Gloster Javelin

Hi Doug,
Years ago i knew a guy who was once among other things a Javelin pilot at West Raynham. Not sure of his service record but if i can track him down i will pass on your contact details if you want to PM them to me.

Rob.

Lindoug, or anyone else here, do you have a good pic of the rear cockpit showing the AI displays that were fitted to the Jav please?

Javalins

Hi Doug, I served with 29 Sqdn in Zambia , Have some photos , if i can help you with your article ”Flying Flat Irons” ahhhh memories,, e-mail me [email]ken_beere@yahoo.com[/email] Regards Ken……….

why me

Doug , e-mail is ken underscore beere this is not showing in first post.
Ken

Hi first of all it’s great there are still a lot of people enthused with the Hucclecote Horror or Brockworth Beauty, the choice of names is yours! In answer to Pete’s question at the very beginning. The only Javelin that would stand a chance of even ground running is 897 at Duxford. This is for two reasons. One she is the only one that, as far as I know still, has engines. Reason two is that all of the Javelin fleet underwent a little bit of ‘surgery’ to stop anyone trying to ever get one flying. This consisted of cuts to the tracks, which run inside the fuselage and are what the Sapphires actually run on. I can vouch for this ‘modification, as I was a member of the Avon Aviation Museum, and can remember crawling through the exhaust hole to take a look at this (I hasten to add, not for the claustrophobic!)

We got the Jet Age Museum’s Javelin under cover at the weekend

Thank you !

The biggest pity is that she’s not in flying condition.

Nice to see another Javelin benefit from moving inside! 🙂

We got the Jet Age Museum’s Javelin under cover at the weekend

17 Aug 2013 17:43 by Darren Lewington, on Flickr

I used to work with a guy who flew them and he used to tell an amusing tale to anyone willing to listen. Apparently one day he was flying in to RAF Geilenkirchen. Now anyone who knows that place will tell you how close it is to the Dutch border. He suffered a total brake failure on landing and when he asked the tower for his time of landing for the accident report he was told “1302 in Germany, 1304 in Holland.”

A pity she couldn’t have gone to Brunty…..

Guys,

Does any one have a copy of this Picture ?

Does anyone know which scrapyrad it was in Stafford ( near my mums & I have a boring Weekend ahead 🙂 )

Thanks in Advance
Steve

Steve,

It was scrapped by Hanningfield Metals and taken to Stock in Essex

Thanks for the replies guys.

Sorry for not replying earlier. I could read the post ( Via phone ) but not really practical to answer.
Ian / John I’ll call. I have some Javelin news & am needing some stick top parts too.

S.

Just found this, not spotted it before. Stills of XA801, ending with the ‘dismantling’. Upsetting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Us1fCdiGSM

ATB
John

I may have a copy somewhere Steve, as I’ve got the stick out of XA801 (allegedly) and remember seeing the photos. I don’t think it described which yard. The stick came from Germany! Do you still have a ‘surplus’ brake lever, I’m suddenly after one and was looking at old threads.

What a shame 🙁 Here are pictures of Staffords Javelin after being ripped apart by the bulldozers…

http://www.btinternet.com/~javelin/p06_picture_galleries/end_of_the_road/end_of_the_road.htm

Guys,

Does any one have a copy of this Picture ?

Does anyone know which scrapyrad it was in Stafford ( near my mums & I have a boring Weekend ahead 🙂 )

Thanks in Advance
Steve

😀

Back in a moment – just off to see Mr Speilberg

Moggy

Sorry Moggy I typed in ” Javelin ate Worcester” and was directed to a Horror movie site.

thanks

The forum has an excellent search function.

Enter Javelin ATC Worcester and your question will be answered

Moggy