First flight at Luton 24 April 1949. Taken on charge by RAF as VS613 April 1949. Struck off charge and sold to Aviation Traders, registered G-AOPO 30 May 1956. Converted for civil use at Southend 1957/58 and made first flight after conversion 19 March 1958. Cancelled 11 September 1958 as sold in Belgium and registered to Publiciel as OO-OPO 19 September 1958. C.of A. expired 25 October 1962 and cancelled 22 March 1977. Stored at the Musée Royal de l'Armée, Brussels.

Balliol T.2 coded 'CP' lies at the bottom of this heap of aircraft at the Unimetal scrapyard. WG117 bears the blue stripe of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell.