Doesn’t FG.1 XT864 still survive at Leuchars?

Hi

For anyone interested, there’s still one GA-11 curently airworthy in the UK.

…and worldwide! Unless WV267/836 is flying in the USA of course, which would seem unlikely given it hasn’t been seen for several years.

Several of the GA11s were moved to Hurn for the Fleet Requirements Unit *(FRU) in 1969, whereas others were posted to the Air Direction Training Unit at Yeovilton before the two Units merged in December 1972 to become FRADU.

GA.11s XF300 and XF301 were in LTS at Kemble until the early 1980s, so they may have have their gunsights etc until then 🙂

If I remember rightly…

G-APOI was donated to Solent Sky.
XL812 is to be donated to the AAC Museum of Flying.
XL814 will remain with the AACHF but as a travelling exhibit only.

All this was said publicly at the handover of APOI at Eastleigh earlier this month.

Grew up near Yeovilton in the 80s, where a certain Swordfish, Firefly, Sea Hawk and two Sea Furies were based.

…oh and Hunters too 😀

Think they mean Northern Lights Combat Air Support, whom are based in Canada but are civilian registered and contracted to carry out military taskings.

Oh i completely forgot about the RNHFs re build. Do they still have a long way to go with it then?

Does anyone remember at Legends a few years ago seeing 2 sea furys and a bearcat together……that was cool:D

Perhaps Legends 2009 could see a (Sea) Fury 4-ship, with ZU-WOW, VR930, G-RNHF and G-CBEL flying together, or further on than that, a 6-ship with ‘WH588’ and TFC’s machine. 😀

That’s what I thought (that it was at Tangmere) too.