Ex-Spantax EC-ACD. Delivered to Stansted for British Air Ferries on 29th January 1973. On overhaul at the time of the photo with #1 engine out, it was air-tested on 1st February 1974. It departed 5 days later on delivery to Octavian Airways of Vientiane, Laos, arriving at Bangkok on 20th February. I have been unable to find any subsequent history of the aircraft.

Just about to depart Southend for Cardiff-Rhoose and its new owners, Cambrian Airways who re-registered it G-BBMG. Channel Airways had ceased trading in February 1972 and this may be the last fight of an aircraft in their livery. Cambrian was absorbed into British Airways. To Birmingham European/Maersk Air; sold to Nationwide as ZS-OAH in April 1997. WFU at Lanseria in 2003 and broken up late 2005.

Dismantled components of XK625 "12" (ex-8FTS) and XD527 "46", ex-Aviation Traders who had contemplated the conversion of Vampire T.11s into an executive jet. XK625 was subsequently reassembled and put on display with the HAM (Southend). It passed to North Weald in November 1983 following the closure of the museum. Subsequently to the Romney Marsh Wartime Collection, Kent. XD527 passed to the fire dump at Manston where it was reduced to a pod only by March 1986 and totally burned out by November 1987.

Cancelled as PWFU June 1998.

Ex-Spantax EC-ACD. Delivered to Stansted for British Air Ferries on 29th January 1973. On overhaul at the time of the photo with #1 engine out, it was air-tested on 1st February 1974. It departed 5 days later on delivery to Octavian Airways of Vientiane, Laos, arriving at Bangkok on 20th February. I have been unable to find any subsequent history of the aircraft.

VH-EAS/G-APXX, having been painted in fictitious markings in early 1973. With the South Wales Aviation Museum in 2022.

LN-BNM, repainted in June/July 1973 as LT-6G "93584" which served with 6147 Tactical Control Group in South Korea in 1952. When the museum closed and its contents were auctioned in May 1983 it sold for £6,000. Acquired by RAF Museum and displayed as FE905 at Hendon since 1994.

To LN-HHD April 1979.

Crashed into a hill at Ratlinghope, Shropshire 2nd April 1988.

A typically smoky start from "Big John" as it prepares for another cross-channel trip. In its later colour scheme with dark blue undersides. WFU in 1977 and stored at Southend. Scrapped in 1983.

Operated by 53 Squadron.

Equipped with a very large aerial.

ex 226 OCU. Delivered to 92 Sq in February 1972.