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31 October 1956 |
Constructed as a Swift FR.5. |
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5 November 1956 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WK281. |
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10 April 1959 |
Transferred to 79SQN. |
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20 January 1961 |
Assigned to 60 MU, RAF Church Fenton for storage. |
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31 January 1961 |
New serial number assigned: 7712M RAF |
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12 April 1961 |
Withdrawn from use. |
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Circa 1961 |
Transferred to 14 Air Training Corps SQN, RAF Uxbridge. |
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14 March 1967 |
Transferred to RAF Colerne. |
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1975 |
Transferred to RAF Finningley. |
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1977 |
Transferred to RAF Swinderby. |
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1979 |
Transferred to RAF Saint Athan, Historic Aircraft Collection. |
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12 September 1981 |
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1989 |
To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England. |
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Loaned to Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Trust, Tangmere, Sussex-West, England. |
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2006 |
Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden Internet Sources South Wales Aviation Group UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group |
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