Aerospace Bristol Reattaches center wing on rare Bristol Freighter

Based on · First reported 2 Oct 2026

Aerospace Bristol has reattached the centre wing section to the Bristol Freighter Type 170 NZ5911, the only surviving example of the type in Europe.
The centre wing, which carries loads between the fuselage and outer wing panels, was restored by volunteers and partners after the aircraft was recovered from New Zealand in 2018; the aircraft was originally designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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