Sabres fitted with Martin-Baker Mk5 seats

Temora Sabres

Couple of seats required, does this mean two airworthy Sabres will be completed? 🙂

Regards Croweater

Pete,
If you are still in the UK on Saturday 7th April, would you like to come along to the Classic Flight open day at Coventry and see our fleet, inc. our two Canberra’s and Meteor NF11 and Vampire. Plus DC 6 and Shackleton engine runs! 😀
www.classicflight.com

Drop me a PM for details.
Cheers Alan

Thanks guys for all your comments. Keep an ear to the ground for any info on the Mk5 seats. I am currently enjoying time in the UK, there is alot happening within in the warbird fraternity in this country. Peter

What happened to those ex Luftwaffe Sabres that were part of Haydon Baillies collection?

Alan

To answer my own question ,they went to Tracor/ Flight systems inc at Mojave CA , for use as drogues. They might still have some that were not blown up. Might be worth an email..

Cheers, Alan

There is also an Avon Sabre being returned to airworthiness at Ardmore NZ

Welcome Peter,

For those who don’t know Pete he is the Chief Engineer at Temora Aviation Museum and is responsible for the the maintenance of a great collection of live museum exhibits.

If any of you manage to visit Oz try to make the effort to attend one of Temora’s flying days. It’s well worth the effort (IMO) even though is a bit off the main tourist circuit. Pete will be there and is quite easy to spot, just look for the big guy with the shorts, it does not matter whether it’s summer or winter he always wears them. Say hello and give him and his team a pat on the back for the job that they do.

Wardie

A slightly biased Temora fan.

Hi Pete,

You have a cunning plan, I see. 😀

Is your Sabre an Avon Sabre?

All the A93- Sabres are CAC built (Avon) Sabres, as I understand, and A94-983 certainly is, having flown for a number of years after restoration in RAAF Museum operation, before it was grounded a number of years ago. A recent agreement was signed to loan the aircraft to Temora who would restore it to fly (again).

http://www.defence.gov.au/news/raafnews/editions/4801/history/story01.htm

19 May ´06 | RAAF Sabre in Progress
Sabre A94-983, which is on loan to the Temora Aviation Museum from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is currently undergoing an extensive restoration to return the aircraft to flying condition. The Agreement to loan the Sabre to the Temora Aviation Museum was signed in November 2005 by Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd.

This particular Sabre has served with several different Squadrons including No 78 Wing at Williamtown, NSW, and then to No 3 Squadron at Butterworth, Malaysia. The aircraft has also served with No. 76 Squadron, No. 5 Operational Training Unit, No. 2 (Fighter) Operational Conversion Unit and No. 11 Squadron.

Under the direction and supervision of Temora Aviation Museum Engineering’s Peter Pring-Shambler and Lindsay Jordan, engineers Ben and Marty have been assigned the task of getting the vast project moving. The initial stage of work is focused on restoring the wings which will be accomplished by using a combination of components and hardware from 2 complete sets of wings.

Ben’s duties involve removing all the wing hydraulic components which will be inspected, overhauled and tested prior to refitting. Ben is also in the process of checking the wing flight control components for serviceability.

Marty has been concentrating on removing, inspecting and cleaning mechanical components which will be re-installed into the wings once completed.

http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/news/News.cfm

What happened to those ex Luftwaffe Sabres that were part of Haydon Baillies collection?

If they are in museums somewhere couldn’t they donate a couple of seats?

Also try Seat Star at Duxford, they hold a stock of overhauled seats MB ,that they swop for ones that need servicing,if they have’nt got what you need they might know where there are some. Good luck.

Alan

I thought that the Sabres fitted with the MB Mk. 5 seats also had to have a canopy mod which enabled the canopy to rise as it moved back. You can see this on photos of Pakistani AF (the ex Luftwaffe ones) Sabres.

There is a picture on Hyperscale, search for “Luftwaffe Sabres and MB seat”

John

Hi Pete, welcome to the forum and good luck with Sabre. Ok I dont know much about bang seats, but there is a website wholly for bang seats, and from what ive seen mainly Martin Baker seats too. Its run by a guy called Jim Griff and hes very helpful, he sent me some MB manuals when Martin Baker wouldnt help me with a Canberra….. wont bore u with the details, lets just say its down to “Old Technology” LoL Bex

http://www.ejectorseats.co.uk/

and heres another one I just found in the US dont know what its like though:

http://www.ejectionsite.com/

Your pilot would be glad he won’t have to use a North American seat. I think the RAAF lost more pilots in those seats than they saved. The Sabre escape system was bloody dangerous!

Is your Sabre an Avon Sabre?

Bri (ex-RAAF groundcrew) 😎