John Kenyon - for fielding all the difficult negotiations for car parking, safety and supporting services together with providing an excellent commentary on the 13th;

Ivan Berryman – for kindly donating the “First of the Many” painting and other original paintings to raise funds for BNAPS:

Helen Blake and the team at the Propeller Inn George Cormack – for making the long flight down from Scotland with his Islander and undertaking the re-enactment of the prototype Islander’s first flight on its 50th

anniversary. Thanks are due to all BNAPS volunteers, friends of BNAPS and helpers and all our

visitors from Mexico, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Hong Kong, the USA and elsewhere that made the event a success. Special mention must be made of various organisations for their support including:

The Propeller Inn; Bembridge Heritage Society; Vectis Gliding Club; The Taylor Family; BN Historians; BN Group; Cormack Islander Aircraft Ltd; AirSearch;

Hornets RC Model Aircraft Club; Crescent Models; Ivan Berryman Fine Art; Kingswell Haulage: RAeS IOW Branch; Proptech; Saywell International; Norvic Aero Engines;

Island Digital Printers, Ryde: Nigh’s of Shanklin: IoW County Press: BBC TV South.

On Tuesday 16 June, BNAPS presented a talk “BN-2 Islander – 50 Years On” at a

special meeting of the Isle of Wight Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society at the IoW College, Newport as part of “Islander 50 week. The talk was well received and was

followed by a selection of archive film clips featuring Britten-Norman and the Islander.

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Islander 50 Event Post Script – B-N Islander G-BUBP Liveries

“Islander 50” DVD – Place Your Order Now BNAPS Supporters Club member Clynt Perrot has produce a 45 minute DVD covering “Islander

50” and all that happened on the 13 June 2015 to make it a memorable occasion. The DVD will

be available at the end of July and is priced at £9.50 including UK p&p. Also included will be a

copy of the “Islander 50” Souvenir Programme while stocks last. See page 24 for contact details.

Transport Trust Awards Ceremony –

Brooklands Museum, 8 June, 2015.

BNAPS attended the Transport Trust

Restoration Awards presentation at

Brooklands Museum on 8 June, 2015. In

recognition of the high quality of the

restoration work undertaken by BNAPS for

Islander G-AVCN, this had resulted in the

Trust being given the Ron Wilsden award.

The award certificate was presented by HRH

Prince Michael of Kent. BNAPS Trust

Chairman, Bob Wealthy, accepted the

certificate on behalf of the society. BNAPS

Trustee, Peter Graham, also attended the

awards ceremony as a guest which was

very appropriate as Peter’s company,

Airstream International, funded the

recovery of G-AVCN from Puerto Rico in 2000. (Photo courtesy of the Transport Trust)

B-N Islander G-BUBP, c/n 2272, as it was in 1995 prior to delivery to

Kyokushi in Japan as JA5321. Having returned to the UK in October, 2014, it appeared in this colour scheme at

“Islander 50” in 2015. (Photo Steve Thearle via BN Historians)

In December 2014, G-BUBP adopted another, temporary, colour scheme for

its role in the new James Bond film, SPECTRE, due for release at the end of

October 2015. (Photo Matthias Becker)

With the wter based SPECTRE paint scheme

removed, G-BUBP made the first flight re-enactment at “Islander 50”. It was then

ferried down to Hurn Airport where Airtime

Aviation’s paint shop got to work and by mid July G-BUBP appeared in the colours of

its new owner, Isles of Scilly Skybus.

(Photo Pete Jenness)

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VCN Restoration Progress Report May 2015 –July 2015

Over this period work has continued on the fabrication of interior trim and seating. The pilot’s seat has been stripped down and re-painted and new upholstery is being made.

Some minor electrical snags have been cleared on the instrument panel and the rudder trim control has been re-rigged. Whilst there is still work to do to complete the fuselage much of the effort has now transferred to the massive task of restoring the wing which is

badly corroded and damaged. Fitting of the new fin leading edge is also in work. The fuselage was prepared for the move to Bembridge Airport to be part of “Islander 50”.

One of the re-furbished passenger seats was installed in place of the pilot’s seat as a temporary arrangement for the purposes of having the fuselage on show at “Islander 50”. The wheeled support frame made the job of moving the fuselage out of the

workshop remarkably straightforward. Thanks to all hands that turned out on Friday 12 June and Monday 15 June when the fuselage was transported by Kingswell Haulage to and

from Bembridge Airport. Unloading at the airport went exceptionally well and the fuselage was quickly in place in the exhibition marquee. Tribute was paid by all concerned to the professionalism and skill of Rob Kingswell and his team, VCN could not have been in safer

hands.

