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Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by bizfreeq » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:26 pm

The CAA records, which I would class as a correct version, states the following:

Registration:
G-CVIX
Reference:
G-CVIX/R6
Issue date:
01-Dec-2014
End date:
Ownership status:
Owned
Registered owners:
NAVAL AVIATION LTD
NAVY WINGS HERITAGE CENTRE
BUILDING 412, SOUTH DISPERSAL, RNAS YEOVILTON
YEOVIL
BA22 8HT

Notes:
Registration:
G-CVIX
Reference:
G-CVIX/R5
Issue date:
07-Mar-2014
End date:
01-Dec-2014
Ownership status:
Owned
Registered owners:
JULIAN JONES
DRILLING SYSTEMS (UK), HURN VIEW HOUSE, 5 AVIATION
PARK WEST, BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HURN
CHRISTCHURCH
BH23 6EW

Notes:
Change of Ownership
Registration:
G-CVIX
Reference:
G-CVIX/R4
Issue date:
05-Jul-2013
End date:
07-Mar-2014
Ownership status:
Owned
Registered owners:
DS AVIATION (UK) LTD
BUILDING 603, NORTH EAST SECTOR
BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HURN
CHRISTCHURCH
BH23 6NE

Notes:
Change of Ownership
Registration:
G-CVIX
Reference:
G-CVIX/R3
Issue date:
18-Apr-2006
End date:
05-Jul-2013
Ownership status:
Owned
Registered owners:
DRILLING SYSTEMS LTD
HURN VIEW HOUSE, CHAPELGATE
BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HURN
CHRISTCHURCH
BH23 6NW

Notes:
Change of Ownership
Registration:
G-CVIX
Reference:
G-CVIX/R2
Issue date:
09-Jan-2006
End date:
18-Apr-2006
Ownership status:
Owned
Registered owners:
DAVID GWYN JONES
C/O DE HAVILLAND AVIATION, HANGAR 600
BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HURN
CHRISTCHURCH
BH23 6DQ

Notes:
Change of Ownership
Registration:
G-CVIX
Reference:
G-CVIX/R1
Issue date:
26-Feb-1996
End date:
09-Jan-2006
Ownership status:
Owned
Registered owners:
DE HAVILLAND AVIATION LTD
HANGAR 600, SOUTH EAST SECTOR
BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HURN
CHRISTCHURCH
BH23 6SE
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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by capercaillie » Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:24 am

Supra wrote:
Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:51 pm
Also a shame it never made it to RIAT Fairford, except for that pathetic single pass in that Naval Pageant thingy!
It attended RIAT three times, static in 2002 while still wearing the drone scheme, static again in 2003 wearing the God awful Red Bull scheme, nope I didn't like it, and finally at 40000 feet as part of the 2009 Royal Navy massed flypast.

Arriving at Fairford in 2002
ImageSea Vixen D3 XP924/G-CVIX ex RAE Llanbedr by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Great shame it never took part in the display as a solo item however.

day of arrival at Swansea in 1996
ImageSea Vixen D3 XP924/G-CVIX ex RAE Llanbedr by Paul Downes, on Flickr

ImageSea Vixen D3 XP924/G-CVIX ex RAE Llanbedr by Paul Downes, on Flickr

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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by Seahornet1 » Fri Jul 01, 2022 7:13 am

capercaillie wrote:
Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:24 am


It attended RIAT three times, static in 2002 while still wearing the drone scheme, static again in 2003 wearing the God awful Red Bull scheme, nope I didn't like it, and finally at 40000 feet as part of the 2009 Royal Navy massed flypast.

I remember seeing it display in the Red Bull scheme about that time....

If not Fairford, might it have been Cosford? :unsure:

I know it was great to see it airborne, regardless of the paintwork!

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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by Supra » Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:07 am

Thanks for the info' Mark. Still causes me brain-ache that although registered G-CVIX (Reg1) to DHA at Bournemouth on 26th Feb 1996, that it was only delivered to Swansea (at the second? attempt) on 02/08/1996. I wonder why it didn't go direct to Bournemouth? I don't recall what happened to it in those possibly 3 years before it physically flew to its long-term Bournemouth home. Your copied CAA doc's clearly show the 'Private Ownership' news aspect of that delivery to Swansea wasn't strictly accurate!
Thanks also to Caper' for the info & photo's. Sorry I didn't clarify 'RIAT in the RN. Scheme' & tbh I had forgotten the Red Bull schemed visit..... which I'm sure you wish you could too? :'( :'(

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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by cat1 » Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:15 am

putting a red bull scheme on that aircraft was like throwing paint on the mona lisa (to some extent :unsure: )
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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by bizfreeq » Fri Jul 01, 2022 12:54 pm

If they hadn't put that Red Bull scheme on it, it wouldn't have flown as long as it did!
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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by Hurn » Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:44 am

Just glad I got to see so much of the Sea Vixen flying when it was based down here, and Jonathon Whalley's low, low passes when leaving Hurn for the last time were something to behold! :clap:

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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by lmgaylard » Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:40 pm

Hurn wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:44 am
Just glad I got to see so much of the Sea Vixen flying when it was based down here, and Jonathon Whalley's low, low passes when leaving Hurn for the last time were something to behold! :clap:
Yes, and when he landed at Yeovilton for the hand-over ceremony, he burst a tyre and fried the brakes as he was too fast on approach, bounced twice and managed to bring it to a stop!
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by Hurn » Mon Jul 11, 2022 3:44 pm

lmgaylard wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:40 pm
Hurn wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:44 am
Just glad I got to see so much of the Sea Vixen flying when it was based down here, and Jonathon Whalley's low, low passes when leaving Hurn for the last time were something to behold! :clap:
Yes, and when he landed at Yeovilton for the hand-over ceremony, he burst a tyre and fried the brakes as he was too fast on approach, bounced twice and managed to bring it to a stop!
I'm pretty sure it was his last flight before retiring, so he went out in style. :lol:

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Re: Sea Vixen | Sea Hawk Announcement - Navy Wings

Post by lmgaylard » Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:40 am

Hurn wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 3:44 pm
lmgaylard wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:40 pm
Hurn wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:44 am
Just glad I got to see so much of the Sea Vixen flying when it was based down here, and Jonathon Whalley's low, low passes when leaving Hurn for the last time were something to behold! :clap:
Yes, and when he landed at Yeovilton for the hand-over ceremony, he burst a tyre and fried the brakes as he was too fast on approach, bounced twice and managed to bring it to a stop!
I'm pretty sure it was his last flight before retiring, so he went out in style. :lol:
HaHa...that's not what the engineers said... :whistle:
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

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