18 feb 2022 PIX: De Havilland Venom wrecked by storm Eunice...

[Stratofreighter]

https://twitter.com/Stovoldemort/status ... 7674290180

First casualty of storm Eunice here in Wantage.
The de Havilland Venom statue on the Mably Way roundabout has come down in the high winds.
12:00 PM · Feb 18, 2022

More pictures and background at
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19934 ... fordshire/

The Venom in better times:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hamishfenton/3734385471

https://www.key.aero/article/storm-euni ... hood-venom

The Venom, which has been a beloved landmark of the area, sits on the former RAF Grove Airfield.
The site has since become a technology park and marks the gateway entrance whilst creating a focal point for the local area.

https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDo ... rial=40063

Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-112 Venom
Latest Model: DH-112 Sea Venom
Last Military Serial: J-1758 SwiAF
Construction Number: 928
Last Civil Registration: G-BLSD
Latest Owner or Location: Grove Business Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England

[Key]

Apart from this being very sad, still fascinating to be pointed again to the fact this airframe was partially a plywood construction!
Edit: seeing how it was put on display rather surprises me it survived previous high wind events!

Erik