Sea Harrier on Ebay

Scub that, I just found the other thread! 😀

The airborne pic looks to be from the Flickr a/c of Stephen Rendle. If so it seems only right to give him due credit if its copied into here rather than via a link. 🙂

Sea Harrier on ebay

ZD614: (c/no.41H-912053/B47/P26) f/f 14/03/1986, d/d 07/04/1986. Became 124/L and 122/R with 800 NAS. Written off 08/10/2001: Ran off the end of the runway on landing at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset. The pilot (Squadron Leader Spon Clayton) ejected just before the aircraft slid into the river Yeo.

After recovery it went into the Accident Investigation Unit here and was then transferred to St. Athan. With the announcement during 2002 that the Sea Harrier fleet would be withdrawn from service by 2006 it was not repaired. To Everett Aero at to Sproughton 08/10/2002 – where it seems to have been ever since…

Link to a picture of what ZD614 used to look like [at RAF St Mawgan (NQY/EGDG) England UK – 22nd April 1987]

[found on flickr]

And this is what it looked like when it became a submarine: http://www.davebellamy.co.uk/index.php?MF=crashed_sea_harrier.htm

At St Athan on 16/9/2002:

(Credit SWAG)

and lastly at Everett Aero, Spoughton in December 2005:

[found on flickr]

The remains are indeed at Sproughton with Everetts

I wonder if it could be the background to Everett Aero?

It does say the jet is currently located in Suffolk so guess that would make sense!

I wonder if it could be the background to Everett Aero?

Also 2 Scouts

And there’s something that looks suspiciously like a Jag behind it 😎

or maybe 2!

And there’s something that looks suspiciously like a Jag behind it 😎

Here you go…
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321041009800;jsessionid=CC76B5FFC517CB02CA215AE2819EB02D?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D321041009800%26_rdc%3D1

You seem almost pleased Bex. Both the Sea Harrier and the F4 fin are tangible pieces of aviation history, clearly recognizable to anyone with more than a passing interest in aviation. People have paid a lot more money for what many would consider a lot less in this market, and yet been more than happy with their purchases. Different people place different values on such things.

Er I dont think so please try again. Now, I did inject a slight bit of humour into my previous post, but that was about the Phantom fin, and my friend Phantom Phixer. As for the SHar, most people on the forum seem to agree that £28k is a wee bit excessive, and being nearly 33 yrs old I have been studying military history since I was 6 years old so I might just have a little idea how important these aircraft were (however F4’s were not used in anger by the FAA or RAF whereas the SHar was) need I go on?

Bex

I know for a fact that a certain dealer bought a Sea Harrier for less than £5,000 and then sold it on for 4 times that amount.

Mantog – Fairly predicatably the Sea Harrier didn’t sell – so therefore the starting price was too high or the right person didn’t see it. Clearly whilst being a piece of aviation history – it wasn’t likely to appeal to many museums at that price when some have been bought in the 5-10K price bracket for preservation
Either they were too cheap or the Ebay machine is too dear – time will tell.

It is a good question though – What value do you put on a piece of scap aluminium?
Who would find a phantom fin a significant piece of aviation history? (Plenty of pilots out there would probably like it in their office at home…) .

Engineless Shar? Not many have found their way to museums yet, but what are they really WORTH?

Monetary value often does not represent worth…

BF109 fins have hit £2500 on e-bay. Sections of aluminium less than a square foot – scrap value of about 30p, and yet they still sell for more than a good second hand car…

You must not get mixed up between worth and value, and historic value and monetary value.

On a personal note, I think the seller was asking WAY too much, but then again, I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on an aeroplane when i NEED a deposit for a house…………each to their own.

You seem almost pleased Bex. Both the Sea Harrier and the F4 fin are tangible pieces of aviation history, clearly recognizable to anyone with more than a passing interest in aviation. People have paid a lot more money for what many would consider a lot less in this market, and yet been more than happy with their purchases. Different people place different values on such things.

Surprise surprise, it didnt sell, mind u neither did his Phantom Fin (Oh well wheres Phantom Phixer when u want him LoL)

Bex

Somebody mention me? 😀

Personally Bex there’s a few things Id rather spend £2K on than a Phantom Phin. Sorry.

£28,000 for an engineless Shar? They must be joking. Look at the sale prices qouted by BuccSociety in a recent thread for Buccanneers that have been sold of late. Albeit by disposal.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=73583

Hmmm this guy is havin a laugh, £28k for that stripped out thing. Bex

Surprise surprise, it didnt sell, mind u neither did his Phantom Fin (Oh well wheres Phantom Phixer when u want him LoL)

Bex

everett aero has several sea harriers listed, anyone know what sort of money he asks?

Only one SHAR at Predannack early August, and that one has been there some time. Plenty of GR.3’s though, five if I remember correctly.

The Shawbury Sea Harriers are being moved to Culdrose, some already there.
Some nice examples at Predannack for the fire school aswel.

The St Mawgan GR.3 was in a right state when it left, even if it was ok when it arrived!