This just in from Lee Howard:-
“Just to let you know that the Royal Navy Historic Flight here at Yeovilton have, for once, had some luck on their side this week. On Monday Sea Fury FB.11 VR930 made its first flight since having its Bristol Centaurus engine completely rebuilt by Ricardo Engineering at Shoreham. The aircraft, in the hands of Cdr Dave MacKay, flew for 1 hr 20 mins and flew several times yesterday in preparation for a planned low-key display at this weekend’s Yeovilton Air Day.
Not content with that, at 15.30 this afternoon Sea Hawk FGA.6 WV908 took to the skies again for the first time since being grounded in 1997. Lt Cdr Russ Eatwell, on his first flight on type, flew the aircraft in beautiful weather conditions for just under an hour and this too is hoped to make a limited display this weekend.”
Mark
By: a little Bucker - 15th September 2004 at 22:49
Great news……………come on Duxford get your finger out for Octobers show!
By: Der - 15th September 2004 at 22:46
Great news!
Marvellous to see the Sea Fury is back where she belongs.
By: TempestNut - 15th September 2004 at 22:45
The aircraft, in the hands of Cdr Dave MacKay, flew for 1 hr 20 mins and flew several times yesterday in preparation for a planned low-key display at this weekend’s Yeovilton Air Day.
Mark
I take it this means that they will not be at Biggin Hill 🙁 But well done for finally getting them back into the air 😀 😀 😀
By: Mark12 - 15th September 2004 at 22:36
I suppose there’s not any chance that someone here might have got a bit of either’s flight in jpeg form for us to have look at ??? 🙂
TNZ.
(esp the Sea Hawk !!)
Try this.
http://www.avia.freeserve.co.uk/RNHF2.jpg
Mark
By: JDK - 15th September 2004 at 22:34
Superb news…
By: andrewman - 15th September 2004 at 22:31
Thats excellent news.
Lets hope both aircraft have plenty of full and safe airshow seasons in the years to come.
By: turbo_NZ - 15th September 2004 at 22:31
I suppose there’s not any chance that someone here might have got a bit of either’s flight in jpeg form for us to have look at ??? 🙂
TNZ.
(esp the Sea Hawk !!)
By: Dez - 15th September 2004 at 22:27
Great News! Well done to all at RNHF!
Are they at Biggin Hill this weekend?
By: stewart1a - 15th September 2004 at 22:26
excellent cant wait to see
By: Andy in Beds - 15th September 2004 at 22:25
Great News
Hi mark
thanks for sharing that.
I’m so glad that their luck seems to be coming good at last.
Cheers
Andy
By: Maarvin - 15th September 2004 at 22:24
Great. Maarvin’s off to Yeovilton 😀
Thanks very much for the information.
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