GJD Services is an EASA / CAA approved Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Organisation specialising in the disassembly of aircraft and providing cost effective serviceable certified parts for direct re-entry into service or into stock. In addition GJD AeroTech provide certified short or long term parking and storage maintenance, return to service checks, AOG support, AD and Maintenance Program compliance with the ability to perform ‘A’ checks at the customers location, at a time to suit you. Our team of dedicated Licensed Engineers and qualified maintenance professionals will provide a high level, flexible, and professional service where and when required. The company commenced operations at St Athan during the Summer of 2017.
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| Reg: | N447FT | Type: | Canadair CL44O Upper forward fuselage |
| MSN: | 16 | Operator: | |
| Arrived: | 28/03/25 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Bournemouth | Location: | GJD Hangar, for SWAM |
Picture credit Gary Spoors
| Reg: | OY-RUZ | Type: | Airbus A320-233 |
| MSN: | 0839 | Operator: | Danish Air Transport |
| Arrived: | 16/12/24 | Flt No: | DNU971 |
| From: | Billund | Location: | Fuselage at least believed to have departed 25/03/25 to Southampton docks for onward shipment to China |
Picture credit Malcolm Bradbury
| Reg: | VP-BGX | Type: | Boeing 747-346 Flightdeck |
| MSN: | 24156/750 | Operator: | Transaero |
| Arrived: | c12/24 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Bruntingthorpe ? | Location: | Outside GJD Hangar |
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| Reg: | 9H-LAW | Type: | Boeing 737-4K5 |
| MSN: | 24901/1854 | Operator: | Air Horizont |
| Arrived: | 19/10/24 | Flt No: | |
| From: | East Midlands | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | G-EZBD | Type: | Airbus A319-111 Flightdeck |
| MSN: | 2873 | Operator: | EasyJet |
| Arrived: | 10/07/24 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | VP-CMO | Type: | Boeing 727-212RE/W Flightdeck |
| MSN: | 21948/1510 | Operator: | MK Airlines |
| Arrived: | 10/07/24 ? | Flt No: | |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | VQ-BWM | Type: | Boeing 747-406SCD Flightdeck |
| MSN: | 28460/1225 | Operator: | Jet One X |
| Arrived: | 22/06/24 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Stansted | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | VP-BGY | Type: | Boeing 747-346 Flightdeck |
| MSN: | 23640/668 | Operator: | Transaero |
| Arrived: | 05/24 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Bruntingthorpe ? | Location: | Departed 26/03/25, probably to China via Southampton Docks |
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| Reg: | G-BYAW | Type: | Boeing 757-204/W Cockpit |
| MSN: | 27234/663 | Operator: | |
| Arrived: | 03/24 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | Storage Yard |
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| Reg: | G-BFIB | Type: | Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| MSN: | 31-684 | Operator: | |
| Arrived: | c22/03/24 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | N470AC | Type: | Boeing 737-3L9/W fuselage |
| MSN: | 24570/1800 | Owner: | GJD |
| Arrived: | c05/03/24 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Fonmon Castle | Location: | Storage Compound, reduced to upper fuselage section |
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| Reg: | OE-LKJ | Type: | Airbus A319-111 Flightdeck |
| MSN: | 2946 | Operator: | EasyJet Europe |
| Arrived: | Late 01/24 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | G-VIPP | Type: | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| MSN: | 31-7952244 | Operator: | |
| Arrived: | 10 or 11/23 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Bournemouth | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | 2-GZTS | Type: | Boeing 737-73V/W cockpit |
| MSN: | 32414/1214 | Operator: | |
| Arrived: | 21/11/23 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | 5U-BAG | Type: | Boeing 737-2N9C cockpit |
| MSN: | 21499/513 | Operator: | |
| Arrived: | 21/11/23 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | Storage Compound |
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| Reg: | ZA148 | Type: | Vickers VC-10 K.3 Forward fuselage |
| MSN: | 883 | Operator: | |
| Arrived: | 17/11/23 | Flt No: | |
| From: | Newquay | Location: | Displayed at SWAM |
Picture credit IanG
| Reg: | N437TH | Type: | British Aerospace Jetstream T.3 |
| MSN: | 667 | Operator: | |
| Arrived: | 28/04/23 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Dunsfold ? | Location: | stored dismantled inside secure compound |
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| Reg: | G-ARJB | Type: | de Havilland DH.104 Dove 8 |
| MSN: | 04518 | Operator: | J C Bamford Ltd |
| Arrived: | 13/12/22 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Calcutt | Location: | stored dismantled in GJD hangar |
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| Reg: | G-CFVI | Type: | Evektor EV-97 TeamEurostar UK |
