Matt Palmer
G-AORG, 'Duchess of Brittany'
Preserving an historic de Havilland Heron aircraft based in Jersey.
G-AORG, the Duchess of Brittany, is a 1956 de Havilland Heron based in Jersey. After flying for Jersey Airlines, and then the the Royal Navy, she was bought by a group of volunteers to run 'family and friends' flights, before falling into administration during COVID19 due to restoration costs. I bought her for £1 as a community project and am still trying to fine her a sustainable future.
If you would like to help, or have photographs, logbooks, or anecdotes relating to G-AORG, please get in touch.
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- News articleGoogle NewsJersey's Duchess of Britanny plane sells for £1 (opens in new tab)
News coverage of the sale of the Duchess of Brittany aircraft, a 1956 de Havilland Heron based in Jersey. This relates to Matt Palmer's personal preservation project to maintain the aircraft as living history.
- News articleGuernsey PressIconic Duchess of Brittany Saved from Scrapheap (opens in new tab)
Jersey resident Matt Palmer secures the historic de Havilland Heron 'Duchess of Brittany' from insolvency proceedings with a £1 bid.
- News articleBailiwick ExpressEnthusiast's £1 bid saves historic Jersey plane (opens in new tab)
An aviation enthusiast bids £1 to rescue the de Havilland Heron 'Duchess of Brittany' from being destroyed after its owner collapsed.
- News articleGuernsey PressHistoric passenger aircraft on the market (opens in new tab)
News item about a historic passenger aircraft being offered for sale. Given Matt Palmer's personal project preserving G-AORG 'Duchess of Brittany', a 1956 de Havilland Heron aircraft based in Jersey, this may relate to aircraft heritage preservation efforts in the Channel Islands.
- News articleGuernsey PressHistoric passenger aircraft on the market (opens in new tab)
The de Havilland Heron 'Duchess of Brittany' is up for sale after a decade idle at Jersey Airport — predates Matt's ownership.
- Blog postDuchess of Brittany Heritage GroupG-AORG Duchess of Brittany Heritage Group (opens in new tab)
Heritage preservation group's home page dedicated to conserving the de Havilland Heron G-AORG 'Duchess of Brittany'.