HW-315 (Hawk) sold as scrap – only the fully used empty fuselage without canopy, landing gear, wings or control surfaces (item 142), Tampere

HW-315 (Hawk) sold as scrap – only the fully used empty fuselage without engine, canopy, landing gear, wings or control surfaces. (item 142)

HW-315 (Hawk) is sold as scrap – only the fully used empty fuselage without engine, canopy, landing gear, wings or control surfaces. All equipment and other usable material have been removed from the item before sale. The item is sold as decommissioned and removed from the military aircraft register, in the condition it is in at the time of sale.

General:

BAE Hawk Mk.51

The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force began looking for a successor to the Folland Gnat Trainer in the mid-1960s. The Central Flying School required a medium-sized single‑engine aircraft with a speed of Mach 0.85. Both BAC and Hawker Siddeley submitted proposals, and Hawker Siddeley’s HS 1182AJ was selected on 1 October 1971. An order for 176 aircraft followed on 21 March 1972. The prototype first flew on 21 August 1974. The first production aircraft were delivered to the RAF in April 1976. The Finnish Air Force sought a replacement for the Fouga CM 170 Magister in the mid-1970s. Of five options, the Hawk was flight‑tested already in October 1975 and was chosen for its good performance and handling. The Council of State authorised negotiations for the purchase of 50 aircraft on 3 November 1976 and the final order decision was made on 29 December 1977. Four aircraft were assembled in the UK and the remaining 46 at Valmet’s Kuorevesi factory. The first two aircraft were handed over to the Air Force on 19 December 1980, two more on 23 July 1981 and the Valmet-assembled aircraft between 1981–1985. In 1990 seven Mk.51A aircraft were ordered and in 2007 eighteen Mk.66 aircraft were purchased from Switzerland.

HW-315 first flight 6 May 1982 and withdrawn from flying service on 26 April 2011 with 5,014 h 55 min.

The sale does not include the yellow transfer trolley visible in the photos nor any background materials that may appear in the images. Photos are indicative and the final item may differ from what is shown.

The fuselage is sold as scrap solely on the basis of the pictures and cannot be inspected during the auction. The winning bidder may inspect the material prior to collection by separate arrangement.

The total mass of the fuselage for sale is approximately 700 kg, mainly aluminium.

A separate agreement will be made with the bidder (draft attached), stating that the item is a defence article under ML10 of the EU Common Military List and that export/transfer requires a transfer/export licence issued by the Ministry of Defence, and obliging the bidder to inform any future owner of the requirement for an export licence.

The item must be collected from Tampere from Defence Forces premises by the buyer within one month of the auction’s end. Defence Forces staff will assist with loading if necessary, but all loading and transport activities and costs are the buyer’s responsibility.

Contact person Ihanainen Mikko (02998000 Defence HQ switchboard)

The bidder must be a Finnish citizen; identity will be verified at collection.

The auctioned material is owned by the Defence Forces and therefore the seller is the Defence Forces. The sale is carried out by Millog Oy as the seller’s representative. The sale price does not include deductible VAT, and VAT will not be added to the sale price. If the lot is not collected by the stated deadline, the material will revert to Defence Forces ownership and the paid price will be retained by the Defence Forces to cover costs.