GAF Jindivik moving from Bristol to Newark

摘要

Newark Air Museum in Nottinghamshire is due to take ownership of GAF JindivikA92-708. The radio-controlled target drone is currently in storage with Aerospace Bristol and will be transported when restrictions allow. Newark trustee Colin Savill said: "We are extremely grateful to Aerospace Bristol [and the collection's manager Stefanie Vincent] for helping us to complete this latest acquisition. Due to its use as a target drone the Jindivik lies within two of our collecting remits and will also complement the museum's UAV [Unmanned Aerial Vehicle] display. It fits within our training collection and also complements our munitions display." The first flight of the Jindivik Mk.I took place in August 1952. Newark's example crash-landed on August 20,1990, while making its 125th flight. It was being used for trials in the build up to the first Gulf War.