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https://www.key.aero/article/navy-wings ... ew-projectNavy Wings Trustees have reached the difficult decision to cease work on Sea Vixen FAW2 XP924.
The Sea Vixen suffered a hydraulic failure in May 2017
resulting in a controlled wheels up landing at RNAS Yeovilton.
Despite the charity’s best efforts to attract interest over the last five years,
including appeals for a ‘white knight’ to fund the restoration of the Sea Vixen,
we were unable to raise the considerable funds required to restore her back to flight.
As the charity is funded by public donations,
Trustees must always be mindful of achieving the most cost-effective outcomes
from the funds that are generously donated by our supporters.
With that in mind, the decision has been taken to offer the Sea Vixen to a museum or private collection.
However, if someone was to come forward in the next month with a plan to purchase the aircraft and restore her back to flight, we would listen to any proposals seriously.
Over the same period, we have been assessing the wider feasibility of all our potential aircraft restoration projects and,
as part of that process,
we have concluded that the restoration of Sea Hawk FGA.6 VW908 to flight is both affordable and achievable.
The aircraft, which last displayed in 2010,
has been in dehumidified storage at RAF Shawbury awaiting a decision on her future.
We have now commissioned a full survey of the work required and in broad terms,
it will cost about 10% of the funds
that would be required to return the Sea Vixen to flight.
Therefore, the Charity is delighted to announce that the plan to restore WV908 back to flight will now commence.
The aircraft has recently been transferred to our Heritage Hangar at Yeovilton
and our engineers will oversee the return to flight plan,
which we estimate will take about two years.
This has been a very difficult decision for the charity.
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