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OKA-II ‘Cherry Blossom’ Japanese Kamikazi Flying Bomb - 23rd March 2011
Sea King HAS.6, XV712/66 (Cn. WA683) - 28th May 2010
XV712 was lucky in its retirement in spending its days as a training airframe at the Royal Naval Engineering and Survival School at HMS Sultan, Gosport. From time to time, XV712 was transported by road and used as a static display item at various events and air shows over the intervening years. XV712 made its last road journey on the 27th May 2010, when it travelled up from Hampshire and arrived at the IWM Duxford in Cambridgeshire where it will now be in permanent retirement and preservation, alongside the rest of the Royal Navy aircraft on display in the Museum.
A new addition in Hangar 5, having arrived on Tuesday 22nd March, is an OKA-II ‘Cherry Blossom’ Japanese Kamikazi flying bomb possibly from the Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search School in Kent.
Having first flown on the 8th March 1972 and entered service with the Royal Navy on the 20th April 1972 as a Sea King HAS.1, XV712/66 (Cn. WA683) finished its service life in December 2000 as a HAS.6 when flying with No 814 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose where the Squadron was disbanded.
No 814 NAS was eligible to be a member of the elite ‘Tiger Squadron Association’ as a head of a winged Tiger formed part of the Squadron badge. With the 1997 NATO Tiger Meet being held that
year during the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, XV712 was duly decorated in yellow
and black Tiger stripe markings with a Tiger face being prominently painted on the nose of the helicopter. This is the scheme it is still in.
ARCo/HFL Spitfire T9 New Colours - 14th May 2010
To compliment their recently painted Hispano Buchon in Battle of Britain film markings, ARCo/HFL have repainted their Spitfire T Mk9/PV202 in new markings and colour scheme of a No 19 Squadron Spitfire Mk 1, that operated out of Duxford and Fowlmere during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Having caught a glimpse of it the day before while it was being refueled, it broke cover today as John Romain took it for a throw around over Duxford during the morning and in the afternoon departed for Antwerp and the Stampe Fly-In.
HAC Nimrod II Returns - 29th April 2010
The wings arrived back at Duxford seperately during the morning of the 29th April, and just after 1.30 in
the afternoon a low loader, with the fuselage firmly attached, arrived outside hangar 3 and was off loaded.
During a display at Yeovil in 2008, the Historic Aircraft Collection Nimrod II developed an engine problem that necesitated the aircraft being dismantled and trucked back to Retrotec in Sussex for a complete engine stripdown. Along with the engineering work taking place on the engine, the opportunity was also taken of giving the airframe a major servicing as well. Following succesful bench testing, the engine was returned to the airframe.
By the 4th May the wings had been attached and in the process of being rigged.
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