By: D1566 - 7th July 2014 at 13:00
One of a few video’s on North Weald Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=521180751342722&set=vb.156008544526613&type=2&theater
Many thanks 🙂
By: johnnyboy - 7th July 2014 at 09:23
Am sure I have seen a video somewhere, of it flying post-repair, but cannot find it on you tube, can anyone point me at it please?
One of a few video’s on North Weald Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=521180751342722&set=vb.156008544526613&type=2&theater
By: bazv - 7th July 2014 at 06:55
Dunno about that Paul…many governments seem to be happy to spend gazzillions of taxpayers money on the ‘Dave’ – what a useless piece of cr@p it is ! 🙁
By: paul178 - 6th July 2014 at 23:16
I think we could have built a better aircraft from the start instead of all this faffing about with the F35
Before you ask why this is in Historic I have a feeling in my water that’s where this thing will end up shortly.
By: me109g4 - 6th July 2014 at 21:59
Re; the F35 no shows,, they are all grounded. One of the POS’s caught fire somewhere in the USA so the entire fleet is on the ground again.
By: D1566 - 6th July 2014 at 08:26
… and video of it flying has been posted somewhere, possibly on facebook, I just can’t find it again.
By: Mark12 - 6th July 2014 at 08:19
‘It’ would be, somewhat surprisingly, the subject of this thread.
Well you fooled Bavid Burke (Swordfish) and myself as the Seafire test flew from North Weald on the 3 July 2014 after some three years grounded following the accident. Cutting it fine, it then flew directly to Scotland on the same day.
Your quote therefore surprised me:-
“Am sure I have seen a video somewhere, of it flying post-repair, but cannot find it on you tube, can anyone point me at it please?”
Mark
By: D1566 - 6th July 2014 at 00:15
Would ‘it’ be the Seafire
Mark
‘It’ would be, somewhat surprisingly, the subject of this thread.
By: scotavia - 5th July 2014 at 14:29
Sea Vixen and Seafire at Leuchars
http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&p=630354
By: Roobarb - 5th July 2014 at 10:12
I am led to believe it has “engine issues”…
again:(
By: David Burke - 5th July 2014 at 09:50
Looking at the layout of the previous post -the video mention seems a direct reference the the final sentence of the previous post regards the Swordfish.
The airworthiness status of ‘the’ Swordfish is something that needs clarifying !
By: Mark12 - 5th July 2014 at 09:18
Am sure I have seen a video somewhere, of it flying post-repair, but cannot find it on you tube, can anyone point me at it please?
We could all benefit from a ‘Pointless repeat’ here.
Would ‘it’ be the Seafire, the Seafury or the Swordfish in this case….or perhaps the Sea Vixen?
Mark
By: D1566 - 5th July 2014 at 09:03
Am sure I have seen a video somewhere, of it flying post-repair, but cannot find it on you tube, can anyone point me at it please?
By: DaveF68 - 5th July 2014 at 03:13
No, cancelled due to weather. Sea Vixen scrubbed too.
Sea Vixen had an engine problem. Pity about both Fury and Seafire, but weather was pretty dreadful.
I’m sure in the past they shipped the Swordfish to Leuchars by road to save on airframe hours.
By: Roobarb - 4th July 2014 at 20:09
No, cancelled due to weather. Sea Vixen scrubbed too. F-35 never bothered to show, why are we bothering with it?
By: Dean W - 4th July 2014 at 15:26
Did the Seafire take part in the flypast today? Haven’t seen any images or mentions of it participating.
By: Tin Triangle - 4th July 2014 at 10:33
Great to see SX336 back in its element. I’ve missed it!
By: Mike J - 4th July 2014 at 09:20
I thought that the Swordfish was still waiting for engine work before it’s flying season commences.
By: Propstrike - 4th July 2014 at 08:52
A rather expensive aircraft carrier is due to be named at Rosyth and the Royal Navy are celebrating with old and new in the flypast today..Friday.
That trip would put nearly ten hours on the Swordfish, which might make it a flypast-too-far. Anyone know ?
By: scotavia - 4th July 2014 at 08:08
A rather expensive aircraft carrier is due to be named at Rosyth and the Royal Navy are celebrating with old and new in the flypast today..Friday.
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