| MSN: | 2009-3319 | Operator: | Private |
| Arrived: | 11/11/22 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Gloucester | Location: | gutted fuselage stored inside secure compound |
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| Reg: | 2-SEVN | Type: | Boeing 727-281/W |
| MSN: | 21474/1378 | Operator: | ex TAG Aviation |
| Arrived: | 27/10/22 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | Forward fuselage stored inside secure compound. Centre fuselage arrived 02/11/22 |
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| Reg: | G-AYGB | Type: | Cessna 310Q |
| MSN: | 310Q0111 | Operator: | ex Perth College |
| Arrived: | 22/07/22 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Perth | Location: | stored, dismantled, inside secure compound |
G-AYGB - Picture credit StuC
| Reg: | 2-ACSB/OK-MEK | Type: | Airbus A319-111 |
| MSN: | 3043 | Operator: | ex CSA |
| Arrived: | Late 03/22 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | eCube Solutions | Location: | Flightdeck with fuselage section of A319 CS-TTJ stored inside secure compound |
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| Reg: | G-SIXC | Type: | Douglas DC-6A/B |
| MSN: | 45550/1032 | Operator: | ex "DC-6 Diner" |
| Arrived: | 05/08/21 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Coventry | Location: | stored in secure compound |
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| Reg: | VP-BTU | Type: | Airbus A319-114 |
| MSN: | 1071 | Operator: | ex S7 Airlines |
| Acquired: | 06/21 | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | eCube Solutions, St Athan | Location: | Broken up 10/22. Upper forward fuselage section stored in secure compound. Reduced to flightdeck c08/24. |
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| Reg: | WJ992 | Type: | English Electric Canberra T.4 forward fuselage |
| MSN: | - | Owner: | GJD |
| Arrived: | 09/02/21 by road | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Bournemouth | Location: | stored in secure compound |
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| Reg: | SX-OAD | Type: | Boeing 747-212B flightdeck |
| MSN: | 21684/391 | Owner: | GJD |
| Arrived: | 04/02/21 by road | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Bruntingthorpe | Location: | stored in secure compound |
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| Reg: | XW320/71 | Type: | BAC Jet Provost T.5A |
| MSN: | EEP/JP/984 | Owner: | GJD |
| Arrived: | 16/10/20 by road | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Cosford | Location: | displayed outside SWAM |
Picture credit Gary Spoors
| Reg: | XW436/68 | Type: | BAC Jet Provost T.5A |
| MSN: | EEP/JP/1058 | Owner: | GJD |
| Arrived: | 16/10/20 by road | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Cosford | Location: | displayed outside SWAM |
Picture credit Gary Spoors
| Reg: | G-CELH | Type: | Boeing 737-330/W |
| MSN: | 23525/1278 | Owner: | GJD |
| Arrived: | 18/07/20 by road | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | Lasham | Location: | broken-up 05/21, cockpit stored in secure compound |
Pictures credit StuC
| Reg: | N103CD | Type: | Gulfstream G3 |
| MSN: | 418 | Owner: | GJD |
| Arrived: | 30/11/17 by road | Flt No: | n/a |
| From: | BruntingthorpeLocation | : | in GJD hangar |
Picture credit StuC
Outside Storage private areas, no public access
(A7-ABX) Airbus A300B4-622RF flightdeck
MSN 554 - ff 11/01/90 as F-WWAU - dd 12/03/90 to Korean Air as HL7293 - re-registered HL7537 16/12/97 - to Qatar Airways 01/12/00 as A7-ABX "Al Dawha" - converted to freighter at Dresden and dd to Qatar Airways Cargo 28/06/07 - wfu 26/04/13 - ferried to Bruntingthorpe 19/11/13 - broken-up by 18/08/14, flightdeck saved - moved to St Athan 18
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(B-HUE) Boeing 747-467 flightdeck
MSN 27117/970 - ff 30/03/93 as N60697 - dd 07/05/93 to Cathay Pacific Airways as VR-HUE - re-reg B-HUE 07/08/97 - wfu 29/12/14 - ferried Hong Kong-Manchester-Bruntingthorpe 04-05/01/15 - broken up , flightdeck saved - to St Athan 12/01/19
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(G-AVFM) Hawker-Siddeley HS.121 Trident 2E
MSN 2152 - 25/03/69 first flight as G-AVFM - 25/04/69 delivered to BEA - 01/04/74 to British Airways - 13/01/84 final flight to Bristol Lulsgate for Brunel Technical College as GIA - 05/04 broken up by GJD Services, cockpit to Cove, Hampshire - by 03/12 to Pershore, Worcs - 16/04/19 to SWAM, St Athan
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(G-BDXG) Boeing 747-236B flightdeck
MSN 21536/328 - ff 02/06/78 - dd 16/06/78 to British Airways - to European Aircharter 07/02/02 - leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines 01/03-05/03 - leased to Volare Airlines/Air Europe Italy 06/04/04-17/04/04 - stored Bournemouth 07/04 - broken up 06/05/08, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 08 - to St Athan 18
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(G-CEAG) Boeing 737-229 flightdeck
