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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-110 Sea Vixen
    Latest Model:Sea Vixen FAW.2
    Last Military Serial:XS590 RN
    Construction Number:10148
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 sn XS5...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Vixen FAW.2.
    Built at Harwarden

    3 February 1966

    First flight.

    8 March 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XS590.
    To RNAS Yeovilton.

    8 March 1966

    Transferred to 892 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Assigned to HMS Hermes.

    8 March 1966

    Markings Applied: 303, H

    15 December 1966

    Transferred to RNAY Belfast.

    January 1967

    Transferred to 892 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.

    18 February 1968

    Transferred to NASU, RNAS Yeovilton.

    23 February 1968

    Transferred to RNAY Belfast.

    31 January 1969

    Transferred to ASU, RNAS Brawdy.

    12 March 1969

    Transferred to 899 NAS,.
    Assigned to HMS Eagle.

    Markings Applied: 131, E

    16 April 1970

    Transferred to NASU, RNAS Yeovilton.

    6 May 1970

    Assigned to Unknown Location for storage.
    Into Long Term Storage.

    26 November 1970

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at NASU, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Presented to FAAM but held with NASU.

    June 1971

    Placed on display with Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.
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    10 January 1980


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at FAAM RNAS Yeovilton

    18 July 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    17 July 1993


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 1993 photo taken at Yeovilton - photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    24 October 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton in the UK
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     Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols
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