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    Airframe Family: Percival 84 Jet Provost / 80/90/145/167 Strikemaster
    Latest Model:Jet Provost T.3A
    Last Military Serial:XM479 RAF
    Construction Number:PAC/W/9287
    Last Civil Registration:G-BVEZ
    Compressed ID:Hunting Jet Provost T.3A sn XM479 R...
    Latest Owner or Location:Neil Terry McCarthy, Trustee of:, Newcastle Jet Provost Group, Seaton Burn, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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    Dates

    Event

    15 July 1960

    Constructed as a Jet Provost T.3 by Hunting Aircraft.

    19 July 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XM479.

    19 July 1960

    Transferred to 27 MU, RAF Shawbury.

    12 December 1960

    Transferred to RAF College, RAF Cranwell.

    12 December 1960

    Markings Applied: 32

    26 September 1966

    Assigned to 27 MU. RAF Shawbury for storage.

    3 November 1972

    Assigned to 5 MU, RAF Kemble for storage.

    9 February 1976

    Converted to a Jet Provost T.3A by Hunting.
    Converted at BAC Warton.

    30 April 1976

    Transferred to 1 Flying Training School, RAF Linton-0N-Ouse.

    30 April 1976

    Markings Applied: 54

    8 July 1993

    Sold to Global Aviation, Binbrook.

    From 13 October 1993 to 20 December 1995

    To Magnificent Obsessions Ltd, Global Aviation, Grimsby with new c/r G-BVEZ.

    From 20 December 1995 to 30 August 1996

    To Keith Lister keeping c/r G-BVEZ.

    From 30 August 1996 to 12 April 2007

    To Newcastle Jet Provost Company Ltd keeping c/r G-BVEZ.

    By 2003

    Markings Applied: XM479
    In markings of the Central Flying School.

    15 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At RIAT Fairford.

    18 July 2003


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RIAT Fairford

    9 September 2006


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Jet Provost T.3A XM 479 as G-BVEZ on display at the 2006 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    12 April 2007

    To Neil Terry McCarthy, Trustee of:, Newcastle Jet Provost Group, Seaton Burn, Newcastle Upon Tyne keeping c/r G-BVEZ.

    18 July 2008


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: On display at Farnborough International 2008.

    Markings Applied: J

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: RAF Leuchars, Scotland UK

    6 July 2013


    Photographer: Paulo Abadesso
    Notes: Taken at the 2013 Waddington Airshow XM479 (G-BVEZ)

    14 July 2014


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: Royal International Air Tattoo 2014- Fairford UK - Monday 14th July, RAF/Newcastle Jet Provost Group Hunting P.84 Jet Provost T.3A XM479/G-BVEZ departing.
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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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