Where have all the D.H.103 Hornets gone?
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Where have all the D.H.103 Hornets gone?
Does anyone know how many D.H. Hornets were manufactured, and in turn were they all definitely disposed of, i.e. scrapped, de-manufactured, returned to produce, or whatever?
Is there not one of these beauties anywhere in the world that might stand a chance of becoming airworthy again?
Is there not one of these beauties anywhere in the world that might stand a chance of becoming airworthy again?
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None exist. All gone. Real shame. Although there is a project to reconstruct one www.dhhornet50.net
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Excuse whilst I dust off my anorak.
DH 103 Hornet prototypes-2
Hornet F1-60
Hornet PR2-5
Hornet F3-132
Hornet F4-12
Sea Hornet FR20-79
Sea Hornet NF21-78
Sea Hornet PR22-23
Ciarain.
DH 103 Hornet prototypes-2
Hornet F1-60
Hornet PR2-5
Hornet F3-132
Hornet F4-12
Sea Hornet FR20-79
Sea Hornet NF21-78
Sea Hornet PR22-23
Ciarain.
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Thanks for the info, chaps. What a pity! Wonderful looking machine. Does anyone know if the one under construction as mentioned by Tyres is for static or a flyer?
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Last Hornet was at Westhampnett Air Cadets-as soon as interest was shown in possible preservation, it was broken up/ burnt, sometime in early 60s. Mindset of authorities at that time inexplicable.
Quite a few Sea Hornet rear fuselages survived on the dump at St.Davids airfields until around 1970. One of them at least was saved and is now at Salisbury Hall I believe.
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OT, but related I hope.
Mosquito VR796/CF-HML was delivered, shrink-wrapped by trucks (lorries), from Vancouver to Victoria BC yesterday. Two large pieces, fuselage and entire wing. Supposed to be flying by next year
Mosquito VR796/CF-HML was delivered, shrink-wrapped by trucks (lorries), from Vancouver to Victoria BC yesterday. Two large pieces, fuselage and entire wing. Supposed to be flying by next year
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DH Hornet Project
Hello all,
Including prototypes there were just under 400 made.
As mentioned earlier in this thread, progress of my project to reconstruct at least a fuselage of one of these can be followed on this website:
www.dhhornet50.net
This is very much a static reconstruction, but all efforts are being persued to use the correct materials, and construction techniques in this build. In many cases, the sole surviving example of each bracket or component is being used to retain some level of authenticity.
Thank you for your interest,
Regards,
David Collins
de Havilland Hornet Project Manager
[email protected]
Including prototypes there were just under 400 made.
As mentioned earlier in this thread, progress of my project to reconstruct at least a fuselage of one of these can be followed on this website:
www.dhhornet50.net
This is very much a static reconstruction, but all efforts are being persued to use the correct materials, and construction techniques in this build. In many cases, the sole surviving example of each bracket or component is being used to retain some level of authenticity.
Thank you for your interest,
Regards,
David Collins
de Havilland Hornet Project Manager
[email protected]
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Hi
My father flew the very last Sea Hornets which were stationed at St Davids in Wales. He was a war time R A F fighter pilot. (Jimmy Stewart) After the war one of his jobs was training Navy pilots on twin engine aircraft conversions.
He was in horror, as flying these aircraft daily at St Davids (and Mosquitos for years in the war) One day they were flying these Sea Hornets aircraft and coming to fly the next day, all the aircraft still in the hangars had their wings chopped off by the Ministry. (they said inter-crystalisation corrosion of the wing spars) and so that was the death and end of the Sea Hornets, not one was saved so to speak. but I think that the remnants must be still there under ground at St Davids?
Regards Ian Stewart
My father flew the very last Sea Hornets which were stationed at St Davids in Wales. He was a war time R A F fighter pilot. (Jimmy Stewart) After the war one of his jobs was training Navy pilots on twin engine aircraft conversions.
He was in horror, as flying these aircraft daily at St Davids (and Mosquitos for years in the war) One day they were flying these Sea Hornets aircraft and coming to fly the next day, all the aircraft still in the hangars had their wings chopped off by the Ministry. (they said inter-crystalisation corrosion of the wing spars) and so that was the death and end of the Sea Hornets, not one was saved so to speak. but I think that the remnants must be still there under ground at St Davids?
Regards Ian Stewart
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Hello Ian. That was a sickener for your Dad, no doubt. Hopefully some more info might be forthcoming following your post.
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David,
I wish you the best of luck with your project. It's a great shame that one of the most beautiful aircraft ever to have taken to the skies is no longer with us except as a photographic memory.
Which reminds me, I have a project to scan may of my Father's old photos including many of the Hornet.
In the meantime here's one of me sitting in one:
I wish you the best of luck with your project. It's a great shame that one of the most beautiful aircraft ever to have taken to the skies is no longer with us except as a photographic memory.
Which reminds me, I have a project to scan may of my Father's old photos including many of the Hornet.
In the meantime here's one of me sitting in one:
You have to ask why it was necessary to destroy all aircraft of a particular type when they became obsolete, rather than keeping just one example for a museum.
Back in the 1950s, the last surviving Westland Welkin lurked behind a hangar at RAF Merryfield - I wonder what became of it?
A shame that not one Hornet, one of the most graceful aircraft the RAF ever had, survived the termites and bulldozers.
Back in the 1950s, the last surviving Westland Welkin lurked behind a hangar at RAF Merryfield - I wonder what became of it?
A shame that not one Hornet, one of the most graceful aircraft the RAF ever had, survived the termites and bulldozers.
