RAF Maintenance serials 8500M - 8599M.

RAF Maintenance serials 8500M - 8599M.

8500M:

English Electric Lightning F2A XN786 - Scrapped in 1982.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloh taken in 1979. Copyright Alfred Fartknocker - Flickr.

8501M:

Hunting Jet Provost T4 XP640 - On display at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

Photo of the aircraft on display at the Yorkshire air museum taken 03.07.2019. Copyright Wallace Shackleton.

8502M:

Hunting Jet Provost T4 XP686 - In use as a prop at a paintball site near Colchester, Essex.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Leuchars taken 17.09.1974. Copyright eLaReF.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF North Luffenham taken June 2002. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft at the paintball site taken 27.06.2015. Copyright Richard A Flagg.

8503M:

English Electric Lightning T5 XS451 - Sold to Thunder City, Cape Town, South Africa where it became ZU-BEX but was destroyed in a fatal crash 14.11.2009.

Two photos of the aircraft while stored at Cranfield airport, England taken July 1989. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft as ZU-BEX at Cape Town Airport taken 08.11.2007. Copyright Dave Layland.

8504M:

Not taken up.

8505M:

Avro Vulcan B2 XL384 - Scrapped at RAF Scampton by 1993 after use on the fire dump.

8506M:

Hunting Jet Provost T4 XR704 - Sold to the USA as N8272Y and based at Cherwaw airport,  South Carolina. Still airworthy in 2017.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken 23.06.1984. Copyright Chris England.

Photo of the aircraft as N8272Y at Cheraw Municipal airport, South Carolina taken 01.05.2012. Copyright Owen O'Rourke.

8507M:
Hunting Jet Provost T4 XS215 - Scrapped at Moreton in the Marsh after use by the fire school in 2008.

Photo of the aircraft at Exeter taken 27.06.1970. Copyright Chris England.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton. Copyright London Eye - Fighter Control.

8508M:
Hunting Jet Provost T4 XS218 - Cockpit section with the ATC Squadron at Henley on Thames.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton. Copyright London Eye - Fighter Control.

8509M:

Bell Sioux AH1 XT141 - Preserved at Adriers, France.

8510M:
Hunting Jet Provost T4 XP567 - Sold to the USA where it became N8272M and based in Florida.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton. Copyright London Eye - Fighter Control.

Photo of the aircraft as N8272M taken at Owens Airport, South Carolina taken 23.10.2015. Copyright Owen O'Rourke.

8511M:

English Electric Canberra B6 WT305 - Scrapped in October 1989 after serving as RAF Wyton Gate guard.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Wyton in 1989. Copyright Tony Adams.

8512M:

de Haviland Devon C2 VP973 - Perished on the dump at RAF Northolt.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Acklington taken September 1964. Copyright Mike Hines.

8513M:

English Electric Lightning F2A XN724 - Fate not known.

8514M:
Hunting Jet Provost T4 XS176 - Cockpit section on display at Morayvian Museum, Scotland.

Photo of the aircraft stored at Salford taken August 1994. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the cockpit section on display at Morayvia. Copyright Stu Carr.

8515M:

English Electric Canberra B2 WH869 - Scrapped at RAF Abingdon in 1991.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Abindgon taken 16.09.1978. Copyright Steve Haldennby.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Abingdon taken May 1991. Copyright Alan Allen.

8516M:
Hunting Jet Provost T4 XR643 - Exported to Bankstown, Australia in March 1995 and believed to still exist.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken in 1991. Copyright London Eye - Flighter Control.

8517M:

Handley Pave Victor K1 XA923 - Scrapped at RAF Cosford in March 1985.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Cosford taken 26.04.1980. Copyright Chris England.

8518M:

English Electric Lightning F2A XN731 - Scrapped at RAF Laarbruch 07.03.1985.

Photo of the aircraft at Brustem Air Base, Belguim taken June 1967. Copyright Caz Caswell.

8519M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN732 - .Scrapped at RAF Laarbruch in 1994.

Photos of the aircraft at RAF Laarbruch modified to look like a decoy. Copyright Mark Edwards.

8520M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN733 - Broken up at Detmold, Germany 01.03.1985.

Photo of the aircraft at Farnborough airfield taken 12.09.1970. Copyright Chris England.

8521M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN773 - Scrapped at RAF Laarbruch 01.03.1985.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Bruggen, Germany taken during 1970. Copyright Ian Bowskill collection  - Origional photographer unknown.

