History

Construction number PAC/W/11804

25/01/1961         Awaiting Collection

01/02/1961         Delivered to No.27 Maintenance Unit Shawbury in Shropshire.

27/02/1961         Taken on charge with the Central Flying School  RAF Little Rissington in Gloucestershire.  The aircraft was coded R-Y.  During 1961 it was a display aircraft flown by the Central Flying School Aerobatic Team (The Pelicans) and it appeared at various airshows (including Farnborough) in that year

28/02/1962         Sustained Category 3R damage.  It was repaired by No.71 Maintenance Unit (RAF Bicester)

19/03/1962         After repair it was returned to CFS Little Rissington.   At some point before 07/1963 it was re-coded 66

26/01/1968         In 1968 the aircraft was transferred to No.1 Flying Training School at RAF Linton-on-Ouse in Yorkshire.  Here it was coded 30

20/06/1969 In 1969 it was transferred to No.27 MU Shawbury for storage

 01/07/1972 Re-allotted to RAF Shawbury after closure of No.27 MU Shawbury

05/01/1973 Transported by road to No.5 MU Kemble for further storage

14/02/1973 Declared non-effective

13/12/1973 Sent to No.1 School of Technical Training Halton for ground instructional use as 8235M/R (The serial number 8335M was incorrectly issued but not taken up)

01/03/1991 Transferred to RAF Shawbury fire section

03/02/2006 Disposed of by the RAF and sold to Parkhouse Aviation, Booker

07/05/2006 Nose section purchased by Cockpitmania, South Molton, Devon

17/09/2006 Purchased by Andy Blair, Warrington