Fairoaks History - First Flights at Fairoaks
Plenty more research ongoing here, first registered dates are a VERY approx guideline to first flight dates (any offers on more accurate info, please email me
Tony Morris, who works for Mann Aviation, seems to have a continuous production line in the back of the MA hangar.. So far we know he has built and flown the following here on an approx 5 year cycle...
- Evans VP-1 G-BGEE - 1st reg 27.11.78
- Clutton FRED Srs.II G-BKZT - 1st reg 20.10.83
- Pietenpol Aircamper G-BRXY - 1st reg 07.02.90
- Corby Starlet G-BVVZ - 1st reg 09.11.94
- Staaken Flitzer G-BYYZ - 1st reg 12.11.99 - 1st flew 21.05.01
Fuji FA200 - these were imported by Manns into the UK as kits for some time, and a number of these first flew here, including
- G-MCOX (296) - 1st reg 29.12.81
- G-BEYP (285) - 1st reg 02.08.77 - became G-KARY and still visits now on maintenance
- G-BEYU (286) - 1st reg 26.07.77 - became PH-MBW with Martinair for training for 20 years, sold by them c 1997 to Hans Faas who continues to operate it privately. Hans sent us this excellent photo of it.
- G-BDFR (262) - 1st reg 07.07.75
- G-BDFS (263) - 1st reg 07.07.75
Others - more info required - did they fly first here?
- Druine D.31 Turbulent G-ASSY - 1st reg 12.05.64 - 1st flew 1967 - built in Horsell by Frank Pucker - see Austin Brann's Horsell site Aviation page for more details
- Bowers Fly Baby G-BNPV - 1st reg 02.07.87
- Rutan Vari-Eze G-BIMX - 1st reg 06.01.81
- Rutan Long-Eze G-LEZE - 1st reg 31.03.82
- Glasair G-KRES - 1st flew 08.12.00
