Military Aircraft Markings Update Number 86, July 2012

Serial Type (other identity) [code] Owner/operator, location or fate J7904 Gloster Gamecock Jet Age Museum, Gloucester P3708 Hawker Hurricane I Norfolk & Suffolk Avn Museum, Flixton (on rebuild) R4229 VS300 Spitfire I [GN-J] Alexandra Park, Windsor T6953 DH82A Tiger Moth II (G-ANNI) Privately owned, Tisted, Hants FX301 NA AT-6D Harvard III (EX915/G-TXAN) [FD-NQ] Repainted in US marks as 51970, May 2012 PT462 VS361 Spitfire IX [SW-A] Privately owned, Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway WR971 Avro 696 Shackleton MR3 (8119M) [Q] (fuselage) Fenland & W Norfolk Aviation Museum, Wisbech WV318 Hawker Hunter T7B (9236M/G-FFOX) Repainted as WV318, 2012 XG254 Hawker Hunter FGA9 (8881M) [A] Norfolk & Suffolk Avn Museum, Flixton XP757 BAC Lightning F3 Privately owned, Boston, Lincs XR627 WS Scout AH1 [X] Privately owned, Storwood, Yorkshire XR808 BAC VC10 C1K [R] $ RAF No 101 Sqn, Brize Norton XV490 McD F-4M Phantom FGR2 [R] Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe XV664 WS61 Sea King ASaC7 [190] RN No 849 NAS, Culdrose XV779 HS Harrier GR3 (8931M) Harrier Heritage Centre, RAF Wittering XW206 WS Puma HC1 RAF, stored Shawbury XW207 WS Puma HC1 RAF, stored Shawbury XW214 WS Puma HC2 MoD/Eurocopter, Brasov, Romania (conversion) XW847 WS Gazelle AH1 AAC No 665 Sqn/5 Regt, Aldergrove XW923 HS Harrier GR3 (8724M) Harrier Heritage Centre, RAF Wittering XX199 HS Hawk T1A [199] RAF No 4 FTS/208(R) Sqn, Valley XX256 HS Hawk T1A [256] RAF No 4 FTS/208(R) Sqn, Valley XX312 HS Hawk T1W RAF, stored Shawbury XX318 HS Hawk T1A [95-Y] $ RAF No 100 Sqn, Leeming XX343 HS Hawk T1 [3] (fuselage) Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum XX690 SA Bulldog T1 [A] Privately owned, Strathaven, S Lanarks XX821 SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 (8896M) [P] DCAE, No 1 SoTT, Cosford XZ146 HS Harrier T4 (9281M) [S] Harrier Heritage Centre, RAF Wittering XZ180 WS Lynx AH7 MoD/Vector Aerospace, Fleetlands XZ232 WS Lynx HAS3GMS [634] RN No 702 NAS, Yeovilton XZ233 WS Lynx HAS3S [635] $ RN Lynx RTP, Yeovilton XZ591 WS61 Sea King HAR3 [G] RAF No 22 Sqn, C Flt/No 203(R) Sqn, Valley XZ593 WS61 Sea King HAR3 [I] RAF No 22 Sqn, C Flt/No 203(R) Sqn, Valley XZ596 WS61 Sea King HAR3 [L] RAF SKAMG, RNAS Yeovilton XZ690 WS Lynx HMA8SRU [300/LA] RN No 815 NAS, Lancaster Flt, Yeovilton XZ732 WS Lynx HMA8SRU [302] MoD/Vector Aerospace, Fleetlands ZA299 WS61 Sea King HC4 [D] MoD/Vector Aerospace, Fleetlands ZA401 Panavia Tornado GR4A [012] $ RAF Lossiemouth Wing ZA446 Panavia Tornado GR4 [018] RAF Leeming, RTP ZA461 Panavia Tornado GR4 [026] RAF Lossiemouth Wing ZA469 Panavia Tornado GR4 [029] $ RAF Lossiemouth Wing ZA552 Panavia Tornado GR4 [044] RAF Leeming, RTP ZA604 Panavia Tornado GR4 [068] RAF TEF, Lossiemouth ZA711 B-V Chinook HC4 (N37046) $ RAF Odiham Wing ZA717 B-V Chinook HC1 (N37056/9238M) (wreck) RAFC Cranwell, instructional use ZB507 WS61 Sea King HC4 [F] RN No 848 NAS, Yeovilton ZD255 WS Lynx HAS3GMS [635] RN No 702 NAS, Yeovilton ZD259 WS Lynx HMA8SRU [304/IR] RN No 815 NAS, HQ Flt, Yeovilton ZD318 BAe Harrier GR7A Harrier Heritage Centre, RAF Wittering ZD741 Panavia Tornado GR4 [089] RAF CMU, Marham ZD844 Panavia Tornado GR4 [107] RAF Lossiemouth Wing ZD890 Panavia Tornado GR4 [113] RAF Lossiemouth Wing ZD892 Panavia Tornado GR4 [TG] RAF Leeming, RTP ZD982 B-V Chinook HC2 (N37085) [DF] MoD/Vector Aerospace, Fleetlands ZE368 WS61 Sea King HAR3 [R] RAF No 22 Sqn, C Flt/No 203(R) Sqn, Valley ZE529 Grob G103 Viking T1 (BGA3019) (comp ZE655) [VR] RAF ACCGS/No 643 VGS, Syerston ZE611 Grob G103 Viking T1 (BGA3063) [XL] RAF ACCGS/No 643 VGS, Syerston ZF537 WS Lynx AH9A AAC No 1 Regt, Gütersloh ZF538 WS Lynx AH9A RM No 847 NAS, Yeovilton ZG726 Panavia Tornado GR4A [125] RAF Leeming, RTP ZG779 Panavia Tornado GR4 [136] RAF CMU, Marham ZG820 WS61 Sea King HC4 [I] RN No 845 NAS, Yeovilton ZG885 WS Lynx AH9A AAC No 1 Regt, Gütersloh ZG887 WS Lynx AH9A RM No 847 NAS, Yeovilton ZG920 WS Lynx AH9A AAC No 1 Regt, Gütersloh ZH127 Grob G109B Vigilant T1 (D-KEEC) [TN] RAF No 612 VGS, Abingdon ZH190 Grob G109B Vigilant T1 [UC] RAF No 645 VGS, Topcliffe ZH831 EHI-101 Merlin HM2 MoD/AFD/QinetiQ, Boscombe Down ZH853 EHI-101 Merlin HM2 [68] MoD/AgustaWestland, Yeovil (conversion) ZH890 Grob G109B Vigilant T1 [SE] RAF No 613 VGS, Halton ZH903 B-V Chinook HC3R (N20671) [HR] RAF Odiham Wing ZJ118 EHI-101 Merlin HC3 [B] RAF No 1419 Flt, Kandahar, Afghanistan ZJ123 EHI-101 Merlin HC3 [G] RAF MDMF, RNAS Culdrose ZJ127 EHI-101 Merlin HC3 [L] RAF No 28 Sqn/No 78 Sqn, Benson ZJ809 Eurofighter Typhoon T3 [EY] RAF No 6 Sqn, Leuchars ZJ914 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 [DS] RAF No 11 Sqn, Coningsby ZJ929 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 [DL] RAF TMF, Coningsby ZK001 EHI-101 Merlin HC3A (M-511) [AF] RAF No 28 Sqn/No 78 Sqn, Benson ZK005 Grob G109B Vigilant T1 (OH-797) [SP] RAF No 645 VGS, Topcliffe ZK020 BAE Systems Hawk T2 [K] $ RAF No 4 FTS/4(R) Sqn, Valley ZK316 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 [FA] RAF No 1 Sqn, Leuchars ZK326 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 [FB] RAF No 1 Sqn, Leuchars ZK331 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 [QO-E] MoD/BAE Systems, Warton ZK335 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 RAF TMF, Coningsby ZR337 AgustaWestland AW101 Mk.643 To Turkmenistan as ES-Z715, 16 June 2012 ZZ194 Hawker Hunter F58 (J-4021/G-HHAC) Hawker Hunter Aviation, Scampton ZZ406 AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat AH1 AAC No 675 Sqn/Wildcat Fielding Team, Yeovilton ZZ409 AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat AH1 MoD/AgustaWestland, Yeovil

