Aircraft Photo of XS230 | BAC 84 Jet Provost T5P | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #856483
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XS230
Aircraft Original Type:Hunting Percival P.84 Jet Provost
Aircraft Generic Type:BAC 84 Jet Provost
Aircraft Version:BAC 84 Jet Provost T5P
C/n (msn):PAC/W/23907
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:WattishamMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGUW   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Wattisham Open Day 1989
 
Photo Date:24 June 1989
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 856483
Photo Comment

Delivered to the RAF as Jet Provost T.4 XS230 in 1964. Converted to the prototype T.5P and first flew as such in 1967. Used by the Empire Test Pilots School. Sold and registered as G-BVWF in 1994 then G-VIVM in 1996. Retired from flying after an accident in 2021 and preserved the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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