8522M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN787 - Scrapped at RAF Laarbruch 07.03.1985.

Photo of the aircraft at Aalborg taken September 1975. Copyright Alan Allen.

8523M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN790 - Scrapped at RAF Laarbruch 07.03.1987.

Photo of the aircraft location and date unknown. Copyright Steven Schofield.

8524M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN791 - Scrapped at RAF Bruggen 09.02.1984.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloh taken June 1972. Copyright Eric Bannwarth collection.

8525M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN792 - Scrapped at RAF Bruggen in 1991.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloh taken July 1972. Copyright Eric Bannwarth collection.

8526M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN783 - Scrapped at RAF Bruggen in 1994/1995.

8527M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN789 - Scrapped at RAF Bruggen in 1994/1995.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloh taken 06.07.1975. Copyright Fred Taylor.

8528M:
English Electric Lightning T4 XM973 - Scrapped at RAF Bruggen in 1994/1995.

8529M:
English Electric Lightning T4 XM970 - Scrapped at RAF Bruggen in January 1990.

8530M:

Not taken up.

8531M:
English Electric Lightning T5 XS418 - Scrapped.

Photo of the aircraft date and location unknown. Copyright Brian Bickers.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Binbrook taken September 1977. Copyright Irish251 - Flickr.

8532M:
English Electric Lightning T5 XS423 - Scrapped.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Binbrook taken 22.04.1986. Copyright Chris England (Furthest aircraft)

8533M:
English Electric Lightning T5 XS449 - Scrapped.

Photo of the aircraft at Lakenheath taken 06.06.1970. Copyright Alf Jefferies.

8534M:
English Electric Lightning T5 XS450 - Scrapped.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Coltishall taken 18.09.1971. Copyright David Whitworth.

8535M:
English Electric Lightning T5 XS454 - Broken up at RAF Binbrook 26.09.1987.

Photo of the aircraft location and date unknown. Copyright Ian Atkinson.

8536M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN777 - Scrapped during 1987.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloh taken 06.07.1975. Copyright Fred Taylor.

8537M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN778 - Scrapped at RAF Wildenrath during 1992.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Guersloch taken June 1975. Copyright Phil Bradshaw.

8538M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN781 - Scrapped at RAF Leuchars.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Leuchars taken 21.09.1991. Copyright eLaReF.

8539M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN782 - On display at Hermeskell, Germany.

Photo of the aircraft on display at Hermeskell, Germany taken 22.02.2012. Copyright Jon Wickenden.

8540M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN784 - On display at PS Aero, Netherlands.

Photo of the aircraft on display at PS Aero taken 15.06.2013. Copyright Stu Carr.

8541M:

Not taken up.

8542M:
English Electric Lightning T4 XM995 - Scrapped at RAF Wildenrath in 1992.

Photo of the aircraft but no date or location known. Copyright Chiang Rai.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Wildenrath taken 10.06.1991. Copyright Kevin Wills.

8543M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN788 - Scrapped at RAF Laarbruch in 1984.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloch taken in 1975. From Ian Bowskill collection, origional copyright not known.

8544M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN793 - Scrapped at RAF Wildenrath during April 1987.

8545M:

Not taken up.

8546M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN728 - Cockpit section privatly owned at the former RAF Binbrook having previously been on display alongside the A1 for many years.

Photo of the aicraft during its time next to the A1 taken 08.04.2007. Copyright Sam White.

Photo of the aircraft during its tine on display next to the A1. Taken 30.07.2003 copyright Ronnie MacDonald.

8547M:

Not taken up.

8548M:

English Electric Canberra PR7 WT507 - Cockpit section survives with the ATC Squadron in Mansfield, Nottingham.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloch taken December 1970. Copyrtight Caz Caswell.

8549M:
English Electric Canberra PR7 WT534 - Cockpit section on display at Aeroventure, Doncaster.

Photo of the cockpit section on display at Aeroventure, Doncaster taken in 2019. Copyright Oliver Holmes.

8550M:

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG1 XT595 - Scrapped in June 1999.

8551M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN774 - Scrapped in 1995.

8552M:
English Electric Lightning F2A XN735 - Scrapped 10.07.1985.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloch taken 06.07.1975. Copyright Fred Taylor.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Gutersloch taken March 1977. Copyright Caz Caswell.

8553M:

de Haviland Devon C2 VP978 - Fate unknown.

8554M:

Handley Page Hastings T5 TG511 - On display at the RAF Museum Cosford.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF St Mawgan taken 06.08.1974. Copyright Chris England.

