A collection of former British Airways aircraft is to be moved from the RAF Museum in Cosford to new homes.
The five historic aircraft, known officially as The BA Collection, have been resident at the RAF Museum for the past few decades.
Following a review of the aircraft’s future by the RAF Museum and British Airways it was decided that they had to be found new homes.
The five aircraft will be moving to:
Vickers Viscount 701 – The aircraft will be dismantled and reconstructed in full at The Museum of Flight, East Fortune – part of The National Museums of Scotland.
BAC 1-11 – The aircraft will be dismantled and reconstructed in full at The Museum of Flight, East Fortune.
Boeing 707-436 – The front fuselage (forward of the wings) will be transported to The Museum of Flight, East Fortune.
Vickers VC10 – It is intended that the front fuselage (forward of the wings) and some parts of technical interest will be moved to Brooklands Museum in Surrey.
Hawker Siddeley Trident – The cockpit and nose section will be transported to The Museum of Flight, East Fortune.
Geoff Want, British Airways‘ director of ground operations, said: „I am pleased that we have been able to find good homes for these aircraft.
„We have developed strong links with both museums following the move of Concorde Alpha Alpha from Heathrow to Scotland and the move of Concorde Delta Golf from Filton to Brooklands.
„We are sure that both museums will give the same levels of care to these historic aircraft as they have shown to our Concordes.
„These aircraft are an important part of the UK’s aviation heritage and will hopefully add extra interest to both museums‘ current aircraft displays.
„I would like to thank the RAF Museum for all their support and for all the care they have given to these aircraft over the past few decades.
„In the coming months we will co-ordinate the deconstruction and reconstruction of these aircraft with all the museums to ensure that the new displays will be of the highest possible quality.“
The aircraft will be disassembled and re-assembled at their new homes by Air Salvage International.
The company worked closely with British Airways and the two museums during 2004 when it deconstructed and reconstructed Concorde Alpha Alpha and Concorde Delta Golf.
