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    Airframe Family: Folland Gnat
    Latest Model:Gnat T.1
    Last Military Serial:A2676 RAF
    Construction Number:FL562
    Last Civil Registration:N572XR
    Compressed ID:Folland Gnat T.1 sn A2676 RAF cn FL...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kryptonite Industries Llc, Golden, CO

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Gnat T.1.

    1 November 1963

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XR572.

    By August 1974

    Transferred to Red Arrows.
    Transferred to the aerobatic team.

    16 September 1979

    Last flight.
    There were 2,960 flight hours on the airframe.

    Transferred to School of Aircraft Handling, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall.

    New serial number assigned: A2676 RAF

    23 April 1986

    Withdrawn from use.
    On Withdrawn from use with the school at Culdrose.

    15 March 1989

    To Michael W. Bertz, Broomfield, CO with new c/r N572XR.

    Based at Warbird Recovery, Jefferson County Airport, Denver, CO.
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    11 February 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX572XR (GNAT T 1, FL562) issued.

    1 January 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX572XR (GNAT T 1, FL562) issued.

    14 January 2023

    To Kryptonite Industries Llc, Golden, CO keeping c/r N572XR.
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