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Re: DH 103 HORNET's - TT213
Posted by Paul McMillan on Sat Feb 07, 2004 01:04:27 PM
In reply top Re: DH 103 HORNET's posted by Graham O on Fri Feb 06, 2004 08:58:25 AM
According to the Hornet File, TT213 was in Oz for Tropical Heat trials, including a period at Woomera. However it also said it went back to the UK in 1952, ended up at airwork and was WFU in 1957.
Reading through all the histories there were a few bits and pieces of various aircraft in the UK upto 1970! Shame! also I can't find any going to Oz for Nuclear tests. A number were declared surplus in Singapore or Butterworth, but these are said to be sold to local scrap merchants. I can't see them flying to Oz as the glue was well suspect at that point!. So if they ended up in Oz they would have had to be shipped and I can't really see that happening as I can't see Woomera being anywhere near a port!