Wednesday, June 3, 2020

RAF Maintenance Serials 7700M - 7799M.

RAF Maintenance Serials 7700M - 7799M.
7700M:
Percival Provost T1 WV544 - Scrapped at Netheravon in 1973.

7701M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WV268  - Scrapped at RAF Manston in February 1977.

7702M:
Sud Aviation Alouette AH2 XN133- Broken up.
Photo of the helicopter at RAF Wethersfield taken 09.05.1959. Copyright David Whitworth.
7703M:
Westland Dragonfly HR3 WG725 - Now on display at the Australian Royal Navy Museum.
Photo of the helicopter at RAF Abingdon photo taken 15.06.1968. Copyright Chris England.
Photo of the aircraft at Flambirds Theme Park, Heston, Cornwall. Photo taken August 1995. Copyright John Sullivan.
Photo of the aircraft at the Australian Fleet Air Arm museum taken 02.03.2020. Copyright Grahame Bann.
7704M:
Auster AOP6 TW536 - Airworthy as G-BNGE and based at AAC Netheravon.
Photo of the aircraft at Popham airfield taken 23.08.2020. Copyright Oliver Holmes.
7705M:
de Haviland Vampire FB9 WL505 - On display at Rahmi M Koc Museum, Turkey.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF St Athan taken November 1989. Copyright Alan Allen.
Photo of the aircraft under restoration at Cranfield taken August 1991. Copyright Alan Allen.
Photo of the aircraft at Rahmi M Koc Museum, taken 05.06.2011. Copyright Chris England.
7706M:
de Haviland Chipmunk T10 WB584 - Fuesalage under restoration at Carlisle Museum.
Photo of the aircraft at Edinborough Turnhouse aiport 03.07.1962. Copyright eLaReF.
Photo of the fuesalage at Manston taken July 1998. Copyright Alan Allen.
7707M:
Vickers Valiant B1 WP201 - Scrapped at St Athan.

7708M:
Bristol Brittania G-ALBO - Scrapped at RAF St Athan in May 1968.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF St Athan taken 04.05.1968. Copyright eLaReF.
7709M:
Bristol Sycamore MK3 WT933 - On display at Newark Air museum.
Photo of the helicopter on display at Newark taken 27.03.2016. Copyright Richard A Flagg.
7710M:
Slingsby Cadet TX3 WT897 - Scrapped 20.05.1963 at Weeton Camp.

7711M:
Supermarine Spitfire XIX PS915 - Airworthy with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and based at RAF Conninsby.
Photo of the aircraft on display at RAF Leuchars. Photo taken June 1962, copyright Dave Welch.
Photo of the aircraft landing at Duxford taken 14.10.2007. Copyright Oliver Holmes.
7712M:
Supermarine Swif FR5 WK281 - On display at the Tangmere Aviation Museum.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Abingdon taken in 1968. Copyright Caz Caswell.
Photo of the aircraft on display at Tangmere Aviation Museum taken in 2019. Copyright Oliver Holmes.
7713M:
Vickers Valiant B1 WP203 - Perished on the dump at RAF Lyneham.

7714M:
Not taken up.

7715M:
Folland Gnat F1 XK724 - On display at the RAF Museum Cosford.
Photo of the aircraft outside at RAF Cranwell taken 14.07.1985. Copyright Greg Connell.
Photo of the aircraft at the RAF Museum Cosford taken in 1986. Copyright London Eye - Fighter Control.

Photo of the aircraft on display at the RAF Museum Cosford taken 06.12.2001. Copyright eLaReF.
7716M:
Gloster Meteoer NF14 WS776 - On display at Bournemouth Aviation Museum.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF North Luffenham taken in 1964, Copyright Dave Welch.
Photo of the aircraft on display at Bournemouth Aviation Museum in 2019. Copyright Oliver Holmes.
7717M:
Gloster Javelin FAW1 XA549 - Scrappped at RAF Swinderby.

