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    Airframe Family: Percival 84 Jet Provost / 80/90/145/167 Strikemaster
    Latest Model:Jet Provost T.5
    Last Military Serial:XW325 RAF
    Construction Number:EEP/JP/0989
    Last Civil Registration:G-BWGF
    Compressed ID:Percival Jet Provost T.5 sn XW325 R...
    Latest Owner or Location:Dragonjet Ltd, Lisvane, Cardiff

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    Dates

    Event

    28 September 1970

    Constructed as a Jet Provost T.5.

    29 September 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XW325.

    14 January 1975

    Converted to a Jet Provost T5A at BAC Warton.

    16 June 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Jet Provost T.5A of the Royal Air Force College in the static park of the 1979 RAF Waddington Airshow.

    By November 1982

    Transferred to RAFC, RAF Cranwell.
    Noted at RAF Cranwell on 26 November 1982.

    By November 1982

    Markings Applied: 33

    By 1989

    Transferred to 6 FTS, RAF Finningley.

    By 1989

    Markings Applied: E

    23 September 1989


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Finngley Battle of Britain At Home Day

    3 February 1993

    Assigned to RAF Shawbury for storage.

    19 November 1993

    To Global Aviation, Binbrook.

    To Horizon Flight Training and Aircraft Services, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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    Markings Applied: J

    From 10 August 1995 to 21 August 1996

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

    From 21 August 1996 to 25 September 2007

    To John William Cullen keeping c/r G-BWGF.

    From 25 September 2007 to 19 October 2007

    To George Charles Jiggins keeping c/r G-BWGF.

    From 19 October 2007 to 12 March 2014

    To Viper Jet Provost GRP Ltd keeping c/r G-BWGF.

    25 July 2009


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Jet Provost T.5A, formerly XW325, visiting Carlisle in the Summer of 2009.

    From 12 March 2014 to 13 May 2014

    To John Leslie Sparks keeping c/r G-BWGF.

    13 May 2014

    To Dragonjet Ltd, Lisvane, Cardiff keeping c/r G-BWGF.

    23 April 2022


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: Visiting Duxford, UK (EGSU) on 23 April 2022.
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Robert Nichols
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