I've been trying to put together a listing of the ex-Ernie Simmons Swordfish. Various sources mention between 7 and 9 examples. So far I believe I have identified the following candidates:
W5856 RNHF Yeovilton
'NS122' Rockliffe Museum
HS164 CAF Midland Tx
HS469 Shearwater Museum
HS491 Malta
HS503 RAF Museum Stafford store
HS509 last noted at Rockcliffe for spares use
HS517 last noted stored at Oshawa, Ontario
HS554 VWoC (C-GEVS)
An identified example in storage with Kermit Weeks
I believe that the Shearwater one may not be ex-Simmons.
Making a total of 10 possibilities, if all these are ex-Simmons, are all still extant and there is no double-counting of airframes on my list.
Also, I believe some of the identities are assumed, as the original identities were not discovered on some airframes.
Does the Bristol Heritage Collection in Tennessee still have one. If so, which one is it?
Which one was owned and later sold by the Calgary museum?
There was a thread here back in 2004 when the Malta museum acquired their example
viewtopic.php?p=9752Does anyone have any more information?
MTIA