I am looking for cockpit shots and information on this aircraft there is not much on the internet and I cant seem to find a book on it . Anyone know if a there is a book that gives a lot more info and can anyone email me some photos please.
Thankyou
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By: mike currill - 29th June 2005 at 19:49
One of the few things I know about the Seafox is that it was powered by a Napier Rapier of 395hp. Ah, here we go courtesy of Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II:
Span: 40ft, Length 35ft5.5ins, Height 12ft 1in.
Empty weight 3805lb, MTOW 5420lb.
Max speed 124mph, Cruise 106mph. Range 440 miles
Sorry I can’t help with a cockpit interior shot but hope this is some help anyway
By: JDK - 29th June 2005 at 13:22
If London’s possible, you’ll probably find some info at the National Archives, Kew (Formerly the PRO) and the IWM and RAF Museum archives will certainly have photos – the RAF Museum may have more.
If Yeovilton’s possible, the FAAM will have stuff. In each case, you’ve best to go dig yourself, but I’ve found the staff in all places very helpful. Only the NA can be a challange to navigate, but with a bit of work is worth it. You can now use a digital camera in the reading rooms, which makes copying items for reference a whole lot easier. A search here: www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk for Seafox shows a bunch of results, including: ‘AVIATION (90): Fleet Air Arm: trials of Fairey Seafox L.R. Aircraft’, ref: ADM 1/10106 – these trials usually had a set of photos of external views of the aircraft for records purposes.
Good luck!
By: robert.wright46 - 29th June 2005 at 10:06
Hi thankyou for your welcome
I live in England. I am the admin of a forum on british and commonwealth aviation which I founded Feb this year you can find a link in my original post. I am after the info for one of the members.
regards Robert
By: JDK - 29th June 2005 at 09:22
Hi Robert,
Welcome to the forum.
There’s no survivors – best was an (unlikely) rumour of one in the Great Lakes neat Toronto. Don’t hold your breath!
There was an excellent plans set published in Scale Models Magazine many years ago (in the eighties?) and the plans were available seperately by (IIRC MAP).
I don’t know of any interior info. There’s photos of the real thing in some unlikely seeming places – Shearwater Aviation Museum in Nova Scotia Canada certainly have some.
I don’t think there’s been a book on it, never (sadly) been enough interest.
Where in the world are you, and what do you want the info for? I (and others) may be able to give more help if you say.
Cheers!
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