First flown on 17 August 1988 and delivered to the Royal Air Force on 4 October 1988. First assigned to Leeming ASF, then to 23 Squadron (as pictured), then to 111sq (HJ, sep91), Leuchars ASF, 43sq (GG, sep93), 56sq, 43sq, 5sq, 5sq (with XQ code, may02), modified by BAE, 25sq (nov02), 56sq (FM, aug06), 43sq, 43sq (with GN code, may08), and made its last flight on 7 July 2009 from Leuchars to Leeming where it was stored.. The F3 was scrapped by February 2011. Here is is seen while taking off from Soesterberg during a squadron exchange with the F-15s of the 32nd TFS.

On celebrity row. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 1V014 in 1976. To NARF Cherry Point, NC in 1983. Returned and stored with park code 1V020 in 1984. To NARF Cherry Point, NC in 1986. Returned and stored with park code 1V047 in 1993 then PA014 in 1995. To the US State Department, Patrick AFB, FL in 2001 and registered as N12326. Cancelled as destroyed in 2004.

At MASDC