The fuselage was re-loaded and returned safely on Monday 15 June but was stored

temporarily in a building adjacent to the workshop. It was decided that this gave an opportunity to re-arrange the space inside the workshop to facilitate continuing work on wing refurbishment and repair by moving the wing into the space previously occupied by

the fuselage. On Thursday 18 June the fuselage was moved back into the workshop nose first and

positioned to allow access from the port side doors for continuing work on the trim and installation of the seating and for access to enable the windscreens to be re-fitted. Once the windscreens have been re-fitted completion of the fuselage paint scheme can take

place (addition of the red and black stripes) plus the fitting of the Registration Letters to the rear fuselage.

The sequence of operations involved in moving VCN’s fuselage is shown in the following captioned photographs, all photographs are credited to Bob Wealthy unless otherwise

stated:

VCN’s fuselage is seen here safely aboard the transport vehicle

provided by Kingswell Haulage.(Photo Bob Wealthy)

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VCN Restoration Progress Report May 2015 –July 2015 (continued)

Despite the uneven ground conditions the fuselage was moved

relatively easily on its wheeled sub-frame into

position for loading.

The fuselage is seen here ready for

attachment of lifting

strops.

VCN’s fuselage takes to the air once again.

Paul Thomasson keeps the fuselage properly

lined up during the

lifting process.

The fuselage secured on the transport vehicle and

ready to go.

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VCN Restoration Progress Report May 2015 –July 2015 (continued)

The precious load departs

from the workshop site along the narrow access

lane.

Unloading operations are seen here in progress at

Bembridge Airport.

The long reach crane was able to position the fuselage

part way into the exhibition

marquee.

Plywood sheets were used when positioning the

fuselage to prevent the support frame wheels from

sinking into the soft

ground.

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VCN Restoration Progress Report May 2015 –July 2015 (continued)

View inside the fuselage

showing the show piece instrument panel and the

passenger seat that had been temporarily

installed for “Islander

50”.

The long reach crane was again very effective

in removing the fuselage from the exhibition

marquee.

The fuselage is seen here being re-loaded for

the return journey from Bembridge Airport to the

workshop in Bembridge.

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VCN Restoration Progress Report May 2015 –July 2015 (continued)

Following the fuselage move the opportunity

was taken to re-arrange the workshop

to provide easier access to the wing for

the continuing

refurbishment and repair work. The wing

was moved over to one side and the fuselage

positioned nose in with

access to the interior

via the port side doors.

The restoration team take a breather for a

group photo after moving the fuselage

back into the workshop and a return to normal

working following the distractions of

“Islander 50”.

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VCN Restoration Progress Report May 2015 –July 2015 (continued)

Other aspects of the restoration work in progress over the last period are shown in

the following captioned photographs, all photographs are credited to Bob Wealthy unless otherwise stated:

Keith Winter has

made good progress with fitting a new

leading edge to the

fin.

Charles Shiveral is seen here cleaning up part of the wing

lower surface. The team has made

good progress and around 80% of the

upper and lower wing surfaces has been

de-corroded and old

paint removed.

The pilot’s seat frame has been refurbished by Andy Stewart. Patrick

Gallagher has made the plywood

supports for the seat cushions and back rests and the seat is now with

specialist yacht and car upholsterer Jon Olney for new foam padding and

covers to be fitted.

Two of the four passenger bench seats have been refurbished, one by

Andy Stewart, which was fitted in place for “Islander 50”, and the

second passenger seat was

refurbished by Roger Young.

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VCN Restoration Progress Report May 2015 –July 2015 (continued)

With Phase 1 of the restoration programme in sight of completion, the next period

will see priority directed to Phase 2 activities. Phase 2 is geared to the completion of all repair and refurbishment work involving the wing, tail plane ailerons, flaps,

elevator, rudder, fin, landing gear, engine cowlings and fairings to the stage when these items are painted and ready for final assembly in Phase 3.

View of the instrument panel now with electrical power applied and all panel

and instrument lights switched on.

Bob Ward applies etch primer to the cleaned up wing

surface with

excellent results.

