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By: 18th June 2019 at 01:18 Permalink
-Former Vintage wings of Canada machine.
Sorry to see her go.
I tried to start her with the inertia starter once for her rebuilder Bob Spence. No joy.
Bob is a super guy! Terrific family as well.
By: 18th June 2019 at 12:09 Permalink
-https://aerodynamicmedia.com/blackburn-fairey-swordfish-c-gevs-offered-for-sale/
By: 19th June 2019 at 10:10 Permalink
-do you think the buyer will change the lettering font? Or did the RCN have a different style ? Fuselage serial.
By: 19th June 2019 at 10:41 Permalink
-I am amazed that this thread gets such a 'Ho hum' response, as though an airworthy ( engine issue aside ) Swordfish coming to the UK is just a footnote. The Spitfire thread ( RN201) has raised a flurry of chatter, yet we already have 34 in the UK, and probably another couple emerging any time soon.
This link gives a good insight into the background of the Swordfish sale. Disregard all the references to the PT-6 engine, which was an April Fool's joke ( a good one too ! ) . It obviously grew out of a huge frustration that they never really got much use/enjoyment out of the old Stringbag. The Vintech references are not related to the company based at Little Gransden.
By: 19th June 2019 at 11:00 Permalink - Edited 19th June 2019 at 11:00
-I'd buy this tomorrow if I had the money. Apart from anything else - it reminds me of how a stone (flown by very brave pilots) brought down a Goliath.
According to Wikipedia - by the end of the war, the Swordfish held the distinction of having caused the destruction of a greater tonnage of Axis shipping than any other Allied aircraft.
By: 19th June 2019 at 11:00 Permalink
-I'm more than happy the chances of getting a Swordfish at an airshow are about to go up! Although I do prefer the look of Navy Wings example it's still more than welcome to have two available in the near future!
By: 19th June 2019 at 11:19 Permalink
-the survival of this one shares a connection with W5856, they both used to reside in the Ernie Simmons collection in Canada. ( read about this incredible character here http://www.spitcrazy.com/Simmons-2.htm )
I doubt any war surplus ones ever did serve as crop sprayers?
Yes its brill this is coming over the pond.
By: 19th June 2019 at 12:01 Permalink
-That's Navy Wings examples - plural.
By: 19th June 2019 at 12:14 Permalink
-And the Lizzie too- https://www.platinumfighters.com/lysander
Be wonderful to see the Stringbag flying as the RNHF examples havent been around too much in recent years - I wonder where its going to? ARCO ?
TT
By: 19th June 2019 at 13:05 Permalink
-Andrew Panton (sp?) was asking for Pegasus engine spares a month or so back, so up with Just Jane I presume?
Steve
By: 19th June 2019 at 13:55 Permalink
-Peggys used as follows - I wonder if the Swordfish is heading for East Kirby ? ! ??
- ANBO IV
- Blackburn Baffin
- Blackburn Ripon
- Blackburn Shark
- Boulton Paul Mailplane
- Boulton Paul Overstrand
- Boulton Paul Sidestrand
- Bristol Bombay
- Bristol Type 118[7]
- Bristol Type 120
- Bristol Type 138
- Douglas DC-2
- Fairey TSR I
- Fairey Seal
- Fairey Swordfish
- Fokker C.X
- Fokker D.XXI-5
- Fokker T.V
- Gloster Goring
- Handley Page H.P.43
- Handley Page H.P.47
- Handley Page H.P.51
- Handley Page Hampden
- Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow
- Hawker Audax
- Hawker Hart
- Hawker Osprey
- Junkers Ju 52
- Junkers Ju 86K-4
- Koolhoven FK.52
- Letov Š-328
- LWS-6 Żubr
- PZL.23 Karaś
- PZL.37 Łoś
- Saro London
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.95
- Short Mayo Composite
- Short Sandringham
- Short Sunderland
- Short Empire
- Short Syrinx
- Supermarine Stranraer
- Supermarine Walrus
- Vickers Type 253
- Vickers Valentia
- Vickers Vanox
- Vickers Vellox
- Vickers Vespa
- Vickers Viastra X
- Vickers Victoria
- Vickers Vildebeest
- Vickers Vincent
- Vickers Virginia
- Vickers Wellington
- Vickers Wellesley
- Westland Wallace
- Westland Wapiti
- Westland PV.7
- Westland-Houston PV-3
By: 19th June 2019 at 14:50 Permalink
-Andrew Panton (sp?) was asking for Pegasus engine spares a month or so back, so up with Just Jane I presume?Steve
Don't they have a Hampden at East Kirby?
By: 19th June 2019 at 16:10 Permalink
-Yes they do but I dont think its progressed much for a while!
The swordfish out of ek would be a bit of an odd choice as they arent exactly over run with space are they
By: 19th June 2019 at 16:41 Permalink
-I am pretty sure that the Pegasus engine parts are for another ex-Simmons Swordfish.
If you happen to have a spare Pegasus cylinder or two, I am sure that they would be very interested..
By: 19th June 2019 at 18:46 Permalink
-What a wonderful sight it would be over here :)
By: 19th June 2019 at 19:23 Permalink
-I wonder if the RAFM has finally relinquished theirs from Stafford- they are having a collections review and are focusing on engines at the moment according to the Museums Association website
TT
By: 20th June 2019 at 16:30 Permalink
-Didn't the RNHF have to scour other UK museums for Pegasus parts just to keep LS326 flying, since then they gained W5856 so spares must have come from somewhere.
Fantastic news about the Vintage wings one coming here, I read somewhere that when the UK pilot, sorry I forget his name, went to Canada to fly it post restoration he had to take a carburettor with him as the only one they had was unusable.
Richard
By: 20th June 2019 at 17:35 Permalink - Edited 20th June 2019 at 17:36
-That’’ was John Beattie IIRC.
By: 20th June 2019 at 21:06 Permalink
-There is a real emphasis on early types at the moment, with early Hurricanes and Spitfires, The Blenheim, Lysander and now this one. Hopefully one day a Battle will take to the air.
By: 21st June 2019 at 00:37 Permalink
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" I read somewhere that when the UK pilot, sorry I forget his name, went to Canada to fly it post restoration he had to take a carburettor with him as the only one they had was unusable.
Richard
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You are confusing your Swordfish Richard.
The borrowed carb was used for the Swordfish that flew from Shearwater Nova Scotia.I also remember a comment to the effect of "if they change the settings then don't bother coming back!"
This machine was rebuilt and flown by Bob Spence from Muirkirk Ontario.
Andy
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By: scotavia - 18th June 2019 at 01:11
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fairey_Swordfish_Mk2_(C-GEVS).jpg
registratin pending says CAA GINFO