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A NEW
BNAPS WEB SITE IS DUE TO LAUNCH SOON......WATCH OUT
FOR THE LINK HERE.......
BN Historians, which for over 30 years has recorded the history of
Britten-Norman (BN) aircraft had for some time had the idea of preserving,
hopefully in flying condition, the earliest Islander in existence. We knew
that serial number 3 sat at Isla
Grande Airport,
San Juan, Puerto Rico, since being withdrawn from use in 1997.
This was the oldest surviving Islander, as numbers 1 & 2 are no longer
extant. Thankfully someone else had the same idea: Peter Graham, who runs an
aviation finance company. He also had plans to recover the 3rd Islander, and
was prepared to put an amount of financial backing behind the project. So,
during 1999 we hatched a plan to go to Puerto Rico
and bring back Islander No3, Charlie November. (The name Charlie November
comes from the last two letters of her UK registration markings G-AVCN).
We then set up BNAPS: Britten-Norman Aircraft Preservation Society as a
Registered Charity, No. 1100735, to "preserve the history and aircraft
of Britten-Norman with the support of members’ subscriptions, sponsorship and
donations"
At the end of April 2006, due to pressures of work, Allan Wright
and Andy Clancey resigned as Trustees of BNAPS. Peter Graham, Chair of BNAPS
from its formation, will continue with BNAPS and the Charlie November
project.
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