7718M:
Bristol Sycamore MK3 WA577 - On display at Sunderland Air Museum.
Photo of the aircraft on display at Sunderland taken 15.05.1985. Copyright Don Hewins.
Photo of the helicopter on display at the North East Air Museum. Photo taken 19.10.2013. Copyright David Reeves.
7719M:
Supermarine Swift FR5 WK277 - On display at Newark Air Museum.
Photo of the aircraft on display at Newark in 1987. Copyright Don Hewins.
Photo of the aircraft on display at Newark taken in 2019.Copyright Oliver Holmes.
7720M:
Gloster Javalin FAW1 XA628 - Broken up at Melksham 07.10.1968.
Photo of the aircraft in flight date not known. Copyright Dan Sharp.
7721M:
Not taken up.

7722M:
Not taken up.

7723M:
Gloster Javelin FAW1 XA620 - Scrapped.

7724M:
Handley Page Victor B1 XA919 - Scrapped in July 1970 at Radlet after being used as a fatige test airframe by Handley Page.

7725M:
Gloster Javelin FAW4 XA755 - Scrapped at RAF St Athan.

7726M:
Hunting Jet Provost T3 XM373 - Cockpit section on display at Yorkshire Air Musuem.
Photo of the cockpit at Yorkshire Air Museum taken 09.02.2019.
7727M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 WZ494 - Ended up on the dump at RAF Shawbury.

7728M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 WZ458 - Rumoured to have survived after spending time with an ATC Squadron in Southend.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF North Weald taken 03.06.1963. Copyright Ken Elliot.
Photo of the aircraft at Southend airport taken August 1986. Copyright Steve Ryle.
Photo of the aircraft at Walpole taken September 1991. Copyright Alan Alan.
7729M:
de Haviland Chipmunk T10 WB758 - Previously on display at the Torbay aviation Museum but now stored in the Torquey area.
Photo of the aircraft on display at Torbay taken 11.03.1973. Copyright Chris England.
7730M:
Avro Shackleton MR1 VP289 - Scrapped at Weston in April 1966.

7731M:
Gloster Meteor FR9 WH546 - Once on display in Aden but fate unknown.

7732M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 XD393 - Perished on the fire dump at RAF Church Fenton.

7733M:
de Haviland Chipmunk T10 WP841 - Last known of with 1401 ATC Squadron at Alferton, likely scrapped.
Photo of the aircraft at the ATC Squadron in Alferton at an unknown date. Copyright Dave Welch.
7734M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 XD536 - Scrapped.
Photo of the aircraft at Presentation College, Reading in 1964. Copyright Dave Welch.
Photo of the aircraft in Reading taken October 1980. Copyright Alan Allen.
7735M:
de Haviland Beaver AL1 XP812 - Parts used in N478TT.
Photo of the aircraft at Middle Wallop taken 26.07.1969. Copyright Chris England.
7736M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 WZ559 - Scrapped at RAF Halton in 1994.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken September 1985. Copyright Alan Allen.
Photo of the remains of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken June 1991. Copyright Alan Allen.
7737M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 XD602 - Cockpit on display at Wurmburg, Germany.
Photo of the cockpit at Blyth taken 23.05.2010. Copyright Steve Barns.
7738M:
Avro Vulcan B1A XA904 - Cockpit scrapped at RAF Finningley 29.01.1974.

7739M:
Gloster Javelin FAW2 XA801 - Scrapped in 1991.
Photo of the aircraft on display at RAF Stafford in April 1964. Copyright Dave Welch.
7740M:
Gloster Javelin FAW9 XH840 - Perished at the fire section on Hal Far, Malta.

7741M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 WZ477 - Sold for scrap 23.05.1963.

7742M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 WZ511 - Sold for scrap 26.01.1959.

7743M:
Not taken up.

7744M:
Not taken up.

7745M:
Bristol Sycamore HR14 XG509 - Scrapped.

7746M:
Avro Vulcan B1 XA891 - Written off 24.07.1959.

7747M:
de Haviland Chipmunk T10 WP854 - Written off 24.07.1959.

7748M:
Gloster Javelin FAW7 XH710 - Scrapped.

7749M:
Gloster Javeliin FAW6 XA821 - Scrapped at Hartlebury 19.09.1977.

