| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WZ946 |
| Military Code: | M-869 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 112 Venom/Sea Venom |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 112 Venom/Sea Venom |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 112 Sea Venom FAW53 |
| C/n (msn): | 12788 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1969 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 26701 |
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There was a graveyard of wrecks next to the Hawker de Havilland factory throughout the 1960s. In mid 1969 there was a motley collection of navy aircraft (Firefly, Gannets, Sea Venom and Sea Vampire) plus a couple partially scrapped RAAF Neptunes. Several aircraft went to museums but WZ946 was purchased by Chieftain Aviation at Bankstown and mounted on a pole. It came down in 1993 and at least part of the airframe was later shipped to the US. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 December 2017, and has since been viewed 669 times. |