Westland Wyvern TF1
VR137 - Westland Wyvern TF1. Built at Yeovil in 1947 as the last TF1 pre-production aircraft, to Spec. N.11/44 - never flown
30/11/1950 - by road to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield as a training aid
01/05/1954 - noted at Cranfield during Air Britain tour - in bare metal with just '137' on side of fuselage
05/1963 - bought by Historic Aircraft Preservation Society
02/1966 - to FAAM
07/1971 - painted in an operational type colour scheme
1997 - paint started being removed to bring the airframe back to its bare metal scheme
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Torpedo strike fighter
Manufacturers - Westland of Yeovil
Power Plant - 2,690hp Rolls Royce Eagle 22 piston engine
Wingspan - 44ft
Length - 39ft 3ins
Height - 15ft 9ins
Weight - 21,879lbs
Max Speed - 456mph at 23,000ft
Range - 1,186 miles
Armament - Nil (for this aircraft)