Looking Info Or Photos On XD459 (vampire t11)

Hello MarkG- Sorry-just looked. no success.

Oh well, back to the drawing board! Thank you very much for checking anyway, much appreciated.

Mark

jonH
Closest have is a flying shot of 839 with 736 Sqn. I Know! like asking for someone’s photo and only getting a photo of their brother..We tried. 🙁

Indeed was worth a try. Thank you very much for taking the time to look though 🙂

The search goes on!

Jon

jonH
Closest have is a flying shot of 839 with 736 Sqn. I Know! like asking for someone’s photo and only getting a photo of their brother..We tried. 🙁

I suspect pictures of XE985 will be in a box with snaps of my Sea Hawk (WV838) as that too has evaded all attempts to date.

Jon, What are the plans for WV838? I heard something of trying to make it a complete airframe again?

Fouga-I have a good batch of Fouga negs and prints. Can you tell me which one you are searching for? The more specific, the better…Have we already discussed this? sounds familiar.

My Fouga is serial 63. Here’s some history on it :

# First Flight on 23/05/1957. Pilot: Bernard Witt
# TOC : 04/06/1957
# Chateaudun AB, EAA601 04/06/1957 until 05/06/1957
# Salon De Provence AB, BE701 05/06/1957 until 31/05/1963 (F-TFTD coded “TD”)
# Chateaudun AB, EAA601 31/05/1961 until 08/06/1961
# loaned to Israël under agreement n° 50022/DCMAA of 20/05/1961
# Ekron AB. Accident on 20/11/62
# To IAI from 21/11/1962 until 18/10/1963
# Ekron AB until 23/11/1963
# Returned to France. Chateaudun AB, EAA601 stored from 23/11/63 until 21/04/1966
# Clermont-Ferrand, AIA 21/04/1966 until 07/11/1966. IRAN
# Chateaudun AB, EAA601 stored from 07/11/1966 until 25/04/1972
# 26/118 SQN from 25/04/1972 until 07/07/1974 (F-SSDG coded “118-DG”)
# Cat.5 28/01/1974. Aircraft overstressed.
# SOC 05/07/1975 with 2150 flight hours
# **/07/1997 noticed stored, Marmande
# **/**/**** Stored CAEA museum Bordeaux

Should you have a picture of it, I would love to hear from you 🙂 Do you have any 60’s/70’s Belgian Fouga stuff?

JohnH; got out the box with Seahawk negs and it looks to be a rather long sorting session. Can you help to narrow down what Mark, Seahawk (1-6?)Sea Hawk (WV838) would be?
Would be able to sort much faster that way.

Oh wow – thanks very much 😀

838 started life as a Mk.4 then alter upgraded to a Mk.6. Potted history of the old girl here if that helps – http://www.wv838.com/history.html

All fingers crossed 🙂

Jon

Hello MarkG- Sorry-just looked. no success.

JohnH; got out the box with Seahawk negs and it looks to be a rather long sorting session. Can you help to narrow down what Mark, Seahawk (1-6?)Sea Hawk (WV838) would be?
Would be able to sort much faster that way.

Fouga-I have a good batch of Fouga negs and prints. Can you tell me which one you are searching for? The more specific, the better…Have we already discussed this? sounds familiar.

And to ALL; No one need apologize for asking for photo requests. You are merely asking-not demanding. I am very happy to help (or TRY to help) if I can. when I can. Some makers & marks are easier than others, depending on quantities. I have managed to arranged these (Mostly British aircraft-approx.30,000 prints and approx 120,000 negs-of which about 20,000 negs remain unsorted) in the more general sections of Mfr, and then by Mark/type. but not by serial or reg or ID #s. But those numbers ARE listed on the backs of most photos OR on the negative envelopes. Thus the current sorting for spcific requests. Any British museum or archive interested in them, please feel free to contact me. Money is not mandatory, as a wide assortment of trading categories are acceptable.

LOL:) It’s bl**dy frustrating isn’t it?!!!

I had (stupidly) assumed that XE985 wouldn’t bee too difficult to trace because it was part of the display team operated by 5 FTS for a while, so I though someone, somewhere must have photographed it. How wrong I was!

Very!!

Was summed up beautifully when MAPS reckoned WV838 is the only Sea Hawk they didnt have a picture of – oh joy….. So armed with her known movements have been looking through pictures trying to find her lurking in the background. To date only one possible found and that was whilst idly trawling through airliners.net! I think WV838 is the third a/c down on the right – on the right ship at the right time with the right a/c number (182) and markings.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK%20-%20Navy/Hawker%20Sea%20Hawk%20FGA4/1282062/L/&width=1024&height=657&sok=WHERE__%28aircraft_generic_%3D_%27Hawker_Sea_Hawk%27%29_&sort=_order_by_photo_id_DESC_&photo_nr=24&prev_id=1282629&next_id=1279094

Jon

Good luck on your picture hunt! I’m still looking for a picture of my Fouga. Also one that seems to have escaped the spotters lens.

I suspect pictures of XE985 will be in a box with snaps of my Sea Hawk (WV838) as that too has evaded all attempts to date.

The best I have is 2 pictures with what is almost certainly WV838 on but you can’t see the serial number to confirm.

Jon

LOL:) It’s bl**dy frustrating isn’t it?!!!

I had (stupidly) assumed that XE985 wouldn’t bee too difficult to trace because it was part of the display team operated by 5 FTS for a while, so I though someone, somewhere must have photographed it. How wrong I was!

Hi barnstormer,

My apologies if I’ve asked you this before but I don’t suppose you have any photos of Vampire T.11 XE985 do you?

I’ve tried for several years to track down photos of this aircraft in service without success.

As I said, sorry if I’ve already asked you (and for jumping in on someone else’s thread) but I’ve tried so many sources for XE985 that I’ve lost track to be honest! 🙂

Thanks,

Mark

I suspect pictures of XE985 will be in a box with snaps of my Sea Hawk (WV838) as that too has evaded all attempts to date.

The best I have is 2 pictures with what is almost certainly WV838 on but you can’t see the serial number to confirm.

Jon

Hi barnstormer,

My apologies if I’ve asked you this before but I don’t suppose you have any photos of Vampire T.11 XE985 do you?

I’ve tried for several years to track down photos of this aircraft in service without success.

As I said, sorry if I’ve already asked you (and for jumping in on someone else’s thread) but I’ve tried so many sources for XE985 that I’ve lost track to be honest! 🙂

Thanks,

Mark

Sorry about that ugly watermark. moved it out of the way here…

Hi Spidercrab;
Here is:
Vampire T.11 XD459, 3/4 CAACU, Exeter 3/69.
Joe