MSN 21136/420 - ff 12/06/75 - dd 25/06/75 to SABENA as OO-SDL (reg 12/06/75 canx 06/06/00) - to European Aircharter 06/00 as G-CEAG (reg 06/06/00 canx 23/01/09) - wfu Bournemouth - broken up 06/09, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 09 - to St Athan 18
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(M25-04) Scottish Aviation Bulldog 102MSN 27117/970 - ff 30/03/93 as N60697 - dd 07/05/93 to Cathay Pacific Airways as VR-HUE - re-reg B-HUE 07/08/97 - wfu 29/12/14 - ferried Hong Kong-Manchester-Bruntingthorpe 04-05/01/15 - broken up , flightdeck saved - to St Athan 12/01/19
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(G-AVFM) Hawker-Siddeley HS.121 Trident 2E
MSN 2152 - 25/03/69 first flight as G-AVFM - 25/04/69 delivered to BEA - 01/04/74 to British Airways - 13/01/84 final flight to Bristol Lulsgate for Brunel Technical College as GIA - 05/04 broken up by GJD Services, cockpit to Cove, Hampshire - by 03/12 to Pershore, Worcs - 16/04/19 to SWAM, St Athan
Picture credit StuC
(G-BDXG) Boeing 747-236B flightdeck
MSN 21536/328 - ff 02/06/78 - dd 16/06/78 to British Airways - to European Aircharter 07/02/02 - leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines 01/03-05/03 - leased to Volare Airlines/Air Europe Italy 06/04/04-17/04/04 - stored Bournemouth 07/04 - broken up 06/05/08, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 08 - to St Athan 18
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(G-CEAG) Boeing 737-229 flightdeck
MSN 21136/420 - ff 12/06/75 - dd 25/06/75 to SABENA as OO-SDL (reg 12/06/75 canx 06/06/00) - to European Aircharter 06/00 as G-CEAG (reg 06/06/00 canx 23/01/09) - wfu Bournemouth - broken up 06/09, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 09 - to St Athan 18
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(G-MKCA) Boeing 747-2B5BF flightdeck
MSN 22482/484 - ff 17/10/80 - dd 13/11/80 to Korean Airlines as HL7454 - con to freighter 09/91 - to Boeing Aircraft Holding Company 15/05/02 as N207BA - to MK Airlines 31/05/02 as 9G-MKM - re-reg G-MKCA 30/01/08 - wfu 03/09 and ferried to Kemble 07/08/09 - broken up 01/16, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 16 - to St Athan 18
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(N747KD) Boeing 747-236F flightdeck
MSN 22306/480 - ff 19/09/80 - dd 30/09/80 to British Airways as G-KILO - to Cathay Pacific Cargo 15/03/82 as VR-HVY - re-reg B-HVY 21/10/97 - wfu 03/08 - ferried Hong Kong-Kemble 28-29/04/08 - to Midair S.A. 02/05/08 as N747KD - broken up 23/10/08, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 08 - to St Athan 18
Picture credit Paul Hughes
(SX-OAD) Boeing 747-212B flightdeck
MSN 21684 Line No.391 - 09/08/79 first flight - 16/08/79 delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SQI - 01/04/85 to Olympic Airways as SX-OAD - 12/06/02 flown to Bruntingthorpe and wfu (intended to be used as a conference venue, but never happened) - c09/06 coloured film applied to port side advertising Asda, marked as "G-ASDA" - 12/20 broken up - 04/02/21 flightdeck to St Athan
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(XV106) Vickers VC-10 C.1K centre fuselage section
MSN 836 - 17/11/67 first flight - 01/12/67 delivered to 10 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, named 'Thomas Mottershead VC' - 2707/79 Flew HM The Queen, with Prince Philip and Prince Andrew, to Lusaka so that she could attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting - 04/05/94 first flight after conversion to C.1K tanker/transport - 09/05/94 re-delivered to 10 Sqn - 14/10/05 transferred to 101 Squadron upon disbandment of 10 Squadron, coded 'W' - 07/11/12 withdrawn from service and flown to Bruntingthorpe. Total time: 42193.25 hours - 08/13 broken-up at Bruntingthorpe, nose and centre fuselage sections saved - 08/09/16 nose moved to Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford on loan - mid 2019 centre fuselage section moved to SWAM, St Athan
Picture credit StuC
Company Hangar - no public access at current time
(G-BDXH) Boeing 747-236B flightdeck
MSN 21635/365 - ff 19/03/79 - dd 27/03/79 to British Airways - on 24 June 1982, whilst operating flight BA009 flight from London Heathrow to Auckland, the aircraft flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung (approximately 110 miles (180 km) south-east of Jakarta, Indonesia), resulting in the failure of all four engines. The reason for the failure was not immediately apparent to the crew or air traffic control. The aircraft was diverted to Jakarta in the hope that enough engines could be restarted to allow it to land there. The aircraft glided out of the ash cloud, and all engines were restarted (although one failed again soon after), allowing the aircraft to land safely at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta - wfu 1 Oct 2001 and ferried to BAMC Cardiff 02/10/10 - sold to European Aircharter 20/01/02 - wfu 09/03/04 and stored at Bristol Filton - ferried to Exeter 14/10/04 - ferried to Bournemouth 12/11/04 - broken up 07/09, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 08 - to St Athan 18
Picture credit IanG
