Swordfish?

SADSACK. A dusty view ! Just for you ! Keith.

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During the filming, wasnt it?

Out of interest, when did NF389 last fly?

Firstly, it is RNHF, not FAAHF – no such unit! 😡

Swordfish III NF389 is indeed under long-term rebuild to airworthy condition at BAES Brough. They are making steady progress on it, but sadly building Swordfish doesn’t pay their bills these days; building Hawks does. The parts that have been rebuilt so far are absolutely superb, and one day she will look the bee’s knees.

As for colour schemes, that decision is still one to be finalised. Personally, although the black scheme of 819 NAS (similar to that worn by 119 Sqn RAF) has been suggested and would indeed make it look different to W5856 and LS326, on a typically dank British summer’s day airshow it wouldn’t look that great.

The photo of NF389 at Abbotsinch (probably 1960) shows her in the spurious dark sea grey scheme she wore (along with LS326) for the filming of “Sink the Bismarck!”.

Colin Lourie has this, Abbotsinch 60’s, not black or is it ???

:confused: Aparently NF389 is due to become black after BAe have restored it back to its full MkIII status.
Duxfords NF370 is already in such a scheme.

Colin Lourie has this, Abbotsinch 60’s, not black or is it ???

Keith.

I aint seen the duxford one yet, anyone got a pic?

Google NF370, it looks fantastic!

I aint seen the duxford one yet, anyone got a pic?

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/duxford/images/5144/fairey-swordfish.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/duxford/fairey-swordfish-5144.aspx&usg=__y6Gc3xhgRr30X3je5RWYBqqeTM0=&h=667&w=1000&sz=524&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=0yy5L6H-jjNEzM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dswordfish%2Bat%2Bduxford%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.baesystemseducationprogramme.com/heritageresource/duxford3/images/hangerMain/SWORDFISH.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.baesystemseducationprogramme.com/heritageresource/duxford3/pages/aircraft-hall.asp&usg=__bPuXNNzycKzQkgLjevVMYmcFhss=&h=416&w=640&sz=52&hl=en&start=17&tbnid=xg-PVYHCR2GO-M:&tbnh=89&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dswordfish%2Bat%2Bduxford%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

Not the best but am sure there are others.

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I aint seen the duxford one yet, anyone got a pic?

Hang on BSG, I’m not suggesting it is anything to do with the FAAHF now, t’was about 16 years a go when I saw it last, anyhow they have two of their own!

Sorry – my mistake, I looked at the old www site there and made 5 from 2+ 2 !

You are right on the black though – the one at Duxford looks superb.

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both sites need updating.

I am pretty sure that NF389 is a FAAHF machine. It was certainly the FAA display Swordfish in the early sixties and the link is to a FAAHF page.

Hang on BSG, I’m not suggesting it is anything to do with the FAAHF now, t’was about 16 years a go when I saw it last, anyhow they have two of their own!

Remember seeing that languishing at Yeovilton.
Would be great to see it in the all black, radar equiped configuration.

Isn’t that an RAF scheme though? I agree that it would look superb and a little out of the ordinary, but a FAA aircraft in RAF (119 Squadron?) scheme, can’t see that going down to well !:diablo:

Remember seeing that languishing at Yeovilton.
Would be great to see it in the all black, radar equiped configuration.

There was a very limited story on Ceefax saying that a Swordfish is to be restored by BAE. It didnt say which one. Story claimed it was a veteran of Taranto! Any ideas?

You mean this one –

http://www.stringbag.flyer.co.uk/rnhf/nf389.htm

I thought it had been going on for years?

Jon