Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Delivered 1963 as G-ASJT to Smiths Industries, transferred as XW750 to RAE 1970, retired 2005. Sold to Clewer Aviation as G-ASJT 2007, reregistered N748D 2008, scrapped Southend 2009.

Delivered to Smiths Aviation Division at Staverton as G-ASJT in 1963. Transferred to the Ministry of Defence as XW750 in 1970 and served initially with the BLEU at Bedford and later at Thurleigh and Boscombe Down. Between 1970 and its withdrawal in 2007 the aircraft made significant contributions to many ground breaking research programmes. It was sold and registered as N748D in 2008 and made its last flight to Southend before being scrapped there in 2009.

Photographer: Daniel Ruhier.

Delivered to Smiths Aviation Division as G-ASJT in 1963. To the RAF as XW750 in 1970. Sold as G-ASJT then N748D in 2007. Last flight to Southend in 2008 and scrapped in 2009.

Operated by Flight Systems, Bedford

Built in 1963 and from 1970 to 2007 it served with the Ministry of Defense as XW750. Scrapped at Southend (EGMC) as N748D in November 2009. The hard, smooth turf here was appreciated by aircraft and humans alike, as can be seen from the boy on the far right with a cricket bat. Happy days!

Very rare outing for Directions Finningley's instructional HS748, which only lasted until the end of 2008 before being flown back to Southend and scrapped there in Nov 2009. Registration N748D was then re-used on HS-748 c/n 1689.

Ex Royal Aircraft Establishment XW750, last flight as such 31 Jan 2005 and stored at Boscombe Down. To G-ASJT on 9 Jan 2007, then to N748D on 18 Jan 2007. Briefly served as an instructional airframe with Directions Finningley at Doncaster (the blue and green colours date back to that time), before it was flown to Southend 20 Dec 2008 for storage. This aircraft was dismantled there in the summer of 2009, and on 3 Nov 2009 it was trucked away to an unknown destination, fate unclear. Shortly after this photo was taken, registration N748D was allocated to another HS-748, c/n 1689.

Operated by Flight Systems, Bedford