XV104 Vickers VC-10 C.1K flightdeck
MSN 834 - 14/07/67 first flight - 03/08/67 delivered to 10 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton - 11/11/68 named 'James McCudden VC' in a ceremony at RAF Brize Norton - 31/05/72 carried the body of the Duke of Windsor from Paris to RAF Benson - 19/06/82 carried wounded soldiers from the Welsh Guards and 2/3 PARA from Montevideo to RAF Brize Norton - 07-08/10/91 returned journalist John McCarthy to the UK after five years as a hostage in Lebanon - 09/02/94 first flight after conversion to C.1K tanker/transport - 14/02/94 re-delivered to 10 Squadron - 14/10/05 transferred to 101 Squadron upon disbandment of 10 Squadron, coded 'U' - 07/06 painted with special tail artwork to celebrate 40 years of VC-10 operation - 04/07/12 withdrawn from service and flown to Bruntingthorpe. Total time: 38383.30 hours - early 2013 broken-up at Bruntingthorpe, flightdeck saved - 26/01/19 moved to SWAM, St Athan
Picture credit IanG
XV109 Vickers VC-10 C.1K cockpit
MSN 839 - 18/07/68 first flight - 01/08/68 delivered to 10 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, named 'Arthur Scarf VC' - 19-22/12/87 flew from the UK to the Falklands Islands via Ascension Island, returning again over the next two days, setting four FAI ratified speed records. Captained by John Halstead and John Knapp - 24-25/11/91 returned Jackie Mann to RAF Lyneham via Damascus, Syria, after more than two years as a hostage in Lebanon - 20/05/93 first flight after conversion to C.1K tanker/transport - 25/05/93 re-delivered to 10 Squadron - 14/10/05 transferred to 101 Squadron upon disbandment of 10 Squadron, coded 'Z' - 06/04/10 withdrawn from service and flown to Bruntingthorpe. Total time: 38598 hours - 06/10 broken-up at Bruntingthorpe, cockpit saved - 26/01/19 moved to SWAM, St Athan
Picture credit IanG
XV499 McDonnell Douglas F-4M-38-MC Phantom FGR.2 cockpit
MSN 9312/3477 - 07/08/69 first flight - 17/09/69 delivered to RAF in USA - 22/09/69 dd 23 MU Aldergrove - 12/05/70 228 OCU - 04/10/71 6 Sqn "G" - 19/06/72 HSA for Mods - 30/08/72 6 Sqn "G" - 23/09/94 228 OCU "M" - 02/10/74 29 (Designate) Sqn, coded "G" 11/74 - 01/01/75 29 Sqn "G" - 22/05/75 228 OCU - 05/06/75 41 Sqn, coded "O" by 02/09/75 - 22/09/76 60 MU Abingdon - 06/10/76 41 Sqn "O" - 30/12/76 to Wildenrath for 92 Sqn, coded "R" by 01/02/77 - 15/03/78 St Athan MU - 16/06/78 19 Sqn, coded "A" by 11/08/78 - 07/12/78 BAe Holme-on-Spalding Moor - 15/05/79 23 Sqn, coded "L" by 31/05/79 - 03/06/80 St Athan MU for special fit - 17/06/80 23 Sqn "L" - 09/10/80 56 Sqn loan - 05/11/80 23 Sqn "L", recoded "U" by 15/12/80 - 17/06/82 228 OCU - 24/08/82 29 Sqn "R" - 27/06/83 228 OCU - 19/07/83 St Athan MU for Mods - 24/08/83 29 Sqn - 05/10/83 228 OCU, coded "F" by 22/10/83 - 18/07/84 29 Sqn loan - 29/08/84 228 OCU - 11/12/86 St Athan MU for Major Servicing - 09/07/87 delivered to Leuchars - 16/07/87 228 OCU, coded "CF" by mid 08/87 - 18/03/88 to Falkland Islands, but had no chaff/flare fit - 23/03/88 returned to Leuchars and 228 OCU "CF" - 24/10/90 delivered to Wildenrath - 25/01/91 19 Sqn "F" - 14/01/92 delivered to Wattisham - by 11/03/92 74 Sqn "I" - 05/10/92 delivered to Leeming for use as WLT - by 07/93 1435 Flight, RAF Mount Pleasant marks added to the nose - 12/02/13 to Air & Ground Aviation, Hixon. Wings cut off for transport. Auctioned, but fell short of reserve and broken up 01/14 with cockpit saved - 27/06/15 moved to Bruntingthorpe after purchase by Gary Spoors - 25/01/18 to St Athan
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ZD627 Westland Seaking HC.4 cockpit
MSN WA938 - 25/06/84 first flight - 05/07/84 delivered to NASU Culdrose - 23/09/85 707 NAS "ZH" later "ZZ" - by 30/07/88 AMG Yeovilton - c89 707 NAS "ZZ" - 03/03/92 AMG Yeovilton - 24/11/92 707 NAS "ZW" - 16/07/93 tail rotor struck ground during rehearsal for Yeovilton Air Day Commando Assault display, Cat.4 repair - 11/93-03/94 detached to RAF Aldergrove - 11/94 AMG Yeovilton for mods - 01/12/94 846 NAS "VL" - by 17/12/97 AMG Yeovilton - by 03/09/98 846 NAS "VL" - 22/03/00 AMG Yeovilton - 12/10/00 846 NAS "VL" - 26/02/01 845 NAS loan - 19/03/01 846 NAS "VL" - 08/12/03 AMG Yeovilton for mods - 08/12/04 846 NAS "VR" - 16/05/05 CHFMU Yeovilton for mods - 23/05/05 846 NAS "VR" - 01/09/06 845 NAS loan - 19/09/06 846 NAS - 20/05/07 AMG Yeovilton for mods - 20/07/07 CHFMU Yeovilton - 12/09/07 848 NAS "WO" - 03/09/08 VAHS Fleetlands - 16/07/09 848 NAS "WO" - 20/09/10 CHFMY Yeovilton - 10/11/10 848 NAS "WO" - 12/10/12 wfu to HMS Sultan, Gosport - 26/11/13 Bruntingthorpe - 12/14 cockpit removed - 02/15 fuselage to Langley Park, Slough and used in film "Marine 1" - by 11/15 fuselage to Shoot Aviation, White Waltham - c10/18 cockpit to St Athan
MSN 22482/484 - ff 17/10/80 - dd 13/11/80 to Korean Airlines as HL7454 - con to freighter 09/91 - to Boeing Aircraft Holding Company 15/05/02 as N207BA - to MK Airlines 31/05/02 as 9G-MKM - re-reg G-MKCA 30/01/08 - wfu 03/09 and ferried to Kemble 07/08/09 - broken up 01/16, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 16 - to St Athan 18
