De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2
XS590/131/E - De Havilland Sea Vixen Built at Harwarden c/n 10148
03/02/1966 - First Flight
08/03/1966 - 892 NAS at RNAS Yeovilton as 303/H (4.15 hours)
15/12/1966 - To RNAY Belfast (279.20 hours)
01/1967 - With 892 NAS
18/02/1968 - NASU Yeovilton (551.5 hours)
23/02/1968 - RNAY Belfast (552.15 hours)
31/01/1969 - ASU Brawdy(553.15 hours)
12/03/1969 - With 899NAS as 131/E (558.15 hours)
16/04/1970 - NASU Yeovilton(789.3 hours)
06/05/1970 - Into LTS
31/08/1970 - De-preserved
26/11/1970 - Presented to FAAM
06/1971 - Held by NASU till at least this date before being taken over to the museum.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Two seat all weather interceptor or strike fighter
Manufacturers - Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd
Power Plant - Two Rolls Royce Avon 208 turbojets each of 11,230 lb static thrust
Wingspan - 51ft
Length - 55ft 7in
Height - 10ft 9ins
Weight - 37,000lbs loaded
Max Speed - 700mph at sea level
Range - nearly 2,000 miles max
Armament - Four Red Top air to air missiles plus two retractable pods each containing 14 x 2 inch rockets,up to 4 x 500lb bombs below wings.