Dive a plane at Capernwray UK

Adam Hanlon · Issue 54, May/Jun 2010 · pp. 38–39

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Many of the visitors to Capernwray Diving Center near Lancaster, UK over the past eight or so months will have noticed that there was what appeared to have been a sizeable aeroplane crash in the top corner of the car park! It all started a bit like a blind date; a call asking us if we would like an aeroplane to put in the quarry, followed by visits to it, a ridiculous amount of planning, and a long and tortuous journey up the motorway. The tail section and wings had to be removed to fit under bridges, which made for a total of four abnormal loads causing traffic chaos throughout Lancashire! The winter passed by with a massive amount of work being carried out,; removing fluids, snagging hazards and re-attaching the wings. It is now rumoured that Capernwray has a specialist aeroplane-mending department! The entries and exits were enlarged, and the cockpit (with most of the controls still i…