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    Airframe Family: Percival 84 Jet Provost / 80/90/145/167 Strikemaster
    Latest Model:Jet Provost T.5A
    Last Military Serial:XW408 RAF
    Construction Number:EEP/JP/1030
    Last Civil Registration:VH-YZC
    Compressed ID:BAC Jet Provost T.5A sn XW408 RAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Poly ShiGuangli Plaza, ChengDu, SiChuan, China

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Jet Provost T.5 by BAC.

    14 July 1971

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XW408.

    25 September 1974

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

    By August 1982

    Transferred to RAF College, RAF Cranwell.
    Operated with markings: 24

    11 August 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Airshow

    12 August 1991

    Assigned to RAF Shawbury for storage.

    14 October 1992

    To Wessex Aviation.

    11 August 2003

    To International Air Parts, Bankstown, Sydney, NSW, Australia with new c/r VH-YZC.

    1 March 2014

    To Michael John Stoneham, Dalmore, VIC keeping c/r VH-YZC.

    9 November 2018

    Civil registration, VH-YZC, cancelled.
    Withdrawn from use.

    6 March 2025

    Placed on display with Poly ShiGuangli Plaza, ChengDu, SiChuan, China.

    11 March 2025


    Photographer: Cheyenne Wang
    Notes: I heard from a friend that she was placed in front of the main entrance of this mall on Mar 6 night and went to take some pictures while I had time on Mar 11.

    11 March 2025


    Photographer: Cheyenne Wang

    11 March 2025


    Photographer: Cheyenne Wang
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    Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Robert Nichols
    Cheyenne Wang
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