Photo of the aircraft on display at the RAF Museum Cosford taken in 2019. Copyright Oliver Holmes.

8555M:
Handley Page Hastings T5 TG503 - On display at the Allied Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF St Mawgan taken 06.08.1975. Copyright Chris England.

Photo of the aircraft on display in Berlin, Germany taken 18.08.2017. Copyright Erwin Alexander.

8556M:

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy E1 XN855 - Perished at RAF Manston in 1992.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Abingdon taken 11.06.1977. Copyright Paul Seymour.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Manston taken 26.07.1983. Copyright Rob Schleiffert.

8557M:

Folland Gnat T1 XP500 - Perished on the Sennybridge ranges.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Valley after a landing accident taken April 1978. Copyright Alan Allen.

8558M:
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy E1 XP439 - Scrapped at RAF Lossiemouth during 1987.

Photo of the aircraft but date and location unknown. Copyright Michael Skinner.

Photo of the aircraft on the dump at RAF Lossiemouth taken July 1986. Copyright Irish251 - Flickr.

8559M:

Hunting Jet Provost T4 XN467 - Scrapped in June 1999.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken in 1989. Copyright London Eye - Fighter Control.

8560M:

Folland Gnat T1 XR569 - Sold to the USA for spares in 2001. Nothing further known.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken in 1989. Copyright London Eye - Fighter Control Forums.

8561M:
Folland Gnat T1 XS100 - Parts stored at North Weald. Cockpit section on display at an interior design store in South Kensington, London.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken June 1994. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the cockpit section on display at the interior design store taken 22.11.2016. Copyright Erwin Alexander.

Photo of the rest of the aircraft stored at North Weald taken 28.09.2019. Copyright Richard A Flagg.

8562M:
Folland Gnat T1 XS110 - Sold to the USA as N117SH and based in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken 20.06.1987. Copyright Don Hewins.

8563M:

Sepecat Jaguar S XW563 - On display at Norwich town hall.

Photo of the aircraft at Farnborough September 1972. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft at Norwich town hall taken 02.08.2014. Copyright Richard A Flagg.

8564M:

Westland Whirlwind HAR9 XN387 - Scrapped in 2004 on the Spadeadam ranges.

Photo of the helicopter at RAF Lossiemouth taken 10.07.1971. Copyright eLaReF.

 

8565M:

Hawker Hunter F51 G-9-436 - Privatly owned and on display in Lincolnshire.

Photo of the aircraft at Dunsfold taken in 1964. Copyright Dave Welch.

Photo of the aircraft on display at RAF Sealand taken April 2000. Copyright Garry Lakin.

 

Photo of the aircraft on display in Lincolnshire taken 04.07.2014. Copyright Stu Carr.

8566M:

Hawker Siddley P.1127 XV279 - Preserved at RAF Wittering in the Harrier Museum.

Photo of the aircraft on display at RAF Wittering taken 12.06.2013. Copyright Fred Taylor.

8567M:

Avro Shackleton MR2 WL738 - Scrapped at RAF Lossiemouth during 1991.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth taken 13.08.1977. Copyright eLaReF.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth taken in 1987. Copyright Tony Adams.

8568M:

Folland Gnat T1 XP503 - Sold to the USA as N503KC and went to Calafornia but nothing known since.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton in June 1991. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft at Bruntingthorpe airfield taken March 1992. Copyright Alan Allen.

8569M:
Folland Gnat T1 XR535 - Sold to the USA as N8130N and based in Florida.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Valley taken July 1975. Copyright Alan Allen.

8570M:
Folland Gnat T1 XR954 - Previously at Borunemouth airport, current location not known.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken June 1994. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft at Bournemouth Airport taken 13.07.2006. Copyright eLaReF.

8571M:
Folland Gnat T1 XR984 - Sold to the USA as N316RF and based in San Diego.

Photo of the aircraft at Cranfield taken July 1991. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft at Southamton Docks taken September 1991. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft at Brown Field airport, Calafornia as N316RF taken 06.02.2016. Copyright Mike Head.

8572M:
Folland Gnat T1 XM706 - Scrapped in October 1993 after use for fire practise at RAF Swinderby.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF St Athan taken 21.04.1982. Copyright Chris England.

8573M:
Folland Gnat T1 XM708 - On display in Lytham, Lancashire.

Photo of the aircraft at Kings Langley, Norfolk taken August 1995. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft at Lytham, Lancashire taken 03.08.2013. Copyright Jim Bavin.

