The Sherpa was subsequently donated to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield, where it was flown until 1958, when an engine problem caused it to be grounded until replacement engines could be found. In 1960, further engines were made available and flying then resumed until 1964, when, with engine life expired, the Sherpa was finally grounded. It was then sent to the Bristol College of Advanced Technology where it served as a "laboratory specimen". Its fuselage was on display at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, near Bungay, Suffolk until 17 July 2008 when it was moved to the Lisburn site of the Ulster Aviation Society.