Notes: 1. There are now two 100 Squadron Hawk wearing the same special marks. XX318 was revealed recently, making a matching pair with XX246. 2. XX343 is one of the first Boscombe Down Aviation Collection machines to arrive at Old Sarum, where the Collection opens its doors with a new museum on 1st July 2012. 3. Tornado ZA401 carries special marks commemorating 30 years of RAF Tornado operations. 4. As the Tornado F3 RTP process winds up, the first Tornado GR4s have arrived at RAF Leeming to be decommissioned. 5. The first Typhoons wearing codes for 1 Squadron have appeared. The squadron should stand up again shortly at RAF Leuchars. Another old squadron, 10 Squadron, should reform to operate the Voyager from Brize Norton soon. 6. ZZ406 is the first Wildcat to be delivered to Yeovilton. Reports suggest more are on their way shortly. 7. This update is the second to be uploaded to http://www.militaryaircraftmarkings.co.uk/, the new home of ‘Military Aircraft Markings’ online. All future updates will be uploaded here.

Credits: Glyn Coney, Norman Roberson, Paul Rishton, Aerodata Quantum+, Airfields Yahoo! Group, ‘Air Forces monthly’ magazine, Andy Carney/British Military Aviation Lists, CAA G-INFO Web Site, ‘Classic Aircraft’ magazine, ‘FlyPast’ magazine, Brian Pickering/‘Military Aviation Review’, Mil-Spotters’ Forum, Target Lock web site, ‘Tom McGhee/UK Serials Resource Centre, Mark Ray/Wolverhampton Aviation Group.