Aircraft Photo of XE489 | Hawker Sea Hawk FGA6 | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #297001
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XE489
Military Code:026
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Sea Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Sea Hawk
Aircraft Version:Hawker Sea Hawk FGA6
C/n (msn):AW6385
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location
City / Airport:SouthendMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGMC   IATA: SEN   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:British Historic Aircraft Museum
 
Photo Date:24 March 1968
Photo by:Terry Dann
Photo ID: 297001
Photo Comment

One of the aircraft assembled at Southend for the nascent BHAM. Eventually passed into the Historic Aircraft Museum (Southend) and then was to become G-JETH. The wings spar attachments were found to be cut through so FB.3 WM983 was acquired and became G-JETH instead. XE489 with the wings of WM983 (in themselves from WV909!) was sold in the Netherlands. The aircraft marked as "XE489" at Charlwood is G-JETH with the fuselage of WM983 and just the wings from the original XE489.

This photo is copyright © Terry Dann, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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