Photo wanted

Dave, it might also be worth asking on the W&R yahoo group as well.

REF;63904 wrote:

Dave, it might also be worth asking on the W&R yahoo group as well.

Yes - I have feelers out all over the place....but really I should have one of my own. I lived within a couple of miles of Xch airfield for the majority of my life.
I can't believe I did not take a picture of the Whirlwind- but I have been through every box/drawer/suitcase full of aircraft stuff without any luck!

SFA

Dave - I have had a look through Wrecks & Relics sixth and seventh editions which covers the period 1978 to 1980. XN264 gets a mention in both but alas no photo. Further mention is made in W&R 9 (1984) where it states that XN had moved to Hook Street. I dont have 5 & 8 so cant check these.

The links show photo's of XN264 for sale - although I dont know if they show XN at Christchurch

mar.co.uk/photo-list.asp?category=1&Sort...imit=100&Start=11530

www.transportphotos.com/air/photo/MIL25045

Thanks - I have investigated those and neither are at Christchurch.

An update - an Air Britain member has come up with a photo which is now viewable on my website.....

Result - it is a good shot too.

Without going through the usual sources, where did the Whirlwind go to and is it still about?
It looks good in that shot.

Well the last place I have been able to pinpoint it to was a private house in Grovesend nr Bristol, where it lived in a private houses grounds. This was in 1986.

Unfortunately 'Demobbed' dosen't list Whirlwind XN264 at all, which is a bad sign.
Thankfully Vixen XJ580 survives at the Tangmere aviation museum.