8574M:
Folland Gnat T1 XM705 - Sold to the USA as N705XM and stored in St Cloud, Florida.

8575M:
Folland Gnat T1 XP542 - Preserved with an ATC Squadron in Southampton.

Photo of the aircraft outside the ATC Squadron in Southampton taken 18.11.2019. Copyright Pete Webber.

8576M:
Folland Gnat T1 XP502 - On display at Kemble airport.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF St Athan taken September 1989. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft on display at Kemble airport taken 22.12.2019. Copyright Richard A Flagg.

8577M:

Not taken up.

8578M:

Follant Gnat T1 XR534 - On display at Newark Air Museum.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Valley taken August 1989. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft on display at Newark air museum taken in 2019. Copyright Oliver Holmes.

8579M:

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy E1 XR140  - Scrapped at RAF Halton.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Halton taken June 1984. Copyright Irish251 - Flickr.

8580M:
Folland Gnat T1 XP516 - On display at the FAST Museum, Farnborough.

Photo of the aircraft on display at the FAST Mueum taken 18.05.2008. Copyright Chris England.

8581M:

English Electric Canberra B6 Mod WJ775 - Cockpit section on display at the FAST Museum, Farnborough.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Swanton Morley taken 10.06.1978. Copyright Chris England.

Photo of the cockpit on display at the FAST Museum, Farnborough taken 07.05.2018. Copyright Mike Kell.

8582M:

de Havilland Vampire T11 XE874 - In use as a prop at a paintball site in Birkin, Yorkshire.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Valley taken August 1989. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the arcraft while stored at Montrose taken 25.07.2004. Copyright Wallace Shackleton.

8583M:

Fiesler Fi.103 - Nothing more known.

8584M:

English Electric Canberra T19 WH903 - Nose section on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Marham in 1976. Copyright Caz Caswell.

Photo of the cockpit section on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum taken in 2019. Copyright Oliver Holmes

8585M:

Hawker Hunter F4 XE670 - Cockpit section on display at the RAF Museum Cosford.

Photo of the cockpit section on display at the RAF Museum Cosford taken in 2019. Copyright Oliver Holmes.

8586M:

Hawker Hunter FGA9 XE643 - Cockpit section privatly owned in Northern Ireland.

Photo of the cockpit section on display at Long Kesh airfield taken 05.08.2019. Copyright Bertski29@EGAC - Flickr.

8587M:

Hunting Jet Provst T4 XP677 - Cockpit section privatly owned in the Bolton area, England.

8588M:
Hunting Jet Provst T4 XR681 - Cockpit section on display at the Robertsbridge Aviation Collection, Kent.

Photo of the cockpit section on display at the Robertbridge Aivation Collection. Copyright Richard Flagg.

8589M:
Hunting Jet Provst T4 XR700 - Cockpit section with JHCFS Aldergrove, Northern Ireland.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Leuchars taken September 1968. Copyright Mike Hines.

8590M:

English Electric Lightning F1A XM191 - Cockpit section privatly onwed in Selby, North Yorkshire.

Photo of the cockpit section on display at RAF Leuchars taken 12.09.1998. Copyright eLaReF.

8591M:

Avro Vulcan B1 XA893 - Stored at RAF Cosford for the RAF Museum.

8592M:

English Electric Lightning T4 XM969 - Perished at RAF Binbrook fire section by April 1988.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF St Mawgan taken 16.05.1972. Copyright Chris England.

8593M:

Hunting Jet Provost T3 XM418 - Scrapped in October 1979.

8594M:

Hunting Jet Provost T4 XP661 - Scrapped.

8595M:

de Haviland Vampire T11 XH278 - On display at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Henlow taken June 1989. Copyright Alan Allen.

Photo of the aircraft on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum taken 07.02.2019. Copyright Erwin Alexander.

8596M:

Horsa Glider - Parts used to restore an example at Middle Wallop, clarifacation needed as to which one.

8597M:

English Electric Canberra PR3 WE145 - Scrapped at RAF Wyton 23.07.1981.

Photo of the aircraft at RAF Wyton taken 21.04.1978. Copyright Chris England.

8598M:

Elliots of Newbury Eon Primery Glider WP270 - On display at the Gliding Heritage Center, Lasham Airfield.

Photo of the glider on display at the Gliding Heritage centre taken 04.05.2019. Copyright Grahame Bann.

8599M:

Slingsby T31 Cadet TX3 - Nothing known, believed also known as BAPC.109.