Sea Vixen damaged in belly landing

Sea Vixen XP924 up on jacks the week after its belly landing, showing damage to the underside skins. An urgent appeal has been launched to find a major benefactor to underwrite the cost of repairs. FOLLOWING its display at Duxford on 27 May, Naval Aviation Ltd’s de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2 XP924/G-CVIX made a controlled wheels-up landing at its RNAS Yeovilton base after suffering hydraulic failure, pilot Cdr Simon Hargreaves emerging unhurt. A statement on 29 June confirmed that the