de Havilland Sea Vixen – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Wed, 31 May 2017 14:33:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png de Havilland Sea Vixen – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Videos: Sea Vixen “Foxy Lady” wheels-up landing at Yeovilton https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/05/31/videos-sea-vixen-foxy-lady-wheels-up-landing-at-yeovilton/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/05/31/videos-sea-vixen-foxy-lady-wheels-up-landing-at-yeovilton/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 14:33:28 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3229

Source: The Aviationist YouTube channel (video by Steven Canning)

 

Source: RAG85 YouTube channel

 

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Sea Vixen XP924 en vol (Photo David Farquhar (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))

Sea Vixen XP924 of the Fly Navy Heritage Trust made a wheels-up landing in Yeovilton on Saturday 27 May, after developing hydraulics problems. The pilot is unharmed but the aircraft, the sole airworthy Sea Vixen in the world, received substantial damage.

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https://www.facebook.com/scott.dabinett/posts/10154322198850876

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Sea Vixen XP924 in flight (Photo David Farquhar (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))

Sea Vixen D.3 XP924 (G-CVIX), the sole airworthy Sea Vixen, was damaged when its nose gear collapsed upon landing at Bournemouth, UK. The airport was closed to traffic for several hours following the incident. Nobody was hurt in the incident. The extent of damage to the aircraft is unknown.

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