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DE HAVILLAND
SEA VENOM F.A.W. MK 53 WZ910
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51
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Ordered on behalf of the Royal Australian Navy by the British Air Ministry under Contract 6/Aircraft/7561/CB.7(a) | |||||||||||||
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55
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Completed at de Havilland Aircraft Company Ltd., Christchurch. | |||||||||||||
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55
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Taken on charge by the Royal Navy and transported to the Royal Naval Aircraft Yard at Abbotsinch. | |||||||||||||
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27FEB56
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Taken on charge by the Royal Australian Navy and cocooned for transport to Australia in HMAS Melbourne. | |||||||||||||
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09MAY56
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Arrived at Garden Island Dockyard, Sydney. | |||||||||||||
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20MAY56
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Transported to HMAS Nirimba. | |||||||||||||
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26FEB57
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Transported to Hawker de Havillands, Bankstown for fitment of ejection seats and other modifications required for RAN service. | |||||||||||||
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02NOV57
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Flown to RANAS Nowra and taken on charge by No 805 Sqn. | |||||||||||||
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FEB59
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JUN59
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Attached to No 805 Sqn. HMAS Melbourne. | |||||||||||||
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OCT59
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DEC59
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Attached to No 805 Sqn. HMAS Melbourne. | |||||||||||||
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FEB60
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JUL60
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Attached to No 805 Sqn. HMAS Melbourne. | |||||||||||||
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AUG60
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SEP60
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Attached to No 805 Sqn. HMAS Melbourne. | |||||||||||||
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27AUG60
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Noted on HMAS Melbourne at Brisbane Coded 802/M with tip tanks marked with red upper surfaces and white lower surfaces. | |||||||||||||
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01SEP62
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Noted on HMAS Melbourne at Brisbane with red & white checked tip tanks. | |||||||||||||
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OCT62
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Noted with code 808/M. | |||||||||||||
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30JUN63
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Transferred to No 724 Sqn. | |||||||||||||
| Later reported to be coded 867/NW. | ||||||||||||||
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JUL64
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Transferred to No 816 Sqn (B) Flight. | |||||||||||||
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25JUL66
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Retired from service. Subsequently sold through Dept. of Supply to Sydney Technical College and painted in a white/green/black colour scheme. | |||||||||||||
| Acquired by the Camden Museum of Aviation. | ||||||||||||||
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29MAY77
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Purchased by QAM. | |||||||||||||
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26JAN78
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Arrived at Nudgee on RAAF truck from Richmond. | |||||||||||||
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27OCT78
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Trucked from Nudgee to Jindalee for repainting. | |||||||||||||
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FEB79
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Repainted for display at Hooker Centenary Westlake Estate. | |||||||||||||
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09APR80
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Transported to Brisbane Airport. | |||||||||||||
| After receipt of a Qld. Govt. grant for restoring a Sea Venom, WZ910 was dismantled for restoration. At this time the tailbooms were transferred to WZ898. | ||||||||||||||
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23FEB86
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Transported to Caloundra where it is stored dismantled. | |||||||||||||
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19JAN19
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A QAM Special General Meeting approved the deaccessioning of this aircraft. | |||||||||||||
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Other Sea Venoms we have known
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