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Swordfish HS517 @ Grattons Weldwood Farm Museum?

Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:13 pm

Hey everyone,

Looking for any info on this Swordfish supposedly located at the Grattons Weldwood Farm Museum up in Muirkirk, Ontario.

THIS BIRD:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/swordregistry/swordfish-hs517.html

LITTLE MORE INFO:
https://books.google.com/books?id=_xAv7OwZMTgC&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=Grattons+Weldwood+Farm+Museum+ontario&source=bl&ots=cJyk-IW70z&sig=GjPhLBzu0iK_A93glBbaEk-j-o4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSsKLo5e3dAhVvs1kKHRCeBb8Q6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Grattons%20Weldwood%20Farm%20Museum%20ontario&f=false

Re: Swordfish HS517 @ Grattons Weldwood Farm Museum?

Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:04 pm

Hmm I would also be intersted in learning more .... A bit of research has led to a reference to it being owned by the London Soaring Society?

Sean

Re: Swordfish HS517 @ Grattons Weldwood Farm Museum?

Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:33 pm

From: https://books.google.ca/books?id=GrJR8oQJHc4C&pg=PA178&lpg=PA178&dq=Swordfish+HS517&source=bl&ots=Kfja8ra36x&sig=7Ch1b5z6IHZnT0sMdCkwGtjLOyI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_rOD59-3dAhUs1lkKHeOpDg4Q6AEwB3oECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=HS517&f=false

States: Formely with Robert Spence HS517 & H5554

Re: Swordfish HS517 @ Grattons Weldwood Farm Museum?

Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:41 pm

Used for parts for the Spence / VWC Swordfish

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1414

Re: Swordfish HS517 @ Grattons Weldwood Farm Museum?

Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:31 am

From the Registry, which airplane is currently in storage with the Reynolds museum here in Alberta, Canada? It's obviously one of the ex-Simmons aircraft.
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