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British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 - Photo Gallery

TSR2 - Britain's Lost Bomber
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A BAC advert from 1964. Another BAC advert from 1964. With aircraft on the production line and the first flight successfully completed, the cancellation was just weeks away. BAC-sponsored cover on the 1964 Battle of Britain souvenir book. By the time most readers had their copy, the TSR2 was already as good as dead.

The Barnett-Jones Collection

These pictures were kindly supplied by Frank Barnett-Jones from his collection, and are for your personal use only. Please note the email address on the photos is no longer valid.

The Weighbridge Hangar at Boscombe Down, with XR219 (background) and XR220 being assembled (foreground). XR220 fully assembled and ready for engine runs at Boscombe. XR219 airborne at Boscombe... ...and the sad end for XR219, shot to pieces at Shoeburyness.

The Dugan Collection

This sequence of pictures was taken by Keith Dugan as XR220 left Boscombe Down in 1967. They were sent to me by his son-in-law Martin Gatter; if you wish to use the pictures for anything other than personal use, contact Martin.

XR220 never flew but was fortunately preserved; the fuselage is on one trailer here with wings and tailplane on others. This shot gives you a good idea of the size of the aircraft The Olympus engines were removed for transport. The one-piece wing assembly, with flaps and tips removed. Probably the last time XR220's undercarriage was ever retracted!