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Dates |
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Event |
1963 |
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Constructed as a Sea Vixen FAW.2. |
16 October 1963 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XP924. |
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Transferred to 899 NAS, HMS Eagle. |
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Transferred to RNAS Yeovilton. |
1973 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Aircraft Establishment with s/n XP924. |
1973 |
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Transferred to RAE Llanbedr.
As a high speed radar target. |
Circa 1982 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At Yeovilton. |
Circa 1986 |
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Converted to a Sea Vixen D.3.
At Flight Refuelling Ltd. |
From 1986 to 1991 |
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Transferred to RAE Llanbedr.
As a Drone. |
26 February 1996 |
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To de Havilland Aviation Ltd, Bournemouth International Airport, Hurn with new c/r G-CVIX. |
From 26 February 1996 to 9 January 2006 |
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To de Havilland Aviation Ltd keeping c/r G-CVIX. |
17 July 2002 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Day |
17 July 2002 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Day |
24 June 2005 |
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Photographer: Thomas Delvoye |
24 June 2005 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Zeltweg Air Power 05 |
24 June 2005 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Zeltweg Air Power 05 |
24 June 2005 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: Waving with her wings at Airpower 2005, Zeltweg, Austria |
From 9 January 2006 to 18 April 2006 |
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To David Gwyn Jones keeping c/r G-CVIX. |
18 April 2006 |
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To Drilling Systems Ltd, Bournemouth International Airport, Hurn keeping c/r G-CVIX. |
From 18 April 2006 to 5 July 2013 |
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To Drilling Systems Ltd keeping c/r G-CVIX. |
5 July 2008 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show |
31 March 2009 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Sea Vixen lifting off from Bournemouth Airport |
29 July 2009 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Show |
20 May 2011 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton |
20 May 2011 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton |
From 5 July 2013 to 7 March 2014 |
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To DS Aviation (uk) Ltd keeping c/r G-CVIX. |
13 July 2013 |
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Photographer: Arjun Sarup |
7 March 2014 |
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To Julian Jones, Park West, Bournemouth International Airport, Hurn, Christchurch keeping c/r G-CVIX. |
1 December 2014 |
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To Naval Aviation Ltd, Navy Wings Heritage Centre, Yeovil keeping c/r G-CVIX. |
May 2017 |
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Damaged.
Suffered a hydraulic failure resulting in a highly controlled wheels up landing. The Sea Vixen is now in a period of suspended maintenance, with the aim of preserving her while a viable repair / recovery plan is being developed. The hydraulic failure which prevented the undercarriage lowering also meant the flaps could not be lowered, so touch down was at a higher speed. The impact left cracks in both of tail booms, a badly damaged gear box and warped bulk heads in her engine compartment with repairs estimated at 2 million GBP. |
13 July 2019 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Airshow |
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