| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XZ455 |
| Military Code: | 712 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Siddeley Harrier |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | British Aerospace Harrier |
| Aircraft Version: | British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS1 |
| C/n (msn): | 912009 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | 899 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Mildenhall Air Fete 1988 |
| Photo Date: | 28 May 1988 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 813131 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the Royal Navy as Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ455 in 1979. Converted to a Sea Harrier F/A.2 by 1994. Ditched in the Adriatic Sea on a night approach to HMS Illustrious in 1996. Pilot ejected and was rescued. Recovered and to Everett Aero, Sproughton in 2006 then to Queensbury, West Yorkshire and to Jet Art at Selby, North Yorkshire in 2011. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 May 2025, and has since been viewed 77 times. |