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    Airframe Family: Percival 84 Jet Provost / 80/90/145/167 Strikemaster
    Latest Model:Jet Provost T.5A
    Last Military Serial:XW289 RAF
    Construction Number:EEP/JP/0953
    Last Civil Registration:G-JPVA
    Compressed ID:BAC Jet Provost T.5A sn XW289 RAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Horizon Flight Training and Aircraft Services, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1969

    Constructed as a Jet Provost T.5.

    6 October 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XW289.
    The delivery date is provided.

    24 April 1974

    Converted to a Jet Provost T.5A by BAC.
    At BAC Warton.

    By June 1979

    Transferred to RAF College, RAF Cranwell.

    By 1984

    Markings Applied: 31

    By 1987

    Transferred to 1 FTS, RAF Linton on Ouse.

    By 1987

    Markings Applied: 61

    By 1990

    Transferred to 3 FTS, RAF Cranwell.

    By 1990

    Markings Applied: 61

    By 1993

    Transferred to 1 FTS, RAF Linton on Ouse.

    By 1993

    Markings Applied: 73

    30 September 1993

    Assigned to RAF Shawbury store for storage.

    By October 1994

    Sold to Global Aviation, Binbrook.

    13 December 1994

    Civil registration N287XW {1} reserved but not taken up.

    From 18 January 1995 to 22 February 1995

    To Global Aviation Ltd with new c/r G-BVXT.

    From 22 February 1995 to 22 November 2007

    To Timothy John Manna with new c/r G-JPVA.

    Operated by Kennet Aviation, North Weald.

    21 September 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show

    22 November 2007

    To Henry Cooke, Little West Barn FARM, North Brewham, Bruton keeping c/r G-JPVA.

    Operated by Kennet Aviation, RNAS Yeovilton.

    28 July 2009


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Show

    13 July 2013


    Photographer: Arjun Sarup
    Notes: On display at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2013.

    9 July 2014

    To Colin Boyd, Kiln FARM, Milton Keynes, Christopher Victor John Heames, Stamford keeping c/r G-JPVA.

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford Autumn Airshow

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    6 May 2016

    To G-Jpva Ltd, Frensham, Farnham keeping c/r G-JPVA.

    4 November 2016

    Civil registration, G-JPVA, cancelled.

    To Horizon Flight Training and Aircraft Services, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Markings by Howard J. Curtis
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Andrew Appleton
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
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