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News of Cylinders Needed for “Non-functional” Lycoming O-540 Engines-

Thanks go to David O’Byrne for tracking down another cylinder that was held by the

Sam Pallot Transport Museum on Jersey. Also thanks to Sam Pallot for kindly donating the cylinder to BNAPS. The cylinder was brought over to the mainland in the Air Search

Islander G-BEXJ, More thanks go to Dave Obyrne, Colin Ferbache and Chris Unitt for organising the shipment on Islander G-BEXJ when it came over for Islander 50 and to B-N Defence at Daedalus Airfield for looking after the cylinder for BNAPS until it could

be collected.

Five more cylinders are still needed for the second of the “non-functional” Lycoming O-

540 engines. The cylinders are used on O-360 and O-540 engines, cylinder part number and other details to assist identification are as follows:

“The assembly part number required is 05K21102, this is termed a “narrow deck” type and is identified with a cylinder head/barrel part no of LW 12425, there are other older

cylinder head/barrel part numbers that will do the job listed in the following link http://www.eci.aero/pdf/crm08.pdf. Use the ECI cyl class no 10 as reference.”

If anyone knows of something suitable that might be available please get in touch with BNAPS in the first instance.

Supporting BNAPS & Islander VCN’s Restoration

The Propeller Inn

Bembridge Heritage

Society

Bembridge Heritage

Society

AQS Ltd

Internet Links to Information about “Islander 50” and Restoration of G-AVCN

http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2015/06/13/aviation-history-britten-norman-islander-

50th-anniversary/

http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2015/06/15/civilian-aviation-britten-norman-islander-g-

avcn-restoration/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiknTvC18GA

http://www.bembridge.org/village_guide.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-3nSfiHDEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-t5H06P4hA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrI3GyokuUM

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Trislander G-JOEY’s Last Passenger Flight 28 June, 2015

It was the end of an era when

Aurigny Air Services Trislander G-

JOEY, c/n 1016, made its last

passenger carrying flight on 28 June,

2015. Upon arriving at Southampton

and when it departed for Alderney it

received the traditional fire tender

salute.

Built in 1975, and part of Aurigny Air

Services fleet since 1981, G-JOEY

has amassed over 30,000 flying

hours and more than 90,000 flight

cycles of operation.

G-JOEY taxis out to make its last

take off from Southampton Airport

in the early evening of 28 June,

2015.

After an exceptional service record

the much loved G-JOEY now faces

an uncertain future.

Meanwhile services to Alderney will

be operated into 2016 by the

remaining Aurigny Air Services

Trislanders G-BDTO, c/n 1027, and

G-RLON, c/n 1008, alongside the

replacement Dornier 228s.

Photographs courtesy of Paul Jeffrey

Vanuatu’s Unity Airlines Trislander YJ0019 In the Air Again

Meanwhile on the other side of the world, in the remote Pacific islands of

Vanuatu, Unity Airlines Trislander YJ0019, c/n 1055, has just emerged after a major overhaul. Thanks to Tony Deamer for sending these photos of the

Trislander during the engine ground run and on the right the welcome sight of

YJ0019 returning to the air.

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New Build BN-2B Islander G-CIGM in FLN Livery

Islander I-LACO Now in Florida

Headcorn Based Islander G-AXUB Gets a New Paint Scheme

Headcorn Parachute Club’s long

serving Islander, G-AXUB, c/n

121, has recently been given an

overhaul and re-paint. First flown

in 1969 and acquired by the club

in 1981, G-AXUB looks good for

another 46 years of service?

(Photo courtesy of Terry Coombes)

This view and the view above of G-AXUB

were captured during its recent visit to

Daedalus Airfield, Lee-on-the-Solent on

6 June.

(Photo courtesy of Richard Davies)

The fate of Islander I –LACO, c/n 17, has been a subject of some interest, not only because of its age

but also the fact that it was originally part of Aurigny Air

Services fleet as G-AWBY. Thanks to a photo tracked down by Ivan Berryman, it is now known

that I-LACO has been dismantled and shipped from Italy to the USA.

We will be following up on the intentions of the new owner and report findings in a future issue of

BNAPS News.

The latest new build BN-2B

Islander, G-CIGM, c/n 2312, seen

here on a test flight at Daedalus

Airfield, Lee-on-the-Solent, has

been painted in the livery of the

German operator FLN.

