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From the depths of history to the forgotten skies, these scrapped relics tell tales of bygone eras. The de Havilland DH. 112 Sea Venom F. A. W

Background imageScrapped Collection: de Havilland DH. 112 Sea Venom F. A. W. 21 XA539

de Havilland DH. 112 Sea Venom F. A. W. 21 XA539
de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom F.A.W.21 XA539, flying with the Aero Flight from RAE Bedford. First flown on 21 May 1954, delivered on 03 June 1954

Background imageScrapped Collection: Douglas C-124 Globemaster O-265406

Douglas C-124 Globemaster O-265406 in the museum at Kelly Air Force Base. This aircraft was scrapped when the airbase closed

Background imageScrapped Collection: The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879

The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879
Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879. Launched earlier that year

Background imageScrapped Collection: United States Air Force - Convair B-36A Peacemaker

United States Air Force - Convair B-36A Peacemaker 44-92015 (msn 12) This aircraft was the first B-36 delivery to an operational unit when it taxied under its own power from Air Force Plant 4 to

Background imageScrapped Collection: Avro Lincoln RF403 testbed

Avro Lincoln RF403 testbed
Avro Lincoln, RF403, testbed for the Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop. This aircraft was scrapped in Australia in 1958 following high altitude bombing trials at Woomera. Date: 1958

Background imageScrapped Collection: TANKS RECYCLED

TANKS RECYCLED
German tanks from World War One are scrapped and recycled Date: 1920

Background imageScrapped Collection: Royal Air Force Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 XF912

Royal Air Force Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 XF912
Royal Air Force Percival P.56 Provost T.1 XF912 (msn PAC/56/421), delivered on the 27 March 1956 and scrapped during 1962 at No.71 MU RAF Bicester. Date: circa 1959

Background imageScrapped Collection: Aquitania Illustration

Aquitania Illustration
Cunard White Star Liner. 901 feet long, 45, 647 tons. Scrapped in 1950

Background imageScrapped Collection: DAN-AIR de Havilland Comet 4C G-APDN at Gatwick Airport

DAN-AIR de Havilland Comet 4C G-APDN at Gatwick Airport. DAN-AIR started life as Davies and Newman Airlines after the two founders

Background imageScrapped Collection: Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF

Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF
The sole UK registered Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF (ex RAF Lincoln B.2 RE290)parked at Southend prior to being scrapped in 1952. Converted by Airflight Ltd

Background imageScrapped Collection: 0-6-0 Dean Goods locomotives No s. 2479, 2576, 2425 and 2399 in the process of being scrapped, c

0-6-0 Dean Goods locomotives No s. 2479, 2576, 2425 and 2399 in the process of being scrapped, c. 1949
The sorry sight of four The sorry sight of four 0-6-0 Dean Goods locomotives, photographed in the late 1940 s, in the process of being scrapped. Identified as engine No s

Background imageScrapped Collection: Steam locomotives waiting to be scrapped lined up in the Concentration Yard at Swindon Works in 1952

Steam locomotives waiting to be scrapped lined up in the Concentration Yard at Swindon Works in 1952
Steam locomotives waiting to be scrapped are shown lined up in the Concentration Yard at Swindon Works in 1952

Background imageScrapped Collection: Handley Page Victor K. 2 8911M - XH673

Handley Page Victor K. 2 8911M - XH673
Handley Page Victor K.2 8911M (XH673) being assembled on the parade ground at RAF Marham. Sadly this aircraft was scrapped in 2020 despite concerted attempts to have it preserved elsewhere

Background imageScrapped Collection: Convair F-106B-31-CO Delta Dart 57-2507

Convair F-106B-31-CO Delta Dart 57-2507
Convair NF-106B-31-CO Delta Dart 57-2507 (msn 8-27-01) at NASA Lewis Research Center, Lewis Field, Cleveland, OH. registered as NASA 607 Built April 1958

Background imageScrapped Collection: Forca Aerea Portuguesa - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413

Forca Aerea Portuguesa - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413
Forca Aerea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force) - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413 (msn 148-1, line number B-1) at Cardiff-Rhoose Airport

Background imageScrapped Collection: Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress 49-0231

Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress 49-0231 (msn 16249). The second B-52, initially ordered as an XB-52 and made the first B-52 flight on 15 April 1952, due to XB-52 49-230 having a hydraulic snag

Background imageScrapped Collection: United States Air Force - Convair B-36D Peacemaker 44-92065

United States Air Force - Convair B-36D Peacemaker 44-92065
United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-45-CF Featherweight Configuration II Peacemaker 44-92065 (msn 62), of the 326th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bombardment Wing, from Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA

