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Sea Kings for sale at the next Withams sale 18th Nov

There are two in the sale but 3 on the photo.

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By: AgCat - 7th November 2013 at 19:30

Lots 205 and 206, ZD633 and XZ921, guided at £15,000 and £12,500 respectively.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 30th October 2013 at 22:13

That’s just the way of preservation, CADman. You rarely get something that is complete and the fun in doing it up is the thrill of the chase and getting those impossible-to-find parts. They will be out there somewhere.

I’d love a Sea King cockpit. Such a great-looking helicopter. I think I fell in love with it when I first saw them on the decks of the US carriers and rescuing the Apollo astronauts way back when.

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By: CADman - 30th October 2013 at 21:49

Remember visting Sultan many years ago for a tour and pointed out to the guide that several of the Sea Kings in store were Falkland war veterans and purhaps efforts should be made to save them. Does anybody know which airframes are being disposed of and if any of the significant airframes are being either keep back or are available for purchase. Looks like the airframes for sale are badly stripped off spare parts, which sadly means hours of work to find and refitt the missing bits.

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By: Jagx204 - 30th October 2013 at 10:56

The picture is taken at HMS Sultan (Gosport) in the storage hangar. This also houses a wasp (XV625) amongst many Sea Kings awaiting their fate.

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By: FoxVC10 - 30th October 2013 at 07:45

is that Wasp behind the sea king??

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probably not in the sale I would hasten to add……

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By: Firebex - 29th October 2013 at 23:26

they look in a hell of a lot better condition and more complete than others offered by everets and co recently.

I wonder what they will go for ??. Big beast to move.

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www.aircraftrestorationgroup.org

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By: Mr Merry - 29th October 2013 at 16:57

I presume they won’t be airworthy?

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By: j_jza80 - 29th October 2013 at 16:24

http://www.mod-sales.com/news/81/Tender_18th_November_2013.htm

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By: AlanR - 29th October 2013 at 16:22

Must be in stealth mode ?

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