Once formal delivery acceptance

is completed it will soon join other

the other Islanders in the FLN

fleet to operate services to the

Frisian Islands.

(Photo Richard Davies)

Islander, I-LACO, is seen here at Opa Locka Executive

Airport, Florida. (Photo David Osborn)

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BNAPS “Islander 50” Items for Sale (See page 24 for How To Order details)

New “Friends of VCN” Subscriber Donations Appeal Due to the demands of preparing for “Islander 50” launch of the new subscriber donations

scheme had to be re-scheduled and is now planned for September time this year.

B-N cap as illustrated with original style logo

£7.50 + £2.00 UK p&p

Islander 50 commemoration mug incorporating images of the “First of the Many” and “First Man Out”

artworks plus “Islander 50” badge

£6.00 + £2.50 UK p&p

“BN-2 Islander – 50 Years On” book, full colour, 24 pages, £4.00 + £1.80 UK p&p

“VCN Restoration Project – The Continuing Story “ book, 3rd Edition, full colour, 28 pages, £4.00

+ £1.80 UK p&p

Islander 50 artwork prints signed by Ivan Berryman,

£30.00 each + £5.00 UK p&p

“First of the Many” Islander prototype, G-ATCT, is

shown departing Bembridge Airport to go to

the Paris Air Show on 17

June 1965

“First Man Out”

depicts the occasion when Tony Austin made the

first ever parachute drop from an Islander in

September 1965

BN-2 Islander

G-ATCT – Farnborough 1966

Livery

“Islander 50” stickers 50p each or 3 for £1.00.

Post free if included with other

purchases

“Islander 50” souvenir programme £1.50 +

£1.00 UK p&p- while

stocks last

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Forthcoming BNAPS Events

Tuesday 29 September - BNAPS Social Meeting

at the Propeller Inn - 1845 for a start at 1915. This evening will include a showing of some of

the archive film that was originally scheduled for “Islander 50”.

Also there will be all the latest news about the restoration of Islander G-AVCN plus a raffle and an opportunity to purchase BNAPS merchandise

including the new “Islander 50” DVD.

How to contact BNAPS:

Email:

solentaeromarine@hotmail.co.uk

Telephone: 01329 315561

Post:

BNAPS (Dept NL)

c/o

7, William Close,

FAREHAM,

Hampshire,

PO14 2PQ.

BNAPS Trust BNAPS is a Registered Charity, No.

1100735, set up to "preserve the

history and aircraft of Britten-Norman

with the support of members’

subscriptions, sponsorship and

donations"

BNAPS registered address is now:

BNAPS Trust,

7, William Close,

Fareham,

Hampshire,

PO14 2PQ

Trustees are Peter Graham, Bob Wilson,

Guy Palmer and Bob Wealthy.

Bob Wealthy is now Chairman of the

Board of Trustees effective from 13

November, 2013.

More BNAPS Supporters Needed

If any BNAPS Supporters Club member knows of

someone who would be interested in joining please

pass on contact details to our BNAPS Membership

Secretary, Rita Edgcumbe.

The principal aims of the BNAPS Supporters Club are:

“to assist BNAPS to preserve the history and aircraft

of Britten-Norman through member donations and to

provide assistance with the day-to-day operations of

the charity”

Anyone with an interest in local aviation heritage is

welcome.

As a point of clarification, whilst BNAPS has contact

with B-N Group from time to time, as a charitable

trust BNAPS is an independent organisation.

BNAPS on the Internet - information about BNAPS, including back issues of BNAPS

News, can now be found on Ivan Berryman’s website: ivanberrymandirect.com/bnaps.htm

Other BNAPS Items for Sale

BNAPS Ltd is the sales arm of BNAPS and in selling books and memorabilia etc. makes a significant

contribution to our restoration funds. These items can be purchased direct from BNAPS Ltd, at

BNAPS events and sales stands and by mail order. If you need a current price list or wish to

purchase specific items please contact Rita Edgcumbe on 01983 875790 or by e mail:

m_edgcumbe@yahoo.co.uk

BNAPS mug decorated with

a striking image of G-AVCN

and is dish washer proof.

Price for BNAPS Supporters is

£5.00 and for non-members

£6.00, UK p&p is £2.00.

BNAPS fridge magnets

and key rings-

Price for members is £2.00,

for non-members £2.50

UK p&p is £1.00

VCN Postcard Set

8 cards in a presentation

folder

£5.00/set including

UK p&p