7750M:
Gloster Meteor F8 WL168 - On display at the Yorkshire Air Museum.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Finningley taken in September 1970. Copyright Mikes Hines.
Photo of the aircraft on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum taken 01.07.2011. Copyright Stu Carr.
7751M:
Gloster Meteor F8 WL131 - Cockpit section on display at Aeroventure Doncaster.
Photo of the cockpit section on display at Aeroventure, Doncaster Museum taken 07.02.2018. Copyright Erwin Alexander.
7752M:
Gloster Javelin FAW6 XA820 - Perrished at Catterick fire school.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Acklington taken September 1964. Copyright Mikes Hines.
7753M:
Vickers Valiant B1 WP204 - Perished at RAF St Athan 24.08.1965.

7754M:
de Haviland Chipmunk T10 WD303  - Used for spares at RAF Bicester.
Photo of the aircraft but location and date not known. Copyright Dave Welch.
7755M:
English Electric P1A WG760 - On display at the RAF Museum Cosford.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Henlow in the 1960s. Copyright Dave Welch.
Photo of the aircraft at the RAF Museum Cosford in 1986. Copyright London Eye - Fighter Control.
Photo of the aircraft on display at the RAF Museum Cosford taken 08.02.2019. Copyright Erwin Alexander.
7756M:
Gloster Meteor F8 WK818 - Scrapped at RAF Lyneham 06.12.1962.

7757M:
Gloster Javelin FAW7 XH795 - Scrapped at Leaconfield in 1967.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Bicester in aprox 1965. Photo copyright Dave Welch.
7758M:
Supermarine Spitfire XIX PM651 - Stored for the RAF Museum.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Benson taken in 1965. Copyright Dave Welch.
Photo of the aircraft at North Weald 28.05.1972. Copyright Robin A Walker.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Benson 17.06.1989. Copyright Chris England.
Photo of the aircraft in store at Stafford taken April 2009. Copyright Alan Allen.
7759M:
Supermarine Spitfire MK.22 PK664 - Privatly owned now and stored in the UK.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Waterbeach taken 14.08.1960. Copyright George Trussell.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Waterbeach taken August 1960. Copyright George Baczkowski.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Binbrook taken April 1964. Copyright Dave Welch.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF St Athan taken September 1989. Copyright Alan Allen.
7760M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 XH298 - Scrappped in June 1967.

7761M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 XH318 - Cockpit section privatly owned in the UK.
Photo of the aircraft in Southampton taken December 1988. Copyright Alan Allen.
7762M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XH670 - Cockpit section on display at the RAF Museum Cosford.
Photo of the cockpit at RAF Cosford Museum taken in 2019. Copyright Oliver Holmes.
7763M:
de Haviland Vampire T11 XH358 - Last noted in Singapore in 1969.

7764M:
English Electric Canberra B2 WD990 - Sold to the Ethiopian Air Force and became 354, eventual fate not know.
Photo of the aircraft, no further details known. Copyright John Sheehan.
7765M:
Not taken up.

7766M:
Not used.

7767M:
Hawker Hunter WV398 F4 - Coverted to a T68 and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4203 and airworthy as HB-RVW.
Photo of the aircraft as HB-RVW taken at Payerne, Switzerland during the 100th Anniversary of the Swiss Air Force airshow 07.09.2014. Copyright Erik Frikke.
7768M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WV404 - Coverted to a F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4137 and scrapped.

7769M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WW590 - Coverted to a F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force and became J-4138 before being struck off charge 18.05.1993.

7770M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WT746 - Preserved at the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken June 1984. Copyright Irish251 - Flickr.
Photo of the aircraft at Dumfries Museum taken 08.10.2016. Copyright Wallace Shackleton.
7771M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XF309 - Sold to the Kenyan Air Force and written off 27.07.1982.

7772M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XF370 - Upgraded to a F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force and became J-4136. Struck off charge 15.06.1990.

7773M:
Hawker Hunter FR71A XF317 - Sold to Chile as J-734 and preserved at the Air Force Museum.
Photo of the aircraft on display in Chlie taken 02.05.2006. Copyright Ken Meegan.
7774M:
Hawker Hunter FGA71 XF302 - Sold to Chile as J-733. Fate not known.

