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Dates |
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Event |
1948 |
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Constructed as a 510. |
1948 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ministry of Defence with s/n VV106.
With Supermarine Aircraft Company. |
1948 |
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Based with RAE Boscombe Down. |
29 December 1948 |
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First flight.
From Boscombe Down with Mike Lithgow at the controls. |
16 March 1949 |
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Crashed.
Wheels up landing, pilot Mike Lithgow. |
10 May 1949 |
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Flight testing resumed. |
1949 |
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Cockpit hood lost during flight. |
From 6 September 1949 to 11 September 1949 |
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Demonstrated six times at the SBAC Show. |
From September 1949 to March 1950 |
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Handling trials at Boscombe Down. |
July 1950 |
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Inspection by RAE; modified for naval use. |
14 September 1950 |
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First post-modification flight flown by MJ Lithgow. |
20 September 1950 |
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Based with RAE Farnborough.
For dummy deck trials including Rocket Assisted Take Off Gear trials. |
8 November 1950 |
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First landing of a swept wing aircraft on a carrier deck, HMS Illustrious. Twelve landings and take offs were made, three by Lt J Elliot, with the remainder by Lt Cdr DG Parker of Boscombe Down and MJ Lithgow. |
9 November 1950 |
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Three further landings and take-offs. Due to low thrust on one RATOG pack the aircraft swung on take off and wingtip hit ships gun turret (pilot Lt Cdr DG Parker). |
14 November 1952 |
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Crashed.
With RAE Farnborough flown by T Gordon Innes - undercarriage failure and made wheels up landing. |
June 1954 |
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New serial number assigned: 7175M RAF |
14 January 1955 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Flying career ended and allocated to RAF Melksham. |
January 1955 |
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Transferred to RAF Melksham. |
17 January 1955 |
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Transferred to 1 SOTT, RAF Halton. |
20 June 1961 |
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Transferred to 2 Recruit Centre, RAF Cardington. |
9 June 1964 |
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To RAF Colerne Museum. |
29 September 1975 |
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To RAF Saint Athan Historic Aircraft Collection. |
January 1977 |
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To RAF Cosford Museum. |
3 May 1990 |
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To FAAM store, RNAS Lee on Solent. |
15 February 1995 |
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To FAAM store, Wroughton. |
24 November 1999 |
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To Fleet Air Arm Museum-Reserve collection-Cobham-Hall, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.
 View the Location Dossier |
24 October 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: On display at Public Open Day of the Fleet Air Arm Museum - Reserve Collection at Cobham Hall, RNAS Yeovilton in the UK |
30 March 2015 |
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Photographer: John Bennett
Notes: Taken at Cobham Hall, Yeovilton, Somerset, England |
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