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    Airframe Family: Avro 748 Andover / HS-748 / BAe-748
    Latest Model:Andover C.1(PR)
    Last Military Serial:XS596 QinetiQ
    Construction Number:1574
    Compressed ID:Hawker Siddeley Andover C.1(PR) sn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Boscombe Down Dump

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an Andover C.1 by Hawker Siddeley.

    16 December 1965

    First flight.

    1 June 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XS596.

    By 12 September 1981

    Transferred to 115SQN, RAF Brize Norton.

    By 12 September 1981

    Markings Applied: CXV, 596

    12 September 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Athan Battle of Britain Air Day

    12 June 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Boscombe Down Airshow

    11 August 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Airshow

    By 1992

    Converted to an Andover C.1(PR) by Hawker Siddeley.

    By 1992

    Transferred to 60SQN.

    13 June 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Boscombe Down Air Show - serving with A and AEE on loan from 60Sqn RAF

    By 1995

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Aircraft Establishment with s/n XS596.

    By 1995

    Transferred to RAE Boscombe Down.
    United Kingdom Open Skies aircraft.

    22 July 1995


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    By July 2002

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the QinetiQ with s/n XS596.
    United Kingdom Open Skies aircraft.

    19 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: RAF Fairford RIAT arrivals day

    15 July 2006


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At RIAT Fairford.

    15 July 2006


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At RIAT Fairford.

    19 December 2011

    Assigned to Boscombe Down Dump for storage.

    1 June 2013

    Scrapped.
    At Boscombe Down.
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