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    Airframe Family: Percival 84 Jet Provost / 80/90/145/167 Strikemaster
    Latest Model:Jet Provost T.4
    Last Military Serial:XR679 RAF
    Construction Number:PAC/W/21624
    Last Civil Registration:C-FDJP
    Compressed ID:Hunting Jet Provost T.4 sn XR679 RA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jet Aircraft Museum, London Metropolitan Airport, London, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Jet Provost T.4 by Hunting.

    2 July 1963

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XR679.


    Photographer: Unknown

    By 23 July 1983

    Transferred to 79 SQN, 1 TWU, RAF Brawdy.
    Operated with markings: 04

    23 July 1983


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1983 photo of Hunting Jet Provost T.4 at Greenham Common

    10 August 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Air Show

    Transferred to 2 School of Technical Training, RAF Cosford.
    As a Ground Instruction Airframe.

    New serial number assigned: 8991M RAF

    From 21 August 1995 to 14 October 1996

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

    14 September 1996


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Jet Provost T.4 formerly XR679 on display at the 1996 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    From 14 October 1996 to 4 February 2008

    To Roland Eddie Todd keeping c/r G-BWGT.

    4 February 2008

    To Graham Michael Snow, Wigan keeping c/r G-BWGT.

    By 28 June 2008

    Markings Applied: fastjetclub, G-BWGT

    28 June 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2008 photo at Sandtoft, Yorkshire, UK wearing its UK Civil marks - later exported to Canada

    4 March 2009

    Civil registration, G-BWGT, cancelled.

    6 July 2009

    To Peter Graham Rawlinson (Progressive Concepts Inc (Skyward Balloons)), Cambridge, ON with new c/r C-FDJP.

    By 2 June 2012

    Markings Applied: JetProvostClub.ca

    2 June 2012


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: Photo at the 2012 Waterloo Air Show

    20 December 2012

    To Progressive Concepts Inc (Skyward Balloons), Drumbo, ON keeping c/r C-FDJP.

    20 December 2012

    Assigned civil registration: C-FDJP (P84 Jet Provost T MK 4, PAC/W/21624)

    3 May 2013

    To Progressive Concepts Inc (Skyward Balloons), Drumbo, ON.

    3 May 2013

    To Progressive Concepts Inc, Drumbo, ON keeping c/r C-FDJP.

    Based at Jet Aircraft Museum, London Metropolitan Airport, London, ON.
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    17 September 2017


    Photographer: Eric Dumigan
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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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    Robert Nichols
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