Jindiviks

Phil,

Two manned or piloted prototypes were built to prove the design and develop/test the remote controls of the Jnidavik, these were the Pika, A94-1/C1 crashed in 1951 and was written off. A94-2/C2 survives today in the RAAF Museum collection.

pictures below are linked from the ADF-Serials site, further information on the Jindavik and Pika is available from that site under RAAF Series 2, menu item, and “A93” & “A-94”

btw that site shows 11 Jindaviks are preserved in Australia.

http://www.adf-serials.com/

Regards

Mark Pilkington

Bit scrambled brain wize right now, but was their not a piloted version early on ?

Or am I thinkin of another Oz type ?

Here’s a couple of pic’s of the one at FAST.

jindiviks

Hello all,
I have been reading all your posts and want to let you know that www.farnboroughairsciences.org.uk have just put one on display.

regards Craig

Shame that they were all scrapped so quickly as they would have made ideal ‘manageable’ preservation projects for the beginner.

Indeed – and a more unusual one at that! It does seem that they were disposed of with unseemly haste!

I wonder if any other RAAF serialled aircraft served in Europe (or Britain specifically)?

What was the reason for keeping the Australian registrations on the Jindiviks?

I wonder if any other RAAF serialled aircraft served in Europe (or Britain specifically)?

Cronifers scrapped the ex-Stafford ones fairly quickly.

Shame that they were all scrapped so quickly as they would have made ideal ‘manageable’ preservation projects for the beginner.

Was there any reason for their rapid destruction?

Was somebody perhaps concerned at their ‘missile’ qualities?

Hi
There used to be some parts in the pit/jumo area of an assault corse at the Rear of the TA Barracks (208) Battery TA “they used to be a Light Air Defense Unit with 47mm and later Blowpipe Missiles.
These were brought to the unit after Live Fire Exercises to show the rest of the Regt. I know because I saw them (the parts).;) 😉

Cronifers scrapped the ex-Stafford ones fairly quickly.

I would imagine that some of the British ones were used at Woomera as well, especially the early ones.

Although drones are used at various ranges in Britain, Larkhill, Castlemartin and Benbecula for example, I would imagine that Llanbedr would have been the prime location.

zoot horn rollo

Thanks for that – useful info to chase up!

Again, lifted from elsewhere.

These were in store at UK Surplus (Stafford) and all went to Cronifer Metals at Chesterfield. These were visible from outside at Stafford for a while (nobody ever tells me in time..)

A92-903 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ498) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-904 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ499) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-905 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ500) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-906 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ501) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-907 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ502) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-909 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ504) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-910 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ505) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-911 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ506) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-912 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ507) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-913 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ508) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-914 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ509) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-917 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ512) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92-918 Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ513) ex DERA Llanbedr.
A92- Jindivik Mk.104A, (ZJ ) ex DERA Llanbedr.

It is believed that Cronifers had scrapped further Jindiviks from Llanbedr but no further details are known.

zoot horn rollo,
Many thanks for that info.
Tony K

I never realised just how many Jindiviks were operated! I’m presuming the majority of the UK ones were operated from Llanbedr?? If not any ideas where else they were used?

Cheers

Posted on another forum

A92-806Mk.104AL Exported to UK. RAF Serial ZJ486. Delivered without Engines
and major componants. 154 recorded flights. Lost on live fire exercise
15/02/03 at Llanbedr range UK. It was struck by a missle however it was not
destroyed. It was destroyed by the range officer by remote control.

A92-815Mk.104AL Exported to UK. RAF Serial ZJ495. Delivered without Engines
and major componants. Had not flown prior to 2001. Lost on live fire
exercise 15/02/03 at Llanbedr range UK, destroyed by missle..

From http://www.adf-serials.com/2a92.shtml which gives details of all known Jindiviks

Some bits of two shot down Jindiviks have recently been reported at Baldonel in Ireland.

Washed ashore on the SE Coast of Co Wexford. They were at the AAIU facility for some time and kindly allowed us to have them for the Museum at Baldonnel. We collected them in January and would appreciate any additional information.
Tony K

Some bits of two shot down Jindiviks have recently been reported at Baldonel in Ireland.

Seems a real shame that more were not retained or preserved – presumably as this kind of airframe is at the less glamorous end of the preservation scale!

One of the prototype, piloted Pika aircraft is preserved at the RAAF Museum, as well as a Jindivik and there are a number of others in preservation n Australia – all is not lost. 😉

http://www.defence.gov.au/RAAF/raafmuseum/exhibitions/hangar180/pika.htm

http://www.defence.gov.au/RAAF/raafmuseum/exhibitions/hangar180/jindivik.htm

……..A93-664 Military Aircraft Collection, Welshpool

….but now at Boscombe.

Pic’s below show it at Welshpool last September…..

Seems a real shame that more were not retained or preserved – presumably as this kind of airframe is at the less glamorous end of the preservation scale! Shame as I was keeping an eye out for them on the disposal sites and must have missed them coming out.

Cheers for the info!

All made in Australia, I didn’t know that, a little bit more info. here.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Jindivik