Some Javelins for Alastair.

RE: Some Javelins for Alastair.

No info that I have so far come across. I did made enquiries about the fate of these aeroplanes to the RSAF a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, there was no response. I would have thought it highly unlikely though that any survive presently.

RE: Some Javelins for Alastair.

Thanks for the info chaps.Is there any info on what became of the ones donated as technical airframes?Is there any chance that one or two still survive??

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RE: Some Javelins for Alastair.

Over the period 1/2 May 1968, all the aircraft were flown to Seletar. There, as Keithmac says, several were handed over to the fledgling Republic of Singapore Air Force as ground instructional airframes. I don’t know the exact number involved. The remainder were scrapped in situ.

Lauriebe.

RE: Some Javelins for Alastair.

At least some of them remained in Singapore. Some were passed to the Singapore Air Defence Command to become instructional airframes with their Technical Training School. I doubt very much if we would have gone to the expense of returning any to the UK just to scrap them.
KeithMac

RE: Some Javelins for Alastair.

Cheers lauribe,a historic picture.What became of these Javelins after the disbandment?Were they flown home for disposal or broken up on site?
Thanks for the info kieth,I look forward to some more Javelin pics 🙂

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RE: Some Javelins for Alastair.

Ant, I have one photograph of the final Javelin line-up that you might like to see. It was taken at RAF Tengah on the morning of 1 May 1968. That was the morning after the last Jav sqn, 60, disbanded. Sorry the quality is not that good. I’m working from a very small image and cannot now find the negative. There are 9 aircraft in the line, 8 FAW 9s and 1 T3.
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RE: Some Javelins for Alastair.

Hi Ant. Barton’s aircraft was XH898 and as well as being polished aluminium had his initials GHB on the fin! It was that way for some time. There’s a good photo of it in the Putnam book “Gloster Aircraft” on Pg 344. Back in those days Unit commanders had quite a bit of freedom in what they did with their aircraft. I have a few more Jav’s in my collection, I promise I’ll get around to posting them soon, but Alastair wants Shack’s. (My scanners working overtime). The Jav was a big fighter and made a terrific and decidedly weird noise from it’s Sapphires. You could tell there was a Jav around without seeing it! They also had a cartridge initiated Avpin starting system, which was probably the most lethal piece of kit on the aircraft!

KeithMac

RE: Some Javelins for Alastair.

>Sqn Ldr G.H.Barton of 228 OCU leading a 4 ship at a very wet
>BofB display, RAF Leuchars, 1966.
Spectacular piccies Kieth!I built an Airfix Javelin not so long ago and I’ve had a soft spot for ’em ever since.What I never realised before was just how darn HUGE the Javelin is-four Javelins must’ve occupied a fair portion of sky!
Interesting to see Barton’s natural metal aircraft.I did a fair old bit of research into the Javelin’s various colour schemes for my Airfix one,but I never came accross this one.Was the aircraft in this scheme specifically for the display?
Keep em coming Kieth,and I look forward to that book you’re producing!
You wouldn’t happen to have anymore Javelin piccies you could post?Pwease?Pwetty pwease?? 🙂