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    Airframe Family: Scheibe SF25 Falke / Slingsby T-61 Falke / Slingsby Venture
    Latest Model:Venture T.2
    Last Military Serial:XZ559 RAF
    Construction Number:1879
    Last Civil Registration:G-BUEK
    Compressed ID:Slingsby Venture T.2 sn XZ559 RAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Private owner, Tibenham, Suffolk

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    Dates

    Event

    1977

    Constructed as a Venture T.2 by Slingsby.

    3 July 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XZ559.

    By 1982

    Transferred to 616 Glider School, RAF Henlow.
    Operated with markings: 3

    30 March 1992

    Assigned civil registration: G-BUEK

    After 1992

    RAF Colour scheme and roundel retained, Serial number and code removed. Carries prominent Civil Registration.

    After 1992

    Based with Private owner, Tibenham, Suffolk.

    9 June 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At RAF Cosford Airshow 2013. Privately owned at Tibenham, UK
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Robert Nichols
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