The amazing Avro York Restoration! - Restoration Weekly Episode 5 

Vicount not Visscount!!

Great to see yet another classic aircraft saved. The York had that look of 'fitness for purpose' about it.

I appreciate your efforts in making this channel. I look forward to future developments. Your idea of short succinct episodes is excellent. As others have said, more of the finished project at a slower pace would really be appreciated. Regards Wayne, Sydney Australia.

Grew up on an airport with a stranded York. Couldn't fly out due runway restrictions. By the time they came off she was outdated. Dad took me on tour of her a couple of times and being a children it was huge and awe inspiring. The old girl became the victim of vandals and was destroyed by fire. A very sad ending to a great aircraft.

My father was posted to Malaya in 1955 and my Mother, accompanied by me and my younger brother, flew from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur in this aircraft. I remember how hot and humid it was while flying with constant drips of water falling on me the whole flight. A never to be forgotten experience.

A great article for a plane head like myself. Thank you😊

I can remember flying over Lasham when this was stored there with the Ambassodor and a 707. I also remember (going back a veery long time) seeing them flying out of Heathrow and Gatwick.

I slept in that aircraft!! While it was at Lasham it was used as a “dorm” for Boy Scouts while they were in gliding school at Lasham. So good to see it restored!

Loved the York, glad to see this beautiful aeroplane restored,waiting for the Sabre Tempest !

Makes me happy to see and hear about the preservation of this important and rare piece of history.

Fantastic effort and review. The only thing I would say, is that I would want more detail and even longer video ;) I know it is not easy, thx for the effort and for sharing!

I still retain the image (while travelling the then old Bath Road) alongside 'London Airport' and seeing a Dan-Air York very close up on a taxiway. Maybe it was this one.

that is pretty cool

Well done Love your updates and history

Such a beautiful plane! Happy to see one restored and preserved.

Got a model of that on my sideboard.

Great full coverage of another brilliant British aviation design.

I worked at Woodford,BAe,then Avro,on the 146.my dad worked on the Vulcan and nimrod,and moved to Hatfield before returning to Woodford.studied the history of the aircraft that were built,the Manchester,Lancaster,York,Tudor(aircraft Roy Chadwick was killed in)Lincoln,Shackleton and then Vulcan,next was the Nimrod,then the 146 and ATP.I loved my time at Woodford and Hatfield,now UNFORTUNATELY they are housing estates.

What's better is that you can actually go inside it at Duxford

nice one fella....

Until this video I had no idea any Yorks still existed. Thanks. I had an uncle that flew them in Canada.

I think you can walk onto this aircraft at Duxford Great video!

I remember AVRO York's operated by Skyways at Stansted, when they taxied past one the ground shook. That was about the year 1958. About that time there was a fuselage on the north side of Handley Page's Radlett aerodrome, at that time I thought it to be a Lockheed Liberator. And also I seem to remember seeing a Miles HDM at Blackbushe. My late father, who served in the RAFVR during WWII, in the early years as an instructor on the DH82a Tiger Moth, about 1943 Dad had the occasion to fly at Desford the Reid & Sigrest 'Snargasher' a light twin that flew like a lorry load of bricks. He ended the war firstly bombing in Halifaxes of 158 squadron, then after VE day he flew Stirling's to Karachi

Viscount!

Nice work on this one. Very enjoyable.

Very good post looking forward to a longer video

Re Dan Air...Viss count? Vi Count! Otherwise, a wonderful video!

Nice one!. Nuff said. 🙂

That was the first aircraft I worked on when I joined the D.A.S. The cargo area was badly corroded , mainly due to the fact that she had, at some time, been used to transport animals (inc. Elephants) ...and these did what animals do, which didn;t go well with Aluminium.. Stripping the paint was a nightmare.

Thanks for the picture of the prototype Lancaster, retaining the central fin from the Avro Manchester. A great video (although I'd suggest you needed to mention a little of the Manchester history). Pleased I've found you. Definitely now subscribed 👍

My Dad was flown out of Malta in a York at the end of his National Service. He said it barely got into the air. He had a fear of flying ever since!

The Scout Association had an air activities centre at Lasham and ran courses for Scouts in gliding and Parascending. For many years, the York was loaned by Dan Air to the Scout Centre and was used as a bunk house by thousands of Scouts. During that time, it was also used as a spares source by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Eventually, as it's own historic significance was recognised, it was trundled back to Dan Air's base and was replaced at the Scout Centre by one of the retired Comet 4's.

The breathless pace of the commentary is exhausting! Please slow down and don't be afraid to give the subject the airtime it deserves.

When I was a little kid Dinky Toys made an Avro York toy.

Flew to El Adem on a BEA Visscount Flew back on the same Vikecount Aircraft 2 years later.

Known as hanger Queen by the IWM staff and volunteers, also the Airspeed Ambassador was in the hanger even longer than the York.

Excellent informative video, glad you cut back on the 70’s dodgy porn movie music 👍🏻✈️

Very informative, but like some of the other comments, talking a little slower would be good. Also it’s convention to just refer to an aircraft registration by its letters without saying ‘dash’. 👍

Good episode. Thank you. It would have been a nice touch to briefly mention the timber trusses supporting that hangar roof, especially since they go back to WW1 RNAS, RFC and RAF days. A caption would have sufficed. How many people are aware that any of the WW1 military aircraft hangars still exist?

Thanks, Interesting stuff. Very brief but succinct ! I am keen to hear about the Beaufighter sitting there without engines ( Hercs’) in your intro. Surely those much anticipated engines from the antipodes are available by now ?? Now that is an important aircraft and did a lot of good work both for RAAF and RAF . Some flew until the early sixties, but no engines available ??? or is it they are all frightened of sleeve valvers ? What is going on, can you tell us ?

Interesting subject. Thanks for posting. You asked, Soo... Your presentation/narration is a bit too rushed, rapid fire, for it to be enjoyable. Maybe slow down about 10%. Also, thought there might be more information on the actual restoration or more shots of the finished aircraft.

Please speak more slowly , great video

Its a shame in some ways the Duxford example wasn't airworthy. I have seen it. Lovely resto.

If it can't fly it's not a restoration it's an art project.

commentary should be slower with more inflection on the words. if you concentrate on your delivery the video will have more impact

Vickers Viscount silent s

Good informative video but PLEASE speak the commentary a bit slower - it is not good for us hard of hearing.

Good but brief coverage. Excellent spoken English considering you are a Dane by birth (I would not have known if you had not already said) but PLEASE, slow down a bit, your delivery is too fast and you loose impact in consequence.

It is a terrible legacy that our aircraft industry was let down by weak government.

You talk too fast ,slow down!

Americans can be forgiven for murdering the English language but please. The s in Viscount is silent and the word is pronounced Vye-count. You're welcome.