Picture credit StuC
(N747KD) Boeing 747-236F flightdeck
MSN 22306/480 - ff 19/09/80 - dd 30/09/80 to British Airways as G-KILO - to Cathay Pacific Cargo 15/03/82 as VR-HVY - re-reg B-HVY 21/10/97 - wfu 03/08 - ferried Hong Kong-Kemble 28-29/04/08 - to Midair S.A. 02/05/08 as N747KD - broken up 23/10/08, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 08 - to St Athan 18
Picture credit Paul Hughes
(SX-OAD) Boeing 747-212B flightdeck
MSN 21684 Line No.391 - 09/08/79 first flight - 16/08/79 delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SQI - 01/04/85 to Olympic Airways as SX-OAD - 12/06/02 flown to Bruntingthorpe and wfu (intended to be used as a conference venue, but never happened) - c09/06 coloured film applied to port side advertising Asda, marked as "G-ASDA" - 12/20 broken up - 04/02/21 flightdeck to St Athan
Picture credit StuC
(XV106) Vickers VC-10 C.1K centre fuselage section
MSN 836 - 17/11/67 first flight - 01/12/67 delivered to 10 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, named 'Thomas Mottershead VC' - 2707/79 Flew HM The Queen, with Prince Philip and Prince Andrew, to Lusaka so that she could attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting - 04/05/94 first flight after conversion to C.1K tanker/transport - 09/05/94 re-delivered to 10 Sqn - 14/10/05 transferred to 101 Squadron upon disbandment of 10 Squadron, coded 'W' - 07/11/12 withdrawn from service and flown to Bruntingthorpe. Total time: 42193.25 hours - 08/13 broken-up at Bruntingthorpe, nose and centre fuselage sections saved - 08/09/16 nose moved to Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford on loan - mid 2019 centre fuselage section moved to SWAM, St Athan
Picture credit StuC
Company Hangar - no public access at current time
(G-BDXH) Boeing 747-236B flightdeck
MSN 21635/365 - ff 19/03/79 - dd 27/03/79 to British Airways - on 24 June 1982, whilst operating flight BA009 flight from London Heathrow to Auckland, the aircraft flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung (approximately 110 miles (180 km) south-east of Jakarta, Indonesia), resulting in the failure of all four engines. The reason for the failure was not immediately apparent to the crew or air traffic control. The aircraft was diverted to Jakarta in the hope that enough engines could be restarted to allow it to land there. The aircraft glided out of the ash cloud, and all engines were restarted (although one failed again soon after), allowing the aircraft to land safely at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta - wfu 1 Oct 2001 and ferried to BAMC Cardiff 02/10/10 - sold to European Aircharter 20/01/02 - wfu 09/03/04 and stored at Bristol Filton - ferried to Exeter 14/10/04 - ferried to Bournemouth 12/11/04 - broken up 07/09, flightdeck saved - to Bruntingthorpe 08 - to St Athan 18
Picture credit IanG
XV104 Vickers VC-10 C.1K flightdeck
MSN 834 - 14/07/67 first flight - 03/08/67 delivered to 10 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton - 11/11/68 named 'James McCudden VC' in a ceremony at RAF Brize Norton - 31/05/72 carried the body of the Duke of Windsor from Paris to RAF Benson - 19/06/82 carried wounded soldiers from the Welsh Guards and 2/3 PARA from Montevideo to RAF Brize Norton - 07-08/10/91 returned journalist John McCarthy to the UK after five years as a hostage in Lebanon - 09/02/94 first flight after conversion to C.1K tanker/transport - 14/02/94 re-delivered to 10 Squadron - 14/10/05 transferred to 101 Squadron upon disbandment of 10 Squadron, coded 'U' - 07/06 painted with special tail artwork to celebrate 40 years of VC-10 operation - 04/07/12 withdrawn from service and flown to Bruntingthorpe. Total time: 38383.30 hours - early 2013 broken-up at Bruntingthorpe, flightdeck saved - 26/01/19 moved to SWAM, St Athan
Picture credit IanG
XV109 Vickers VC-10 C.1K cockpit
MSN 839 - 18/07/68 first flight - 01/08/68 delivered to 10 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, named 'Arthur Scarf VC' - 19-22/12/87 flew from the UK to the Falklands Islands via Ascension Island, returning again over the next two days, setting four FAI ratified speed records. Captained by John Halstead and John Knapp - 24-25/11/91 returned Jackie Mann to RAF Lyneham via Damascus, Syria, after more than two years as a hostage in Lebanon - 20/05/93 first flight after conversion to C.1K tanker/transport - 25/05/93 re-delivered to 10 Squadron - 14/10/05 transferred to 101 Squadron upon disbandment of 10 Squadron, coded 'Z' - 06/04/10 withdrawn from service and flown to Bruntingthorpe. Total time: 38598 hours - 06/10 broken-up at Bruntingthorpe, cockpit saved - 26/01/19 moved to SWAM, St Athan
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XV499 McDonnell Douglas F-4M-38-MC Phantom FGR.2 cockpit