Background imageScrapped Collection: United States Navy - McDonnell F3H-2N Demon 136981

United States Navy - McDonnell F3H-2N Demon 136981 (msn 166 / base code NJ / call-sign 135) of VF-121. 136981 can be seen at Naval Air Station Miramar armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder

Background imageScrapped Collection: Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482. The third production aircraft of ten completed, 125482 was bailed to the Allison Engine Company for flight testing of turboprop engines at Edwards Air Force Base in

Background imageScrapped Collection: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJU

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJU John Roe (msn 47552 / Line Number640), first flown 19.08.71 and operated from new by Trans Australia Airlines

Background imageScrapped Collection: Bristol Buckingham B Mk. I KV335

Bristol Buckingham B Mk. I KV335
Bristol Buckingham B Mk.I KV335. A victim of failure to meet the original specification and the success of Mosquito day raid and night strategic bombing

Background imageScrapped Collection: United States Air Force - Convair VT-29B O-51-3811

United States Air Force - Convair VT-29B O-51-3811
United States Air Force Convair VT-29B (msn 239) O-51-3811. Entering service as a standard T-29B, 3811 was converted to NT-29B with extra dorsal and ventral radomes

Background imageScrapped Collection: USAF B-52D

USAF B-52D
United States Air Force Boeing B-52D-75-BO Stratofortress of the 96th Bombardment Wing (to MASDC as BC285 5/28/82. Scrapped) Date: circa 1980

Background imageScrapped Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C LV-AHS

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C LV-AHS
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C LV-AHS Alborada (msn 6432), formerly of Aerolineas Argentina, at Lasham with Dan-Air Engineering, in December 1971

Background imageScrapped Collection: HMS Argus 149

HMS Argus 149
Royal Navy - HMS Argus 149, an aircraft carrier, seen in March 1939. Argus served from 1918 to 1944. After commissioning, the ship was involved for several years in the development of the optimum

Background imageScrapped Collection: Spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive

Spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Background imageScrapped Collection: Tree and spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive

Tree and spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Background imageScrapped Collection: Avro Lincolnian Freighter ZP-CBR-97

Avro Lincolnian Freighter ZP-CBR-97 (msn, ex B.2 RE376), at Tollerton airfield, near Nottingham. One of three Lincoln B.2s converted to Lincolnian standard with large pannier freight holds

Background imageScrapped Collection: Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531

Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531
CIA / Air America - Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 (msn 8440, ex 44-85531). at Clark Field in the Philippines, either before, or after, covert missions over Tibet

Background imageScrapped Collection: White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - three items

White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - three items
White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - rare White Star Line carte de visite cabin plans, two for the Oceanic and one for the Britannic

Background imageScrapped Collection: Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 53-0431

Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 53-0431
Douglas RB-66B-DL Destroyer 53-0431 (MSN 44312) was on display at Florence Air and Missile Museum. Museum closed and aircraft was scrapped in 1998 or shortly thereafter. Date: circa 1980

Background imageScrapped Collection: Douglas R6D-1 128431

Douglas R6D-1 128431 (msn 43404/215) at Naval Air Station Pensacola. (later scrapped). Date: circa 1985

Background imageScrapped Collection: McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom ii

McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom ii
United States Navy (USN) - McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II 155893 (msn 3537, base code NK, call-sign 201), of VF-21 Freelancers. (Built as an F-4J-39-MC and upgraded to F-4S; scrapped ca 2008)

Background imageScrapped Collection: Fairchild UC-123K Provider 55-4577

Fairchild UC-123K Provider 55-4577
United States Air Force Reserve - Fairchild UC-123K-16-FA Provider 55-4577 (msn 20238), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage and disposal, circa 1985

Background imageScrapped Collection: BAe Jetstream 31 OY-SVP City of Skive

BAe Jetstream 31 OY-SVP City of Skive
British Aerospace Jetstream 3102 OY-SVP City of Skive (msn 626, ex G-31-626, D-CONU and G-LAKJ), of Sun Air. This aircraft was written off and scrapped after a ground collision with a GPU at Kastrup

Background imageScrapped Collection: Handley Page HP. 137 Jetstream 3M

Handley Page HP. 137 Jetstream 3M
Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream 3M (msn 258). The prototype of the 3M / C-10A, in Mar 1969, during an air-air photo-shoot. Scrapped in 1970 after the United States Air Force cancelled their order for

Background imageScrapped Collection: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 G-AYFA

