Tangmere Military Aviation Museum (Tangmere)

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www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/

Now the home of

Mcdonnel Douglas FGR2

XV408 served with 6, 19, 23 and 29 Sqns. After retirement, she was displayed on the parade ground within RAF Halton (and therefore completely out of sight from outside the station). She was mounted on blocks and made a good background to graduation photos. Sadly though she lost her overall blue scheme and was put in an anonymous grey scheme, lacking even squadron markings. In 2003, the aircraft was moved to RAF Fairford for inclusion in the '100 years of flight' static display, but did not return to Halton as she was replaced there by a Tornado. She was abandoned in a corner of the airfield at Fairford, and was scheduled to be scrapped. However a multitude of efforts to save the airframe finally bore fruit with the result that the airframe was gifted to the RAF Museum, who have placed her on loan to the museum at Tangmere.

BAe Harrier GR.3 (reg. XV744)
BAe Sea Harrier FRS.2 (reg. ZA195/002)
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 (reg. XJ580/131)
de Haviiland Vampire T.11 (reg. XH313/E)
English Electric Lightning F.53 (reg. ZF578/A)
Gloster Meteor F.4 (reg. EE549)
Gloster Meteor F.8 (reg. WA829/A)
Hawker Hunter Mk.3 (reg. WB188)
Hawker Hunter Mk.5 (reg. WP190/K)
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 replica (reg. L1679/JX-G)
Lockheed T-33A (reg. 19252)
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (reg. XV408)
Supermarine Spitfire prototype replica (reg. K5054)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB replica (reg. BL924/AZ-C)
Supermarine Swift FR.5 (reg. WK281)
Westland Wessex HU.5 (reg. XS511)
Westland Whirlwind HAR.7 (reg. XN299/758)