MSN 9312/3477 - 07/08/69 first flight - 17/09/69 delivered to RAF in USA - 22/09/69 dd 23 MU Aldergrove - 12/05/70 228 OCU - 04/10/71 6 Sqn "G" - 19/06/72 HSA for Mods - 30/08/72 6 Sqn "G" - 23/09/94 228 OCU "M" - 02/10/74 29 (Designate) Sqn, coded "G" 11/74 - 01/01/75 29 Sqn "G" - 22/05/75 228 OCU - 05/06/75 41 Sqn, coded "O" by 02/09/75 - 22/09/76 60 MU Abingdon - 06/10/76 41 Sqn "O" - 30/12/76 to Wildenrath for 92 Sqn, coded "R" by 01/02/77 - 15/03/78 St Athan MU - 16/06/78 19 Sqn, coded "A" by 11/08/78 - 07/12/78 BAe Holme-on-Spalding Moor - 15/05/79 23 Sqn, coded "L" by 31/05/79 - 03/06/80 St Athan MU for special fit - 17/06/80 23 Sqn "L" - 09/10/80 56 Sqn loan - 05/11/80 23 Sqn "L", recoded "U" by 15/12/80 - 17/06/82 228 OCU - 24/08/82 29 Sqn "R" - 27/06/83 228 OCU - 19/07/83 St Athan MU for Mods - 24/08/83 29 Sqn - 05/10/83 228 OCU, coded "F" by 22/10/83 - 18/07/84 29 Sqn loan - 29/08/84 228 OCU - 11/12/86 St Athan MU for Major Servicing - 09/07/87 delivered to Leuchars - 16/07/87 228 OCU, coded "CF" by mid 08/87 - 18/03/88 to Falkland Islands, but had no chaff/flare fit - 23/03/88 returned to Leuchars and 228 OCU "CF" - 24/10/90 delivered to Wildenrath - 25/01/91 19 Sqn "F" - 14/01/92 delivered to Wattisham - by 11/03/92 74 Sqn "I" - 05/10/92 delivered to Leeming for use as WLT - by 07/93 1435 Flight, RAF Mount Pleasant marks added to the nose - 12/02/13 to Air & Ground Aviation, Hixon. Wings cut off for transport. Auctioned, but fell short of reserve and broken up 01/14 with cockpit saved - 27/06/15 moved to Bruntingthorpe after purchase by Gary Spoors - 25/01/18 to St Athan
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ZD627 Westland Seaking HC.4 cockpit
MSN WA938 - 25/06/84 first flight - 05/07/84 delivered to NASU Culdrose - 23/09/85 707 NAS "ZH" later "ZZ" - by 30/07/88 AMG Yeovilton - c89 707 NAS "ZZ" - 03/03/92 AMG Yeovilton - 24/11/92 707 NAS "ZW" - 16/07/93 tail rotor struck ground during rehearsal for Yeovilton Air Day Commando Assault display, Cat.4 repair - 11/93-03/94 detached to RAF Aldergrove - 11/94 AMG Yeovilton for mods - 01/12/94 846 NAS "VL" - by 17/12/97 AMG Yeovilton - by 03/09/98 846 NAS "VL" - 22/03/00 AMG Yeovilton - 12/10/00 846 NAS "VL" - 26/02/01 845 NAS loan - 19/03/01 846 NAS "VL" - 08/12/03 AMG Yeovilton for mods - 08/12/04 846 NAS "VR" - 16/05/05 CHFMU Yeovilton for mods - 23/05/05 846 NAS "VR" - 01/09/06 845 NAS loan - 19/09/06 846 NAS - 20/05/07 AMG Yeovilton for mods - 20/07/07 CHFMU Yeovilton - 12/09/07 848 NAS "WO" - 03/09/08 VAHS Fleetlands - 16/07/09 848 NAS "WO" - 20/09/10 CHFMY Yeovilton - 10/11/10 848 NAS "WO" - 12/10/12 wfu to HMS Sultan, Gosport - 26/11/13 Bruntingthorpe - 12/14 cockpit removed - 02/15 fuselage to Langley Park, Slough and used in film "Marine 1" - by 11/15 fuselage to Shoot Aviation, White Waltham - c10/18 cockpit to St Athan
MSN BH.100-127 - 10/02/72 first flight - 72 delivered to Royal Malasian Air Force as FM1224 - re-serialled M25-04 - 1998 sold - to UK - Military Aircraft Spares Ltd, Taunton - sold and used as spares source - by 11/17 gutted fuselage outside Lyneham Flying Club, Kemble - 04/19 purchased by R.Tregear, St Athan - 30/06/19 moved to SWAM for storage
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XP150 Westland Wessex HAS.3
MSN WA83 - 21/09/62 first flight as HAS.1 - 04/10/62 delivered to HHU Fleetlands - 28/08/63 706 NAS Culdrose - 05/10/63 AHU Culdrose for mods - 02/03/64 RAF Handling Sqn Boscombe Down - 10/03/64 706 NAS Culdrose "CU-506" - 25/01/65 RNAY Fleetlands for flotation gear fit - 01/03/65 706 NAS Culdrose "CU-506" later "CU-576" - 19/04/66 to Westlands Yeovil for conversion to HAS.3, first flight 27/10/67 - 06/02/68 NASU Culdrose - 22/02/68 814 NAS "V-273" later "H-273" - 09/09/69 NASU Culdrose - 17/09/69 814 NAS "H-273" - 13/07/70 RNAY Fleetlands for mods and storage - 07/02/72 NASU Culdrose - 10/05/72 737 NAS Portland - 15/05/72 737 NAS Kent Flt "KE-401" - 16/10/75 RNAY Fleetlands - 15/09/76 NATIU Lee-on-Solent - 04/11/76 737 NAS Portland - 16/11/76 737 NAS Kent Flt "KE-401" - 04/01/77 737 NAS Portland - 29/07/77 737 NAS Antrim Flt "AN-406" - 16/01/79 at Newcastle Airport for fishery protection duties - 01/02/79 to RAF Finningley by road for engine change - 13/02/79 by road to MASU Lee-on-Solent - 16/02/79 by road to RNAS Portland - 26/03/79 RNAY Fleetlands - 01/06/79 737 NAS Portland - 10/06/79 737 NAS Antrim Flt "AN-606" - 30/11/81 737 NAS Portland - 12/01/83 772 NAS - 20/04/83 772 NAS Antrim Flt "AN-406" - 19/01/84 to RNAY Wroughton for storage, total flying hours 4317.20 - 05/07/84 by road to AES Lee-on-Solent - 08/08/84 allocated A2719 as Class GRB training airframe "AN-406" - 05/88 allocated A2764 as Class GR(2) - 08/91 noted outside at Lee-on-Solent - 07/92 noted outside BDRF LoS with many repair patches - 11/92 noted in fire pits as "XP15/LS" with tail unit probably from XP157 - by 25/01/93 to Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh - 22/05/19 to SWAM St Athan for spares - week ending 23/09/22 scrapped, cockpit section in very poor condition saved
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XN584 Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3A
