The derelict Grahame-White hangar is moving the short distance to the RAF Museum to mark 100 years of flying.
The historic hangar stands on unused land at the centre of the triangle marked out by the RAF Museum, Colindale police station and the University of Middlesex halls of residence.
It is now being dismantled and reassembled a few hundred yards away by the newly-expanded RAF Museum.
The area has been disused since the RAF Hendon East Camp closed in 1988.
The hangar's roof, consisting of four separate sloping sections, has already been taken down and is being conserved undercover next to the two remaining walls.
The other components are being driven the 200 yards to the RAF Museum, where foundations for the restored building are being laid.
Moving the hangar is part of the RAF Museum's plans for the 100th anniversary of flight.
A new permanent exhibition called 'Milestones of Flight' is planned and will be housed in a new landmark building, due to open in December 2003.
July 10, 2002 15:00
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