Just to add to David Collins’ response, and whilst I’m deeply emersed in Swordfish data plates (!!), the EEP denotes English Electric Preston.

Lee

Bruce

You say the DH110 flight test reports? I clearly remember Henry Rolfe (is he still around?) had a proper bound copy of the DH110 flight test reports. That is probably going back 15 yrs or so, and IIRC the document had dark green end papers. Certainly there were the photos of WG236 with wool tufts on the wings and the boom stiffeners fitted. Is this the same thing? If so, bit bemused as to why you had to buy one of Ebay when it should have been in the library? I do recall Henry saying that this particular artefact was rescued from the bin at Hatfield.

Also in March 1994 John Wilson typed up all of WG236 and WG240’s entries from the logbook of John Cunningham and amalgamated them with the flight test reports from John Derry, John Wilson, Chris Capper and Jock Elliot. He sent me a copy at the time (looking at it now!). I seem to recall he said he was going to produce a copy for the Museum too.

Lee

Alex

I’m guessing that you’ve taken your information from “Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945” Sturtivant/Burrow, Air-Britain? If so, I’m afraid that is the latest information we have, other than the names of the crew: Sub Lieutenant REA Hibburd, Sub Lieutenant J Mason and Petty Officer DH Duncan, all of whom were killed.

If you do come up with any further information that I’ll add it in to the updates for when we do the fully revised reprint (probably a couple of years off at least).

Cheers

Lee

There are tanks here, yes. However VR930 can’t use them due to the fuel lines being deleted during rebuild. As with the tanks for the Sea Hawk they would also impose serious wing fatigue penalties and preclude aerobatics with them fitted.

No T.20 flew in Royal Navy service in anything other than silver/yellow. The only exception to this, arguably, was VX301 on loan to Ferranti which sported a red nose and dark blue fuselage scheme.

and RNHF sea fury

…..AND Swordfish 😉

Not the ones I personally would like to see it in, but all will be revealed in due course – you’ll have to be patient!!;)

…..wondered if that colour scheme /markings are what it will be wearing when it flies again ??

Nope. 😎