Strangely the Sea Hawk has survived in impressive numbers but hardly any nose sections are
to be found! No doubt the aircraft's small size was the major cause of this situation; it's
much cheaper to buy and easier to transport than something as big as a Vulcan!
Apparently the Indian Navy may have more Sea Hawks in storage, and at least one (IN240)
is still in airworthy condition. If you know more about the Indian Sea Hawks or have pictures of
the surviving examples, please let me know!
| FB.5 |
|---|
| Serial | Owner & location |
| 131 | Soesterberg Museum, Netherlands |
| WM961 | Caernarfon Air World, Caernarfon Airport, Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales |
| WM969 | Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire |
| WM994 | Amjet Aircraft Corporation (N994WM, ex G-SEAH, for sale), Polar Aviation Museum, Anoka County airport, Minnesota, USA |
| XE364 (really XE489) | Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood, Surrey |
| FGA.6 |
|---|
| Serial | Owner & location |
| 118 (WV828) | De Kooy NAS (on display within the base), Netherlands |
| 6110 (ex WV865) | Luftwaffenmuseum, Berlin-Gatow, Germany |
| WV795 | FAS Ltd., Farnborough, Hampshire |
| WV797 | Midland Air Museum, Coventry, Warwickshire |
| WV798 | Second World War Aircraft Preservation Society, Lasham aerodrome, Hampshire |
| WV856 | Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset |
| WV906 (really WV826) | Malta Aviation Museum, Ta' Qali, Malta |
| WV908 | Royal Navy Historic Flight (flyer), RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset |
| WV911 | Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset |
| XE327 | Luftfahrtausstellung Museum, Hermeskeil, Germany |
| XE339 | RNAS Yeovilton (stored), Somerset |
| XE340 | Montrose Air Station Museum, Montrose, Tayside, Scotland |
| XE368 | Phoenix Aviation, Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire |
| MK.100 |
|---|
| Serial | Owner & location |
| 6667 | BDRT, Nordholz AB, Germany |
| IN154 | INAS Garuda (dumped), Cochin, Kerala, India |
| IN172 | Cochin, Kerala, India |
| IN174 | RBI (gate guard), Kowdiar, Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
| IN188 | INS Vikrant, Bombay, India |
| IN195 | INAS Garuda (dumped), Cochin, Kerala, India |
| IN231 | INAS Garuda (dumped), Cochin, Kerala, India |
| IN235 | Indian Institute of Technology, Adyar, Chennai, India |
| IN238 | Aeronauticum Nordholz, Germany |
| MK.101 |
|---|
| Serial | Owner & location |
| 6686 | Internationales Luftfahrt-Museum, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany |
| 6707 | Eggebek AB (displayed), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| IN240 (ex 6719) | Vishakapatnam (pole mounted), India |
| IN244 (ex 6703) | Naval Armament Depot (gate guard), Marmagoa, Goa, India |
| IN246 (ex 6716) | INS Vikrant, Bombay, India |
| IN252 (ex 6715) | Madras Institute of Technology, Chromepet, Chennai, India |
| Unknown | National Defence Academy (displayed on parade ground), Khadakvasla, Pune, India |
| Variant | P.1040 | F.1 | F.2 | FB.3 | FGA.4 | FB.5 | FGA.6 | FGA.50 | Mk.100 | Mk.101 |
|---|
| First flight | 2 Sep 1947 | 14 Nov 1951 | F.2? | Mar 1953 | Aug 1954 | FB.5? | FGA.6? | 50? | 100? | 101? |
| Crew | One |
| Armament | None | Four 30mm cannon | As F.2 plus two 500 lb bombs, sixteen 3 inch rockets, mines or sonobuoys | As FB.3 plus an extra two 500 lb bombs or an extra four 3 inch rockets | As FB.3 | As FGA.4 | As FGA.4 plus two AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs | As FGA.4 |
| Powerplant | 5,000 lb (2,270 kg) Rolls-Royce Nene 101 | 5,200 lb (2,460 kg) Rolls-Royce Nene 103 |
| Max. speed | 599 mph (958 km/h, 521 knots) at sea level, 587 mph (939 km/h) at altitude |
| Service ceiling | 44,500 ft (13,650 m) |
| Range | 740 miles (1,191 km) on internal fuel or 1,400 miles (2,253 km) with drop tanks |
| Empty weight | 9,720 lb (4,410 kg) |
| Max. take off weight | 16,200 lb (7,355 kg) |
| Wing span | 36ft 6 in | 39 ft (11.89 m) - 13 ft 4 in when wings folded |
| Wing area | 268 sq ft | 278 sq ft (25.83 sq m) |
| Length | 39 ft 8 in (12.08 m) |
| Height | 8 ft 8 in (2.79 m) | 9ft 11 in |