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Newark Air Museum takes delivery of historic and unique Reid and Sigrist Desford training aircraft




A new and unique exhibit has gone on show after Newark Air Museum took delivery of a historic training aircraft.

The Reid and Sigrist (RS) Desford aircraft flew in and touched down at the museum on part of the former RAF Winthorpe site.

The delivery was the culmination of months of organisation in association with Leicestershire County Council, who transferred ownership of the aircraft to the museum, and with Windmill Aviation, who restored the aircraft back into flyable condition.

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After arrival, the RS Desford was defuelled and moved into a temporary location awaiting preparations by museum trustees, volunteers and staff for it to go on display in Hangar 1.

The aircraft is unique as the pilot lays in a prone position, which was believed to minimise the effects of g-force. It was an experimental design, updating an existing twin-engined, three-seat advanced trainer developed in the second world war.

The RS Desford will be housed alongside contemporary exhibits in a new display that will utilise archive material that was transferred to the museum along with the aircraft.

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Some relocation preparations have already been completed, including repositioning the Tiger Moth and folding the wings on the Monospar. Other aircraft will also be temporarily moved to make way for the new exhibit.

Engineers at Newark Air Museum have also been assessing the RS Desford to see how the unique airframe can be used as part of various future events and activities at the museum.



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