[simpits-tech] Sea Hawk Update

[Roy Coates]

Just had a pretty neat email from Ray Sturtivant, author of several books
about Fleet Air-Arm Aircraft who probably has more info about these
aircraft than anyone - anywhere.

He found that my Sea Hawk ended its life following a tyre blowout during
take-off which rendered the aircraft beyond economic repair.

A shame (in a way) she never saw active service (Sea Hawks were at Suez)
but nice to have one more little bit of her history.  :-)

It was also kinda neat to get a phone call from the guys at Farnborough a
couple of weeks back asking for help with _their_ sea hawk!

Ray's entire detail is below.

Roy.


WV838   Deld AHU Abbotsinch 24.11.54; 802 Sqn Lossiemouth ('182')
1.4.55; 700 Sqn Ford ('075/FD':'511/FD') 17.11.55; AHU Abbotsinch 2.5.56
(LTS); RNAY Fleetlands 16.7.56 (conv FGA.6); AHU Abbotsinch 17.1.57
(LTS); 806 Sqn Lossiemouth ('185') 28.4.58; 738 Sqn Lossiemouth
('635/LM') 2.7.58; 736 Sqn Lossiemouth ('603/LM') 17.12.58; Std tyre
burst during formation take-off, take off aborted, crashed through
safety fence at speed at upwind end of runway, Cat HY 4.2.59 (Lt PEH
Banfield); ARS Lossiemouth 9.2.59; RNAY Fleetlands 6.3.59; Repairs
uneconomic, RSP 27.4.59; Remains to GH Flower & Son scrapyard,
Chippenham, Wilts and extant 2.98; Cockpit & centre section sold at
auction to Phoenix Aviation, Bruntingthorpe 3.10.99; Cockpit from
Bruntingthorpe to private owner DARA Fleetlands by road 21.11.00; To R
Coates, Liverpool by road 3.12.02; Extant