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    Airframe Family: Vickers Varsity
    Latest Model:Varsity T.1
    Last Military Serial:WJ945 RAF
    Last Civil Registration:G-BEDV
    Compressed ID:Vickers Varsity T.1 sn WJ945 RAF cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport / Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Varsity T.1.
    Built at Hurn, Bournemouth

    23 February 1953

    First flight.

    11 March 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WJ945.

    11 March 1953

    Transferred to 527SQN, RAF Watton.

    Transferred to 115SQN, RAF Watton.

    Transferred to 116SQN, RAF Watton.

    Transferred to CFS, RAF Tangmere.

    Transferred to CFS, RAF Little Rissington.

    Transferred to Electronics and Air Engineers School, RAF Topcliffe.

    Transferred to 5FTS, RAF Oakington.

    Transferred to CFS, RAF Cranwell.

    27 October 1974

    To Donald Selway and Anthony Battersby.

    26 July 1976

    To Donald Selway and Anthony Battersby with new c/r G-BEDV.

    4 September 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Varsity T.1 in colours of 6 Flying Training School landing for display at the 1977 RAF Waterbeach Open Day.

    30 July 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day Photo-shoot

    10 February 1983

    To Duxford Aviation Society keeping c/r G-BEDV.

    15 June 1989

    Civil registration, G-BEDV, cancelled.

    Based at Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    9 January 2013

    To Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    7 June 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

    19 June 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

    19 June 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

    19 June 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

    17 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: Wings replaced

    To Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    Photographer: Norm Jukes
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