Two questions regarding the remains of this aircraft, described on Geoff Goodall’s Aviation History Site as the forward fuselage plus Centaurus engine.
1- What constitutes the forward fuselage?
2- Did it ever arrive at Duxford ?
Any help much appreciated.
By: CeBro - 16th November 2018 at 07:43
I heard that there were more SeaFury bits in store at one point, perhaps that causes the confusion.
By: WE724 - 15th November 2018 at 20:00
I don’t care what it states, I help box it up it is a Sea Fury QEC from the bearers forward !
By: Trolly Aux - 15th November 2018 at 16:20
Forward fuselage is what it states, the part from firewall to just behind the seat where the REAR ( monocoque) fuselage bolts onto it
By: WE724 - 14th November 2018 at 21:38
A Sea Fury QEC with the number 18 under the nose cowl is what you are talking about, without main engine cowls !
By: ericmunk - 14th November 2018 at 16:09
Seem to recall that yes but will have to find my photos to check…
By: CeBro - 14th November 2018 at 15:12
I did see this forward fuselage during one of the open depot days at Soesterberg 10/15 years ago, could it be that the cowlings were orange?
Cees
By: ericmunk - 14th November 2018 at 11:55
When I last saw this, it was roughly the front half of the fuselage including the cockpit, with a Centaurus engine that was not attached but had some cowlings.
Geoff Goodall has some errors in his account. It was built by Hawker, not Fokker, as Sea Fury F. Mk 60 (not FB. Mk 50) serial VX719, but delivered to the MLD instead as 10-18, later 6-18. It was on charge from 20Jul1950-9Aug1956 being sold for scrap afterwards. Front fuselage and engine ended up in quite good condition in the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum in Soesterberg as early as the 1970s but spent decades in deep storage.
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November 14, 2018 at 11:29 am