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Forum: Military Aviation

30th Jun 2017, 14:43

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,921

Posted By NickB

Fingers crossed someone comes forward to help...

Fingers crossed someone comes forward to help them out - it's a big ask though.

Other airframes wise, even if other owners were prepared to have their pride & joys cannabilised, there must be...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Jun 2017, 16:17

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,921

Posted By NickB

Awful news and I really feel for the whole Sea...

Awful news and I really feel for the whole Sea Vixen team... everything crossed that someone comes forward - in the grand scheme of things it's not a HUGE sum of money, but still a lot to find in a...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Jun 2017, 09:56

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,921

Posted By NickB

Latest update from Navy Wings: As you will...

Latest update from Navy Wings:

As you will be aware the Sea Vixen is still being stripped to assess the damage caused by the wheels up landing at RNAS Yeovilton on the 27 May 2017. Initial...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jun 2017, 08:09

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,921

Posted By NickB

Nice story Beagle - I can't imagine what it was...

Nice story Beagle - I can't imagine what it was like!

A friend of mine is an ex-FAA Observer on Phantoms although he started his training on Vixens - he couldn't wait to get on to F4s as it wasn't...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Jun 2017, 12:06

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,921

Posted By NickB

Thanks Beagle. I guess it's a case of no...

Thanks Beagle.

I guess it's a case of no news is good news... I'm really hoping it is good news although this aircraft seems to evoke polarising opinions on here!

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Jun 2017, 11:21

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,921

Posted By NickB

Seen on the key forums site today: "Brief...

Seen on the key forums site today:

"Brief news item on BBC spotlight this morning. Interviewing the "Chief Engineer", who said that so far they had not found any damage that would stop it flying...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jun 2017, 11:18

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,921

Posted By NickB

To the uneducated, how bad is that on a scale of...

To the uneducated, how bad is that on a scale of 0 to 10?

I guess it also depends on spares availability... I seem to recall a few years ago the team changed one of these after small metal...

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