Dates

Event

By 9 September 1964

Constructed as a TSR-2.

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XR222.

6 April 1965

This was supposed to be the day of her maiden flight, however the Labour Government terminated the project the same day so the flight never took place.

1 February 1967

To Ministry of Defense, UK.
For Preservation.

20 June 1967

To RAF Henlow.
Transported by road.

4 May 1975

To RAF Museum Collection, RAF Cosford in Shropshire.
Was dismantled and transferred by road.

1978

To Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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Circa 1985

Restored.
From Thunder and Lightnings.co.uk: Cosmetic restoration took place in the 1980s, but her home was still outside.

Photographer: allan clegg
Notes: Exhibit at the Imperial War Museum. A potential success made into a failure by politics

June 2002

Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
Notes: Taken at the Imperial War Museum - Duxford.

From 2004 to 2005

When Duxford got a National Lottery grant to build the new American Air Museum building, this meant more room was freed up and XR222 finally came in from the cold, was cleaned, and put in the queue for a more complete restoration. This happened during 2004/2005 and was an in-depth restoration including a complete strip and repaint. She was rolled out in December 2005 and after this the aircraft was put in storage in the expanded Superhangar - the Airspace exhibition - while Airspace was under construction. She briefly went outdoors while building work continued, but is now back on display inside Airspace and permanently undercover at long last.

23 November 2024

Photographer: Andrew William Breeden
Notes: Undercover and safe