Seen at a Families Day, parked at dispersal on its home base, RAF Kinloss. Entered service in 1969 as the first of the RAF's operational Nimrod fleet. Suffered a tragic fatal accident after in-flight refuelling on a reconnaissance mission over Afghanistan in 2006, when a fire led to a catastrophic explosion resulting in the loss of all 14 persons on board. The subsequent Inquiry, Inquest and Nimrod Review were severely critical of the Authorities regarding Nimrod safety and airworthiness. In 2009 the MR2 fleet was grounded. Coupled with the axing of the failing MR4 project in 2010, this left the UK with no credible long range maritime reconnaissance / anti submarine capability until the arrival of the Poseidon MRA1 in 2020.

Delivered to Gulf Air in December 1991. Sold to Delta in 1997, becoming N156DL.

A new livery for this executive 727 since my May 1989 photograph.

ex D-EMFV

ex KLu R-125.

ex SE-GVN. Still extant by 2022.

Crashed on 10 October 2004. In a flight from Les Eplatures (CH) to Mönchengladbach (D) the aircraft hit trees on a hill adjacent to Les Eplatudes airfield, probably due to clouds. The pilot and passenger died in the accident.

The aircraft was involved in an incident on 22 April 1992 and was damaged beyond repair.

Registered as N8270R in 1992. Displayed at the 1992 Farnborough airshow with fake reg G-CCCB. To the Romanian Civil Aviation Directorate as YR-CAA in 1997. Reregistered YR-SVZ in 2019.

Constructionnumber 12112347 during the Farnborough International Air Show in 1992. It is here seen with full swept wings during a high-speed pass over the airfield.