MSN PAC/W/12725 - built as T.3 - 20/04/61 awaiting collection - 24/04/61 27 MU Shawbury - 26/05/61 RAFC Cranwell "52" - 19/09/74 TWU Brawdy "52" - 01/08/75 RAFC Cranwell "52" - 27/08/75 BAC Warton for conversion to T.3A (avionics upgrade) - 28/11/75 CFS Little Rissington "78" - 12/04/76 RAFC Cranwell - 11/05/77 JP Det. - 25/09/77 RAFC Cranwell - 18/08/77 CFS - 09/04/79 5 MU Kemble - 16/05/79 CFS Leeming - 19/09/84 CFS Scampton "E" - by 09/90 1 SoTT Halton "88" - 10/09/90 allocated 9014M - 27/03/95 to Bruntingthorpe - 07/15 to University of South Wales Aerospace Centre, Treforest - 04/08/21 to SWAM - 2024 sold but not yet collected
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(G-APXX)/"VH-FDT" de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover II
MSN 5014 - 1951 built in Sidney, Australia as VH-EAS - 12/60 purchased by Air Navigation & Trading Company Ltd, Blackpool (Squires Gate) Airport - 19/09/61 arrived at Liverpool Docks by sea and roaded to Squires Gate - 15/12/61 registered G-APXX but reportedly never used - 19/05/67 moved to Southend for preservation by the predecessors of the museum - 1971 Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend "VH-FDT" - 26/11/73 reg cancelled as PWFU - 10/05/83 auctioned on museum closure and sold to Doug Arnold for £1,700 - mid 83 Warbirds of Great Britain, Blackbushe - by 07/85 Second World War Aircraft Preservation Society, Lasham - late 2009 sold to Parkhouse Aviation on museum closure - by 10/10 moved to Wycombe Air Park - 05/08/13 arrived at St Athan - 06/19 to SWAM restoration area in GJD hangar
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MSN WA83 - 21/09/62 first flight as HAS.1 - 04/10/62 delivered to HHU Fleetlands - 28/08/63 706 NAS Culdrose - 05/10/63 AHU Culdrose for mods - 02/03/64 RAF Handling Sqn Boscombe Down - 10/03/64 706 NAS Culdrose "CU-506" - 25/01/65 RNAY Fleetlands for flotation gear fit - 01/03/65 706 NAS Culdrose "CU-506" later "CU-576" - 19/04/66 to Westlands Yeovil for conversion to HAS.3, first flight 27/10/67 - 06/02/68 NASU Culdrose - 22/02/68 814 NAS "V-273" later "H-273" - 09/09/69 NASU Culdrose - 17/09/69 814 NAS "H-273" - 13/07/70 RNAY Fleetlands for mods and storage - 07/02/72 NASU Culdrose - 10/05/72 737 NAS Portland - 15/05/72 737 NAS Kent Flt "KE-401" - 16/10/75 RNAY Fleetlands - 15/09/76 NATIU Lee-on-Solent - 04/11/76 737 NAS Portland - 16/11/76 737 NAS Kent Flt "KE-401" - 04/01/77 737 NAS Portland - 29/07/77 737 NAS Antrim Flt "AN-406" - 16/01/79 at Newcastle Airport for fishery protection duties - 01/02/79 to RAF Finningley by road for engine change - 13/02/79 by road to MASU Lee-on-Solent - 16/02/79 by road to RNAS Portland - 26/03/79 RNAY Fleetlands - 01/06/79 737 NAS Portland - 10/06/79 737 NAS Antrim Flt "AN-606" - 30/11/81 737 NAS Portland - 12/01/83 772 NAS - 20/04/83 772 NAS Antrim Flt "AN-406" - 19/01/84 to RNAY Wroughton for storage, total flying hours 4317.20 - 05/07/84 by road to AES Lee-on-Solent - 08/08/84 allocated A2719 as Class GRB training airframe "AN-406" - 05/88 allocated A2764 as Class GR(2) - 08/91 noted outside at Lee-on-Solent - 07/92 noted outside BDRF LoS with many repair patches - 11/92 noted in fire pits as "XP15/LS" with tail unit probably from XP157 - by 25/01/93 to Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh - 22/05/19 to SWAM St Athan for spares - week ending 23/09/22 scrapped, cockpit section in very poor condition saved
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XX845 SEPECAT Jaguar T.4
MSN B33 - 12/08/75 first flight as T.2 - 27/08/75 delivered to Bruggen - 17 Sqn "BY" - 20 Sqn - 2 Sqn "33" - 17 Sqn - 14 Sqn - early 80's 226 OCU Lossiemouth "AZ" - by 1988 41 Sqn "V" to "A" - 226 OCU Lossiemouth - 6 Sqn "ET" Coltishall - early 2000s conv to T.4 - 6 Sqn "EV" Coltishall - 01/06/05 final flight to DARA St Athan for spares recovery - 17/10/05 DCAE Cosford - 13/10/09 RNFS Predannack - 07/07/22 to SWAM
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G-BNPU/XL929 Hunting-Percival Pembroke C.1
MSN 95 for RAF as XL929 - 27/09/57 awaiting collection - 27/09/57 Bomber Command Communications Squadron (BCCS), Booker (personal aircraft of AOCinC ACM Sir Harry Broadhurst) - 20/03/63 Squadron moved to Bovingdon - 30/06/63 Fighter Command Communications Squadron (FCCS), Bovingdon - 31/07/63 Transport Command Southern Communications Squadron (TCCS), Upavon - 01/01/69 Strike Command Communications Squadron (SCCS), Northolt - 13/02/69 Sqn renamed as 207 Sqn, Northolt - 25/01/71 BAC Weybridge for resparring - 03/05/71 5 MU, Kemble - 11/05/71 207 Sqn - 31/03/76 5 MU, Kemble - 07/10/80 431 MU, Bruggen - 10/12/80 60 Sqn, Wildenrath - 23/03/87 AM&SU, Shawbury wfu TT 5663 FH - 16/06/87 sold to Terry S. Warren, Ventnor, Isle of Wight - 30/06/87 reg G-BNPU - 29/07/87 flown to Sandown, IoW - 07/05/88 flown to Shoreham for Northbrook College as GIA - 11/08/88 reg cancelled as PWFU - 26/08/02 to Atlantic Aviation, Coventry for spares, stored at Compton Verney, Warks - 2016 sold to Christy Keane - mid 20 sold to John Sparks - 11/11/20 arrived at SWAM, St Athan from Compton Verney - Sold 2024 and in process of being converted on site to a mobile living space
