Date of Delivery - 27 April 1962 ( 1st known show 5 months later )
Sold as Scrap - 15 February 1971 at No.27 MU Shawbury to J Shackleton & Co, Siddal, Halifax ( Last known show 4 years earlier )
Information courtesy of www.ukserials.com
Various sources state that XP615 was the first T4 Jet Provost delivered to Linton-on-Ouse.
4 Months later it was flying displays :-) & 9 years later was melted down for "saucepans" :-(
| Date | Venue | Pilot | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1962 | RAF Finningley ( BoB ) | - | I assume - see Benson entry below |
| 15 Sep 1962 | RAF Hullavington ( BoB ) | - | I assume - see Benson entry below |
| 15 Sep 1962 | Benson ( BoB ) | - | Spotted by Steve Bond |
| 26 Sep 1964 | Rochester | Terry Thornton | - |
| 27 Aug 1966 | Lossiemouth | - | See Tony Breese's photo below & details from Air-Britain Digest - December 1966 |
| 29 July 1967 | Wheeton / Bury | Eric Hemson | - |
| 5 Aug 1967 | Newcastle | Eric Hemson | - |
| 4 Oct 1967 | Linton | Keith Harris | - |
| 30 March 1968 | Fylingdales | "Mac" MacKenzie-Crooks | - |
| 16 July 1968 | Swinderby | "Mac" MacKenzie-Crooks | - |
| 27 July 1968 | Shawbury | "Mac" MacKenzie-Crooks | - |
| 9 Aug 1968 | RAF Valley | - | See B/W photo below |
This photo is from Tony Breese ( © ) & shows XP615 / 35 at the Lossiemouth show in July 1966.
Here's a ground picture of XP615 from the RAF Valley show in 1968.
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