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FS2004 BOAC Avro 685 York C1. Avro York c/n 1223 G-AGNV, military serial TS798, was never taken up by the RAF. Delivered directly to BOAC on December 9, 1945, and named "Morville" (later renamed "Middlesex"); sold to Skyways on March 30, 1955. In May 1964 withdrawn from use and stored at Luton, Bedfordshire. On October 8, 1964 flown to Staverton Airport and donated to the Skyfame Museum, preserved in the colors of the famous York LV633 "Ascalon", the personal transport of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Later moved to RAF Brize Norton and Shawbury until it found its final resting place in RAF Museum Cosford where it is part of the current "Cold War" exhibition. Gmax exterior model and paintkit by Manfred Jahn, FDE by Paul Edwards, repainted by Hans Hermann, Virtual Birds Factory.