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XN584 Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3A
MSN PAC/W/12725 - built as T.3 - 20/04/61 awaiting collection - 24/04/61 27 MU Shawbury - 26/05/61 RAFC Cranwell "52" - 19/09/74 TWU Brawdy "52" - 01/08/75 RAFC Cranwell "52" - 27/08/75 BAC Warton for conversion to T.3A (avionics upgrade) - 28/11/75 CFS Little Rissington "78" - 12/04/76 RAFC Cranwell - 11/05/77 JP Det. - 25/09/77 RAFC Cranwell - 18/08/77 CFS - 09/04/79 5 MU Kemble - 16/05/79 CFS Leeming - 19/09/84 CFS Scampton "E" - by 09/90 1 SoTT Halton "88" - 10/09/90 allocated 9014M - 27/03/95 to Bruntingthorpe - 07/15 to University of South Wales Aerospace Centre, Treforest - 04/08/21 to SWAM - 2024 sold but not yet collected
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(G-APXX)/"VH-FDT" de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover II
MSN 5014 - 1951 built in Sidney, Australia as VH-EAS - 12/60 purchased by Air Navigation & Trading Company Ltd, Blackpool (Squires Gate) Airport - 19/09/61 arrived at Liverpool Docks by sea and roaded to Squires Gate - 15/12/61 registered G-APXX but reportedly never used - 19/05/67 moved to Southend for preservation by the predecessors of the museum - 1971 Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend "VH-FDT" - 26/11/73 reg cancelled as PWFU - 10/05/83 auctioned on museum closure and sold to Doug Arnold for £1,700 - mid 83 Warbirds of Great Britain, Blackbushe - by 07/85 Second World War Aircraft Preservation Society, Lasham - late 2009 sold to Parkhouse Aviation on museum closure - by 10/10 moved to Wycombe Air Park - 05/08/13 arrived at St Athan - 06/19 to SWAM restoration area in GJD hangar
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G-AWMI Glos-Airtourer 115
This AESL built Airtourer T2 is construction number 505 and was first registered, as G-AWMI, on 24/07/68 to Glos Air Ltd at Staverton. On 21/10/70 the owner changed to the Glamorgan Flying Club Ltd, Rhoose Airport, beginning its long association with Cardiff. Between 28/10/80 and 23/11/82 it was with a Swindon owner before returning to local ownership with Red Dragon Aviation Ltd. Remaining at Cardiff it underwent ownership changes in 02/87, 12/94 and 04/01. On 31/12/04 total flying hours were recorded as 6,263. On 08/05/08 its Certificate of Airworthiness expired and in 05/09 it was seen dismantled and devoid of paint in the Robin hangar at Cardiff Airport. On 07/12/10 G-AWMI was de-registered by the CAA. In late 03/22 the major parts moved to Horizon Aircraft Services, St Athan, shortly before the demolition of its gale-damaged hangar. On 10/04/22 the fuselage and wings came to SWAM on loan for rebuild and a repaint. Owner passed away and undercarriage, tailplane and engine/propeller disposed of by relatives before they could be acquired, rendering restoration unworthwhile. Dumped outside GJD hangar.
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WL405 Gloster Meteor T.7
07/07/52 delivered to RAF - Hemswell CF - JCU - Wittering SF - 231 OCU - 1 GCF - BCCS - 01/65 sold to Ministry of Aviation - RAE Farnborough - 01/04/69 SoC as Cat.5(C) - RAE Apprentices School - c1988 nose and centre section to Martin-Baker, Chalgrove for spares use, remainder to NEAM Usworth - 30/10/01 The Meteor Flight, Yatesbury, Wilts - 17/03/09 to Phoenix Aviation, Bruntingthorpe - 12/09 to Mike Davey - 30/04/10 to Hooton Park - 2013 to Parbold, Lancashire - late 2019 sold to Jason Holloway - 23/09/19 to St Athan, to SWAM restoration area in GJD hangar
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XX263 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A(F)
07/07/52 delivered to RAF - Hemswell CF - JCU - Wittering SF - 231 OCU - 1 GCF - BCCS - 01/65 sold to Ministry of Aviation - RAE Farnborough - 01/04/69 SoC as Cat.5(C) - RAE Apprentices School - c1988 nose and centre section to Martin-Baker, Chalgrove for spares use, remainder to NEAM Usworth - 30/10/01 The Meteor Flight, Yatesbury, Wilts - 17/03/09 to Phoenix Aviation, Bruntingthorpe - 12/09 to Mike Davey - 30/04/10 to Hooton Park - 2013 to Parbold, Lancashire - late 2019 sold to Jason Holloway - 23/09/19 to St Athan, to SWAM restoration area in GJD hangar
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XX263 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A(F)
MSN 099/312099 - dd 11/04/79 in wraparound camouflage - 1 TWU, Brawdy - late 80's 63(R) Sqn 2 TWU, Chivenor - mid 1983 British Aerospace for modification to T.1A - 03/11/83 returned to 2 TWU - by 1991 refinished in grey c/s - 01/04/92 63(R) Sqn 7 FTS, Chivenor - 09/94 stored Chivenor - 16/02/95 FRADU, Yeovilton - 30/11/95 FRADU, Culdrose - 09/06/00 entered Fuselage Replacement Programme at St Athan, refinished in black c/s - 05/01 4 FTS, Valley - 2004 74(R) Sqn 4 FTS, Valley - 2007 208(R) Sqn 4 FTS, Valley - 2010 Hawk display aircraft in 4 FTS 50 years c/s - 02/12 Red Arrows, Scampton - end 2014 AM&SU Shawbury - early 2018 Cardiff University School of Engineering - 22/04/22 to SWAM St Athan
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