G-ICES

Category: hardware Sub-category: balloons

Catalogue number: H1/0139

Ice cream cone with vanilla ice cream. Ashford Ice Cream in black lettering on the cone with Fiesta in red lettering.

Details

Description:

A Thunder AX6- 56 SS, serial number 283, named Fiesta. One of only two special shapes built by Thunder. G-ICES was retired due to the condition of the fabric. First flown on 7 August 1980 at Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Logbook not held by BBM&L. 

Name: Fiesta
Type: AX6-56 SS
Serial No.: 283
First flown: 7 August 1980 Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Donated by: Lighter Than Air Limited, 1990
Image(s) credit: Richard Hands

History

3 July 1980
First owner: Thunder Balloons Ltd.

26 September 1980
New owner: Lighter Than Air Ltd.

16 June 1992 
New owner: BBM&L

14 April 2009
De-registered as permanently withdrawn from use

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