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 G-AYFA
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 (CC.1) G-AYFA (msn 538, ex XM285, ex G-31-15), slowly succumbing to spares recovery among the glider trailers at Shobdon

Background imageScrapped Collection: Convair B-58A-10-CF Hustler 59-2440

Convair B-58A-10-CF Hustler 59-2440
United States Air Force - Convair B-58A-10-CF Hustler 59-2440 (msn 44), at RAF Mildenhall in May 1969. 2440 was assigned to the 64th Bombardment Squadron, 43rd Bombardment Wing, Carswell AFB, TX

Background imageScrapped Collection: Short SC. 5 Belfast G-BEPS

Short SC. 5 Belfast G-BEPS
Short SC.5 Belfast G-BEPS (msn SH1822, ex XR368 Theseus - G-52-13), of HeavyLift, at RAF Wattisham, circa 1982. (scrapped at Southend in 2008) Date: circa 1982

Background imageScrapped Collection: HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer

HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Usk, a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer ordered under the 1901 - 1902 Naval Estimates and named after the River Usk in Wales flowing through Newport

Background imageScrapped Collection: Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 32 G-ANVS

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 32 G-ANVS
Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.32 G-ANVS (msn 13252), of British Air Ferries, in storage at Lydd Airport in June 1969, (scrapped by 26 August 1970). Date: 1969

Background imageScrapped Collection: Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA

Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA
(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport, in November 1977

Background imageScrapped Collection: Bristol Britannia C. 1 XM518

Bristol Britannia C. 1 XM518
Royal Air Force - Bristol 253 Britannia C.1 XM518 (msn 13512), of the combined Britannia squadron - No. 99-511 Squadron, at RAF Lyneham, in October 1966

Background imageScrapped Collection: Bristol Britannia 102 PK-ICB

Bristol Britannia 102 PK-ICB (msn 12915), of Indonesian Angkasa Civil Air Transport. (Scrapped in Indonesia, December 1971) Date: circa 1970

Background imageScrapped Collection: Dassault HU-25A Guardian 2123 and 2119

Dassault HU-25A Guardian 2123 and 2119
United States Coast Guard - Dassault HU-25A Guardian 2123 and 2119 (MSN 439 and 424), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage and disposal (both scrapped in 2002). Date: circa 1995

Background imageScrapped Collection: Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior N574HA (MSN 12406, ex BuAer 146454), flown by Hughes

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior N574HA (MSN 12406, ex BuAer 146454), flown by Hughes and Raytheon for radar /avionics / missile development along with at least 13 others

Background imageScrapped Collection: Vickers Varsity T. 1 WF425

Vickers Varsity T. 1 WF425
Vickers 668 Varsity T.1 WF425 (msn 568), formerly of the Meteorological Research Flight, at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford

Background imageScrapped Collection: de Havilland Dove AP-AGJ

de Havilland Dove AP-AGJ
de Havilland Dove 2B AP-AGJ (msn 04084), of Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. at Karachi Airport, in storage, prior to sale in the UK, with Dove G-AJBI and Heron G-AOGO of Morton Air Services



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From the depths of history to the forgotten skies, these scrapped relics tell tales of bygone eras. The de Havilland DH. 112 Sea Venom F. A. W. 21 XA539, once a mighty force in naval aviation, now rests in eternal slumber. Alongside it, the Douglas C-124 Globemaster O-265406 stands as a testament to its days of hauling heavy loads across vast distances. But not all scraps lie on land or air alone; beneath the waves lies the deck of the SS Gallia from 1879, silently whispering stories of maritime adventures long past. Meanwhile, high above in the clouds, we find remnants of another era—the United States Air Force's Convair B-36A Peacemaker and Royal Air Force's Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 XF912—once guardians of their respective nations' skies. On solid ground, we stumble upon an Avro Lincoln RF403 testbed—a relic that witnessed countless experiments and breakthroughs before meeting its final fate. And let us not forget those who served at sea—the United States Coast Guard's Lockheed SC-130B Hercules 1342—a noble vessel that has now found solace amidst other discarded treasures. In a world where everything is recycled and repurposed, even tanks find new life beyond battlefields—an ode to resilience and adaptability. As we delve further into history's scrapbook, an Aquitania illustration catches our eye—a glimpse into luxury ocean travel during a time when opulence knew no bounds. And finally, we encounter artifacts that remind us of pioneers who dared to push boundaries—the de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C LV-AHS soaring through skies untamed and HMS Argus 149 paving way for future naval innovations. These scrapped remnants may be mere echoes now but they serve as reminders—testaments to human ingenuity and progress throughout time. They may have been discarded, but their stories live on.