hi,
i was lucky enough to be at the IHM on 27th April when the 4 stored Skeeters were removed from the container into the museum workshop whilst container was repositioned.I/D,s read off confirmed –
XN345-S2.7070.
XL767-S2.3874.
XM557-S2.7055.
…… -S2.3357.
only c/n for the 4th,enquiry to museum office confirmed these 3 serial numbers nothing for the 4th,but their c/n differed from above,they quoted
XN345-S2.7151.
XL767-S2.5080.
XM557-S2.5112.
and for the 4th serial of i think Aeroventure at Doncaster,s Skeeter XM561,but did say that this one was in doubt,as it matched Aeroventures.
IHM also had 2 booms from XL736 and XM530 so this 4th one could be one of these 2…
The 4 pods plus booms were aquired Saxmundham? and before that Germany.
Now as i,ve retired,trying to sort log,s etc ,and as these Skeeters are in deep storage for years i thought i,d try to nail them,so can i throw out the challenge – help please…
thanks and regards
jack…
By: Dr. John Smith - 8th June 2011 at 13:53
I/Ds of 4 Skeeters at IHM
Does this help? I’ve found a Saunders-Roe production list at http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/iowweb/sar.html
…and this is what it lists for Skeeter production:
Skeeter 6 G-ANMH SR/905 to XJ355
Skeeter 6 G-AMDC SR/907 to G-AMTZ
Skeeter 6 G-ANMI SR/906 to XK964
Skeeter 6 G-ANMG SR/904 to XK773
Skeeter 6 G-AMTZ SR/907 G-AMDC reregistered
Skeeter 8 G-APOI S2/5081
Skeeter 8 G-APOJ S2/5091 N.t.u
Skeeter 8 G-APOK S2/5111 N.t.u
Skeeter AOP.10 XK480 to XK482 S2/3036,3051,3070
Skeeter AOP.12 XL734 -740,XL762 -772,XL806-814
S2/5064,66-69,71-72,74-76,78-80,84-90,93-99
Skeeter AOP.12 XN339 to XN355 S2/7145 to S2/7161
Skeeter AOP.12 XM524 to XM530,XM553 to XM565
S2/5100-5110,5112-5120
Skeeter T.11 XK479 s2/3012
Skeeter 50 G-12-2 S2/5061 to Fed German Army as PC+117
Skeeter 50 PC+118 to PC+122 S2/5062/63/73/77/82 . Fed German Army
Skeeter 51 SC+501 S2/5065
Skeeter 51 SC+502 S2/5070
Skeeter 51 SC+503 S2/5083 W.G.Navy
Skeeter 51 SC+504 S2/5092 W.G.Navy
By: jack windsor - 8th June 2011 at 13:25
re-Skeeters at IHM…
i read off XM557 on plate below c/p glazing,the others had not got a plate on there, so there numbers we got were on c/p door frame,but can,t find a production list for Skeeters…
regards
jack…
By: heli1 - 8th June 2011 at 12:18
Ah Jack…Suspect you fell into the trap of reading off a component serial number rather than the actual aircraft con. no.
By: batsi - 8th June 2011 at 11:58
A bit of thread drift but my father worked for Saunders Roe at Eastliegh where the prototype Skeeter was made.
As a young lad I used to go with him on saturday mornings to work. On this occasion I was admiring the skeeter prototype when all of a sudden the whole perspex? windscreen shattered. my immediate response was, “I did not touch it!!” Dad said dont worry its been doing that a lot lately!!
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