7775M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WV386 - Upgraded to a T57A and sold to Singapre as 532. Now airworthy as N81827.
Photo of the aircraft taking off at Oshkosh 2008, taken 01.08.2008. Copyright Steve Homewood.
7776M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XF306 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force to become J-4133. Written off 26.03.1987.

7777M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XF308 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force to become J-4135. Struck off charge 03.04.1990.

7778M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XF316 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force to become J-4130. Writen off 21.07.1987.

7779M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WV258 - Upgraded to FG74 and sold to the Singapore Air Force as 539. Fate unknown.

7780M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WV261 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4147. Scrapped.

7781M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WV266 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4146 and scrapped.

7782M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WV272 - Upgraded to T75A and sold to Singare Air Force as 540. Believed still stored at Tocumwal Airfield, New South Wales, Australia but for sale.

7783M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WV331 - Upgraded to FGA74 and sold to Singapore as 543. On display at Australian National Musuem of Flight, New South Wales, Australia.
Two photos of the aircraft on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, HMAS Albatross, New South Wales taken 25.06.2011. Copyright Arthur - Flickr.
 7784M:

Hawker Hunter F4 WW653 - Upgraded to FGA71 and sold to Chile as J-737. Fate unknown.
Photo of the aircraft on its delivery flight to Chile, taken at RAF Lyneham 11.01.1974. Copyright Adrian M. Balch.
7785M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XE659 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4149. Struck off charge 14.02.1992.
Photo of the aircraft in Swiss Air Force service taken at Dubendorf 21.08.1982. Copyright Trevor Bartlett.
7786M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XE678 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4145. Struck off charge 16.03.1992 and scrapped.

7787M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XE679 - Upgraded to FGA74 and sold to the Singapore Air Force as 541. Fate unknown.

7788M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XE704 - Upgraded to T72 and sold to Chile. Became PP-XHH before being sold to the UK in 2018 airworthy at RAF Scampton.
Photo of the aircraft as PP-XHH taken at RAF Scampton 15.07.2020. Copyright Neil Brant.
7789M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WT801 - Upgraded to F71 and sold to Chile to become J-731. Fate unknown.

7790M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WT716 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4152. On display at Flieger Flab Museum, Dubendorf.
Four photos of the aircraft on display at Dubendorf taken 30.03.2013. Copyright Simon Pascal.
7791M:

Hawker Hunter F4 WT778 - Scrapped.

7792M:
Hawker Hunter F4 WT797 - Upgraded to F58A and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4148. Struck off charge 13.03.1990 and scrapped.

7793M:
Bristol Sycamore HR14 XG523 - On display at Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton.
Photo of the aircraft on display at Flixton. Copyright Richard Flagg.
7794M:
Hawker Hunter F4 XE702 - Upgraded to T68 and sold to the Swiss Air Force as J-4204. Previously on display at Fliegermuseum, Dubendorf but now in storage.
Photo of the aircraft as J-4204 at Dubendorf taken 27.08.1973. Copyright Paul Thallon.
Photo of the aircraft on display at Dubendorf Museum taken 22.01.2006. Copyright Rich Tregear.
7795M:
Gloster Meteor F8 WK712 - Scrapped.

7796M:
English Electric Canberra B2 WJ676 - Cockpit section in private ownership in Australia.
Photo of the aircraft at Wroughton taken 09.09.1984. Copyright Chris England.
 Photo of the cockpit section in Australia. Copyright Historic Australian Aircraft on Facebook.
7797M:
Gloster Javelin FAW7 XH782 - Scrapped in 1967.

7798M:
Gloster Javelin FAW7 XH783 - Cockpit privatly owned in Lewisham, London.
Photo of the cockpit at Peterborough Sibson Airfield taken April 1985. Copyright Alan Allen.
7799M:
Gloster Javelin FAW7 XH784 - Scrapped in 1967.
Photo of the aircraft at RAF Valley taken September 1958. Copyright Kenneth Richards.

 

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