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    Airframe Family: Percival 84 Jet Provost / 80/90/145/167 Strikemaster
    Latest Model:Jet Provost T.5
    Last Military Serial:XW324 RAF
    Construction Number:EEP/JP/0988
    Last Civil Registration:G-BWSG
    Compressed ID:Percival Jet Provost T.5 sn XW324 R...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jeffery Bell, Nottingham

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    Dates

    Event

    30 September 1970

    Constructed as a Jet Provost T.5.

    1 October 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XW324.

    30 July 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Jet Provost T.5 of 6 Flying Training School on display at the 1977 Royal Review at RAF Finningley.

    By 1984

    Transferred to 6FTS, RAF Finningley.

    By 1986

    Markings Applied: U

    21 July 1993

    Assigned to RAF Shawbury for storage.

    From 13 May 1996 to 18 November 1996

    To Global Aviation Ltd with new c/r G-BWSG.

    From 18 November 1996 to 20 August 1997

    To Adavia Ltd keeping c/r G-BWSG.

    From 20 August 1997 to 1 August 2000

    To Den-Air Aviation Ltd keeping c/r G-BWSG.

    From 1 August 2000 to 12 November 2007

    To Richard Mark Kay keeping c/r G-BWSG.

    By 2004

    Markings Applied: K

    15 July 2006


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At RIAT Fairford.

    16 July 2006


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    12 November 2007

    To Jeffery Bell, Nottingham keeping c/r G-BWSG.

    By 2012

    Markings Applied: U

    21 July 2013


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: Photo at the 2013 Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford UK - of a BAC Jet Provost T5

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford Autumn Airshow

    20 July 2015


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: RAF Fairford, UK

    15 August 2015


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: Airbourne 2015, over Beachy Head, Eastbourne - 15th August 2015

    10 June 2018


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: RAF Cosford, UK

    10 June 2018


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: RAF Cosford, UK

    23 April 2022


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: Noted at Duxford, UK (EGSU) on 23 April 2022.

    8 October 2022

    Involved in an incident.
    Substantially damaged 8 October 2022 in a landing accident at North Weald Airport, North Weald Bassett, Epping Forest, EssexThe aircraft touched down firm and fast, causing the tyre on the left landing gear to burst. The aircraft veered off the runway into the grass, crossing two disused taxiways before coming to rest. The pilot reported that the tyres were in good condition and properly inflated prior to the flight.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Markings by Howard J. Curtis
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols
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