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Constructed as a Lightning F.53. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Saudi Air Force with s/n 53-676. |
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Assigned civil registration: G27-46 |
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15 January 1968 |
First flight. |
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Markings Applied: 53-676. |
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20 September 1968 |
Ferry flight. Delivered to Lightning Storage Unit (LSU), Royal Saudi Air Force, Riyadh. |
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Kept in storage until delivered. |
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13 January 1971 |
Transferred to Number 6 Squadron, Prince Khalid Airbase, Khamis Mushayt. |
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By May 1975 |
Transferred to Lightning Conversion Unit (LCU), King Abdulazziz Air Base, Dhahran. |
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March 1977 |
Transferred to 13 Squadron. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n ZF582. |
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22 January 1986 |
Ferry flight. |
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Assigned to Warton for storage. |
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To Wensley Haydon-Baillie. |
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Scrapped. |
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To Marine Salvage Ltd, Portsmouth. |
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The wings were acquired by the Gatwick Aviation Society at Charlwood near Gatwick Airport. |
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To Paul Smith, Desborough. |
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To Philip Leaver, Luton. |
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To Dave Thomas, Welshpool. |
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To Kelvin Petty, Reading. |
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21 September 2004 |
To Bounemouth Aviation Museum, Bournemouth International Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. |
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16 May 2012 |
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