TIMELINE

XW271 Operational History

26/05/1971	First Flew at Dunsfold
05/10/1973	Delivered to 1 Sqn, Wittering and coded T
11/12/1974	Converted to a T.2A standard
19/12/1974	Suffered a Flying Accident, CAT 3 damage, repaired and returned to 1 Sqn, Wittering
11/03/1975	Suffered CAT 3 damage
03/1975	Repaired and returned to 1 Sqn, Wittering coded 17
26/03/1975	Suffered CAT 3 damage
24/04/1975	Repaired and returned to 1 Sqn, Wittering coded 17
22/05/1975	Suffered a Flying Accident CAT 3 damage
01/06/1975	Repaired and returned to 1 Sqn, Wittering coded 17
03/09/1978	233 OCU Wittering coded R
02/05/1978	Suffered CAT 3 damage
17/05/1978	Repaired and returned to 233 OCU, Wittering coded R
19/03/1980	Loaned to RAF Gutersloh, Germany
02/04/1980	3 Sqn Gutersloh, Germany
07/05/1980	233 OCU Wittering coded R
20/11/1981	Suffered a Flying Accident CAT 3 damage
26/11/1981	Repaired and returned to 233 OCU, Wittering coded R
06/12/1982	Suffered a Flying Accident CAT 3 damage
29/04/1983	Repaired and returned to 233 OCU, Wittering coded R
01/11/1983	4 Sqn, Gutersloh, Germany
07/11/1983	233 OCU, Wittering
28/01/1986	1 Sqn, Wittering
10/04/1986	233 OCU, Wittering
29/05/1986	St Athan for overhaul
25/08/1987	3 Sqn, Gutersloh, Germany coded Z
03/1990	233 OCU, Wittering coded X
01/09/1992	20 Sqn, Wittering coded X
02/1994	Withdrawn from use and allocated to Wittering for ground instructional use
09/1994	2 School of Technical Training, Cosford
03/11/1994	Delivered by road to the School of Aircraft Handling, Culdrose and issued the serial A2692
22/6/2016	Delivered to AVT in Australia