Handley Page HPR7 Herald
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 6:55 pm
In the mid fifties, Handley Page, like many other manufacturers, were trying to design a replacement for the DC3.
The first two Heralds, designated HPR3, were each built with four engines as radial props were still thought to be best.
But, Rolls-Royce were proving the Dart turboprop to be very reliable. Fokker chose it for the F-27.
Handley Page had a rethink, and changed both the HPR3 to each have only two turboprop engines.
The aircraft became HPR7 Dart Heralds.
Only 50 were built (plus one frame for water tank pressure testing).
Here are 24 of those aircraft.
There are a handful left in museums, and some of you will have scanned old pictures, better than mine.
Let's see what we can do.
Pete.
G-APWA British Air Ferries at Southend base.
1 Herald BAF G-APWA Southend
G-APWE British Island Airways landing Gatwick. BIA were regular for years.
2 Herald BIA G-APWE Gatwick
G-APWF BIA landing Gatwick.
3 Herald BIA G-APWF Gatwick
G-APWG Air UK at Heathrow. Hybrid BIA scheme.
4 Herald Air UK G-APWG Heathrow
G-APWH BIA at Gatwick. Close to where the GA used to park.
5 Herald BIA G-APWH Gatwick
G-APWJ Air UK at Duxford, undergoing maintenance.
6 Herald Air UK G-APWJ Duxford
G-ASKK Air UK preserved at the Norwich Museum.
7 Herald Air UK G-ASKK Norwich
G-ASVO Channel Express at Cardiff, when it had an elevated viewing area.
8 Herald Channel Express G-ASVO Cardiff
G-ATIG Brymon Heathrow, a regular for a while probably doing Plymouth or Newquay runs.
9 Herald Brymon G-ATIG Heathrow
G-AVPN Channel Express preserved at the Yorkshire Aviation Museum, Elvington.
10 Herald Channel Express G-AVPN Elvington
G-AYMG BIA landing Gatwick.
11 Herald BIA G-AYMG Gatwick
G-BAVX Britsh Midland Airways at Heathrow. They later went for F-27.
12 Herald BMA G-BAVX Heathrow
G-BAZJ Air UK Heathrow.
13 Herald Air UK G-BAZJ Heathrow
G-BBXI BIA at Heathrow. White tail, probably going to Air UK.
14 Herald BIA G-BBXI Heathrow
G-BCWE Trans Azur Aviation Southend. A BAF lease.
15 Herald TAA G-BCWE Southend
G-BDFE BAF at Southend. Early colours. The glass reflection, top left, is where the photo was taken on the old "wave off terrace".
16 Herald BAF G-BDFE Southend
G-BDZV BAF at Southend.
17 Herald BAF G-BDZV Southend
G-BEYE BAF at Hurn. These dark blue colours are a reminder of their previous Malaysian Air Force service.
18 Herald BAF G-BEYE Hurn
G-BEYF Channel Express at the old museum site, Hurn Airport.
19 Herald Channel Express G-BEYF Bournemouth
G-BEYG BAF at Southend. Some of the ex Malaysian AF were used just for spares.
20 Herald BAF G-BEYG Southend
G-BEYH BAF at Southend.
21 Herald BAF G-BEYH Southend
G-BEYK Air UK landing Gatwick.
22 Herald Air UK G-BEYK Gatwick
G-BEZB Channel Express, taken Hurn on a photobus at airshow.
23 Herald Channel Express G-BEZB Hurn
G-CEAS Channel Express, another airshow at Hurn.
24 Herald Channel Express G-CEAS Hurn
The first two Heralds, designated HPR3, were each built with four engines as radial props were still thought to be best.
But, Rolls-Royce were proving the Dart turboprop to be very reliable. Fokker chose it for the F-27.
Handley Page had a rethink, and changed both the HPR3 to each have only two turboprop engines.
The aircraft became HPR7 Dart Heralds.
Only 50 were built (plus one frame for water tank pressure testing).
Here are 24 of those aircraft.
There are a handful left in museums, and some of you will have scanned old pictures, better than mine.
Let's see what we can do.
Pete.
G-APWA British Air Ferries at Southend base.
1 Herald BAF G-APWA SouthendG-APWE British Island Airways landing Gatwick. BIA were regular for years.
2 Herald BIA G-APWE Gatwick G-APWF BIA landing Gatwick.
3 Herald BIA G-APWF Gatwick G-APWG Air UK at Heathrow. Hybrid BIA scheme.
4 Herald Air UK G-APWG Heathrow G-APWH BIA at Gatwick. Close to where the GA used to park.
5 Herald BIA G-APWH Gatwick G-APWJ Air UK at Duxford, undergoing maintenance.
6 Herald Air UK G-APWJ DuxfordG-ASKK Air UK preserved at the Norwich Museum.
7 Herald Air UK G-ASKK Norwich G-ASVO Channel Express at Cardiff, when it had an elevated viewing area.
8 Herald Channel Express G-ASVO Cardiff G-ATIG Brymon Heathrow, a regular for a while probably doing Plymouth or Newquay runs.
9 Herald Brymon G-ATIG Heathrow G-AVPN Channel Express preserved at the Yorkshire Aviation Museum, Elvington.
10 Herald Channel Express G-AVPN Elvington G-AYMG BIA landing Gatwick.
11 Herald BIA G-AYMG Gatwick G-BAVX Britsh Midland Airways at Heathrow. They later went for F-27.
12 Herald BMA G-BAVX Heathrow G-BAZJ Air UK Heathrow.
13 Herald Air UK G-BAZJ Heathrow G-BBXI BIA at Heathrow. White tail, probably going to Air UK.
14 Herald BIA G-BBXI Heathrow G-BCWE Trans Azur Aviation Southend. A BAF lease.
15 Herald TAA G-BCWE Southend G-BDFE BAF at Southend. Early colours. The glass reflection, top left, is where the photo was taken on the old "wave off terrace".
16 Herald BAF G-BDFE Southend G-BDZV BAF at Southend.
17 Herald BAF G-BDZV Southend G-BEYE BAF at Hurn. These dark blue colours are a reminder of their previous Malaysian Air Force service.
18 Herald BAF G-BEYE Hurn G-BEYF Channel Express at the old museum site, Hurn Airport.
19 Herald Channel Express G-BEYF Bournemouth G-BEYG BAF at Southend. Some of the ex Malaysian AF were used just for spares.
20 Herald BAF G-BEYG Southend G-BEYH BAF at Southend.
21 Herald BAF G-BEYH Southend G-BEYK Air UK landing Gatwick.
22 Herald Air UK G-BEYK Gatwick G-BEZB Channel Express, taken Hurn on a photobus at airshow.
23 Herald Channel Express G-BEZB Hurn G-CEAS Channel Express, another airshow at Hurn.
24 Herald Channel Express G-CEAS Hurn
