By: franc - 25th February 2007 at 08:07
There is something wrong of Gloster Javelin showed in Moden Military Aircraft Anatomy, who has that book?
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th February 2007 at 08:35
I’m not sure whether this Jav at Flixton has the probe or not (or has had it removed) but she is sporting 23 Sqns colours
By: franc - 13th February 2007 at 08:20
Double post because of the internet error. Sorry.
By: franc - 13th February 2007 at 07:45
Who can tell me how many internal fuel that Javelin carry at most? Who can show me that a Javelin carry four 1046 liter external fule tanks under wing? I only saw a Javelin carry 454liter external fuel tank.
By: super sioux - 2nd December 2006 at 20:50
Some Javelin F(aw) Mk 7 were modified to near Mk 8 standard becoming the Mk 9. Some had flight refueling facilities plumbed in becoming Mk 9(F/R) -four aircraft. A further mod. which included fitting the flight refueling probe and upto four auxiliary underwing tanks introduced into service the Mk 9R the ‘R’ standing for range. Total of Mk 9R’s was sixty nine. Sixty Squadron had twenty two Mk 9R’s which meant they were the main user.
By: polyglory - 30th November 2006 at 16:07
You and I must have been there at about the same time.
I was at 114 MCRU/’C’ Convoy from May 66 – Feb 67, then BG/Terendak UPS1 Det Feb 67 – Apr 68 and then back to Western Hill, Penang May – Nov 68. Also a scopey!
Bingo lauriebe , a small world . 🙂
Check your Pm,s
A pleasure Aerodynamik 🙂
By: Aerodynamik - 29th November 2006 at 22:11
Thanks very much guys
By: lauriebe - 28th November 2006 at 10:39
Thats pretty spot on, spent most of my tour at Butterworth in the Air defence world with them, until 74 Sqn arrived at Tengah.
Happy Days 🙂
You and I must have been there at about the same time.
I was at 114 MCRU/’C’ Convoy from May 66 – Feb 67, then BG/Terendak UPS1 Det Feb 67 – Apr 68 and then back to Western Hill, Penang May – Nov 68. Also a scopey!
By: polyglory - 28th November 2006 at 10:21
No’s 23, 29 and 64 Sqns certainly operated Javelin 9Rs. I believe, although I am not 100% sure, that 9Rs made up the entire squadron strength.
When 64 Sqn disbanded at Tengah in mid-67, they handed their aircraft over to 60 Sqn who, I think, flew a mixture of 9/9Rs until they disbanded at the end of April 68.
I am not sure if other squadrons also flew the 9R.
Thats pretty spot on, spent most of my tour at Butterworth in the Air defence world with them, until 74 Sqn arrived at Tengah.
Happy Days 🙂
By: lauriebe - 28th November 2006 at 09:38
No’s 23, 29 and 64 Sqns certainly operated Javelin 9Rs. I believe, although I am not 100% sure, that 9Rs made up the entire squadron strength.
When 64 Sqn disbanded at Tengah in mid-67, they handed their aircraft over to 60 Sqn who, I think, flew a mixture of 9/9Rs until they disbanded at the end of April 68.
I am not sure if other squadrons also flew the 9R.
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