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Sea Vixen XJ490 displayed at Sentosa Island, Singapore, August 22, 1986
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Serial #: XJ490 Construction #: 110017 Civil Registration: None |
Model(s): FAW.1 Sea Vixen FAW.2 Sea Vixen Name: None Status: Displayed Last info: 2011 |
Built as FAW.1 Sea Vixen, 1959.
Delivered to Royal Navy as XJ490.
- Served with 892, 766, 893 and 892 NAS.
- Damaged by brake fire after landing, 1964.
-- Return to factory for repairs.
-- Converted to FAW.2 and returned to service
- Served with 766, 893 and 899 NAS.
- Damaged during transport on civilian cargo vessel, 1971.
- Stripped of spares and stored at Tengah AB, Singapore.
- Donated to Singapore Polytechnic.
Singapore Polytechnic, Sentosa Island, Singapore, 19??-1989.
- Displayed.
Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Australia, 1989-2011.
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Source(s): Aeroplane, Issue No. 379, November 2004. Thunder & Lightnings, 2011. |
Photo Source(s): Brian Johnstone
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