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Sea Vampire?

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GOOSE

Sea Vampire?

Post by GOOSE » Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:38 pm

Visible from outside today, hangar doors open, was a Sea Vampire.

Looked like XA109? Anyone confirm and know when it arrived? :S

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gamecock
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Re: Sea Vampire?

Post by gamecock » Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:06 pm

It arrived early October I think, fmansam had some pictures over on UKAR. No idea why it's here.

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Re: Sea Vampire?

Post by ythanpythan » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:09 pm

gamecock wrote: No idea why it's here.
QRA reserve? :P

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Re: Sea Vampire?

Post by ukmil » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:26 pm

i did post some pics on FMSAMS post also. the Vampire is merely in storage from a local museum.

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Re: Sea Vampire?

Post by GOOSE » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:54 pm

Cheers for answers fellas, much appreciated. :thumb:

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Re: Sea Vampire?

Post by alnewhaven » Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:39 pm

From East Fortune for restoration it seems

http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/s ... php?t=4842" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Sea Vampire?

Post by Wallace » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:39 am

I beleieve that it is to go to the museum at Montrose.

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Re: Sea Vampire?

Post by GOOSE » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:24 am

Wallace wrote:I beleieve that it is to go to the museum at Montrose.
Inside I hope Wallace. The state of the SeaHawk there makes me cringe. :S

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Re: Sea Vampire?

Post by Wallace » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:20 pm

The over riding condition was that it is to be kept indoors. it will go into the same blister hangar as the Scout replica.

Sad what has happened to the Sea Hawk, I understand that it may go off site for restoration. When I saw it last it was shunted out of the way by the railway bridge.
http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image41791.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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