Aircraft History |
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| 1951 | A EGHI | second of two Skeeter 3 funded by Ministry of Supply as a development airframe. First flight at Eastleigh in .  | |
| 1951-10 | B EGDM | Trials trials for Army at A&AEE, mediocre results | |
| 1952-01 | C HMS Siskin | Trials with 705 NAS to Gosport for trials with 705 NAS, until c Feb 1952 | |
| 1952-03 | after RN trials, re-engined Mar 1952 with the Cirrus Bombardier 702 engine and re-designated as a Skeeter 3B. | ||
| 1953-03 | B EGDM | Trials To A&AEE during Mar 1953, but resonance problems remained. Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment | |
| 1953-05 | A EGHI | Destroyed after further resonance reduction research and modification, the aircraft destroyed itself in May 1953, during a ground run trial due to resonance. This was the catalyst for the Ministry of Supply removing further funding from the whole Skeeter programme, until SARO had resolved the problem. | |
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