Preserved Indian Sea Hawk blown down from Pylon

Thanks for the links Jagan

My scanner is now working properly, do you want scans of the Wapiti pages to replace the photos I took?

That has probably been scrapped already the Indians are quite cavalier about chopping up historic [ or nearly historic] artefacts.

And what do you base that on? – if we had been, there would have been no good number of Spitfires, Tempests or Liberators around for the rest of the world to enjoy.

The Sea Hawk is the navy’s property. and there is a good likelyhood that they will put it back together.

Regarding the Sea Hawks in Kerala – Some links

http://www.warbirds.in/kerala/thiruvanathapuram.html
http://www.warbirds.in/kerala/cochin.html

Presumably the same machine discussed here;

http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/A-Sea-Hawks-Tale

The one at Trivandrum should be IN174.

Lee

That has probably been scrapped already the Indians are quite cavalier about chopping up historic [ or nearly historic] artefacts.

Graham

Sorry but a Sea Hawk on a pylon is a waste of a good Sea Hawk.

Thank you.

I’m probably going to Kerala again in the spring so I’ll have another go

It seems that the Sea Hawk is affiliated with a ‘Napier Museum’ over there. The influence of meddling Scots perhaps?

I got a bit confused, but I was answering Bunsen Honeydew‘s post, as I think the Sea Hawk he is trying to find in Thiruvanantapuram is located on Vellayambalam road.

It looks like the one pictured above in Visakhapatnam had a repaint somewhere between the first photo and falling off the pylon. Does that count as preservation or optimism? It is part of a Naval War Memorial park, apparently.

Thank you.

I’m probably going to Kerala again in the spring so I’ll have another go

I think probably not the same airframe.

Seemingly there a quite a few Indian Sea Hawks extant ( ‘preserved’ is a bit optimistic )

I got a bit confused, but I was answering Bunsen Honeydew‘s post, as I think the Sea Hawk he is trying to find in Thiruvanantapuram is located on Vellayambalam road.

It looks like the one pictured above in Visakhapatnam had a repaint somewhere between the first photo and falling off the pylon. Does that count as preservation or optimism? It is part of a Naval War Memorial park, apparently.

I think probably not the same airframe.

Seemingly there a quite a few Indian Sea Hawks extant ( ‘preserved’ is a bit optimistic )

Presumably the same machine discussed here;

http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/A-Sea-Hawks-Tale

That’s a blow. Not much in the way of preserved aircraft in India

I’ve spent hours looking for the Sea Hawk on a stick in Thiruvanantapuram, I know someone who works at the University where it’s meant to be on display and he doesn’t know it.

I’ve spent about three months in Kerala in total and all I’ve seen of interest have been a Coot and an Islander, both a long way off.