Photographer: Bernard Crocoll.

Later F-GFAF, C-FMYV and 8Q-MAH. [Nikkormat FTn + Nikkor 50mm/2]

Of this quartet of FRADTU Sea Vixens, the lead aircraft later became a target tug in the bright yellow and red colours of the RAE at Llanbedr, and is now preserved in the Vallance collection near the end of Gatwick's runway. The other three are XN696, XP925 & XP954

Delivered to Lossiemouth for 807 NAS in 11.59 and later with 736 and 800 NAS on Ark Royal. After a short period of research work with the RAE, joined the FRU at Hurn in 11.66 and retired to the FAA museum in 9.69. Now displayed as part of the carrier exhibition inside

Although the Wyvern was designed as a turboprop-powered carrier-based strike aircraft, VR137 was built in 1947 at Yeovil as the seventh and last preproduction TF.Mk.1. It was the sole one fitted with a 2,690 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle 22 24-cylinder sleeve valve flat-H piston engine, but was never flown. Of the 127 built, this is the only survivor