Arrived at Innsworth in November 1981 from the Chemical Defense Establishment at Porton Down who had been using the aircraft for ground trials. Allocated maintenance serial 8703M and after restoration by the Cotswold Aircraft Restoration Group was placed as a gate guard in March 1994, replacing Javelin XH903. Removed from display in June 2010 and moved to the Jet Age Museum at Staverton in April 2013. (photographer unknown)

Gate keeper until 1983, This nice Spit MK XVI became finally airworthy again in 2007 and fly now in Sweden as SE-BIR;