School of Aircraft Handling, RNAS Culdrose?

In days long gone I visited HMS Siskin as the SAH was known on May 1st 1972 and photographed the Seahawks for an article in Aviation News…..WV865, WV826, XE368 with wings from WM915,WV798, WM969 and WM983….all numbered SAH -1 to -6 consecutively and painted Matt black. Several spare wings were also present for repairs when the trainee deck handlers bent them. Three other Seahawks were retired for firefighting training….WM913, WV909, WF299. One other,WM961 had recently joined the Torbay Air Museum.

That’s good – alternatively you could have gone for a copy of Air Britain’s Fleet Air Arm Fixed-wing Aircraft Since 1946 which Amazon has available for… £999! (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fleet-Fixed-wing-Aircraft-Since-1946/dp/0851302831) Cheaper than Fleet Air Arm Aircraft, 1939 to 1945, which they have a copy available for £3,000.00 plus £2.80 UK delivery!

Must dig out my copies!

Thanks, for your help, it turns out I have most of the early Wrecks and Relics, as well as Royal NAvy Instructional Airframes (3rd edition) stashed in the loft. So it’s out with the steps and fight through the cobwebs.

In 1997 Air Britain (thankfully!) updated BARG’s 1978 publication Royal Navy Instructional Airframes which listed all the SAH aircraft and their histories as instructional airframes and their eventual fates. On Amazon: BARG three from £8.00, Air Britain one used $67.40.

Either of these publications will help you…

I’d suspect that they are probably listed in early editions of Wrecks & Relics.