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    Airframe Family: Hawker Siddeley Harrier
    Latest Model:Sea Harrier FA.2
    Last Military Serial:ZA195 RN
    Construction Number:41H-912034
    Compressed ID:BAE Sea Harrier FA.2 sn ZA195 RN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Harrier FRS.1 by BAE.

    9 September 1982

    First flight.

    1 November 1982

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ministry of Defence with s/n ZA195.
    Retained by British Aerospace Dunsfold.

    25 January 1984

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n ZA195.

    25 January 1984

    Transferred to 899 NAS Support Unit, RNAS Yeovilton.

    3 May 1984

    Transferred to 899 NAS, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Operated with markings: 710
    12 month loan.

    25 May 1985


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete

    25 May 1985


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    From 29 July 1985 to 19 September 1988

    Converted to a Sea Harrier FA.2 by BAE.
    BAe Dunsfold for trials and conversion to F/A.2 prototype DB.1.

    19 September 1988

    First post-reassembly Flight.

    17 January 1990

    Transferred to A and AEE, BAe Dunsfold.

    18 July 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show

    18 July 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Show

    21 August 2000

    Transported by ground.
    To BAE Warton.

    13 May 2002

    Assigned to DARA, Saint Athan for storage.
    Transported by road from Warton.

    24 September 2002

    Transferred to AMG, RNAS Yeovilton.
    For spares recovery.

    13 November 2002

    To Fleet Air Arm Museum, Cobham Hall, RNAS Yeovilton.

    To Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Trust, Tangmere, Sussex-West, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    To South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
    View the Location Dossier

    27 June 2021


    Photographer: Andrew Appleton
    Notes: Harrier FA Mk.2 ZA195 at SWAM on 27th June 2021.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    South Wales Aviation Group
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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