Date of Delivery - 02 May 1963 ( 1st known show 5 years later )
Moved to Linton - March 1968 ( 1st known show 2 months later )
Sold as Scrap - 17 August 1971 at No.27 MU Shawbury to Blackbushe Engineering, Ascot ( Last known show 11 months earlier )
Information courtesy of www.ukserials.com
| Date | Venue | Pilot | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 1968 | Wattisham | Pat Kiggell | - |
| 25 May 1968 | Topcliffe | Pat Kiggell | - |
| 18 July 1968 | Swinderby | Pat Kiggell | - |
| 20 July 1968 | Arbroath | Pat Kiggell | - |
| 2 May 1969 | Shawbury | Dave Waddington | - |
| 4 July 1969 | Menwith Hill | Al Colesky | - |
| 4 July 1969 | Leeming | Al Colesky | - |
| 5 July 1969 | Alconbury | Al Colesky or Joe Whitfield | - |
| 6 Sept 1969 | Rufforth | Dave Waddington | - |
| 18 Sept 1969 | Gaydon | Dave Waddington | - |
| 19 Sept 1969 | Gaydon | Sid Edwards | - |
| 20 Sept 1969 | Benson | Sid Edwards | - |
| 27 Sept 1969 | Harrogate | Joe Whitfield | - |
The first picture shows XR666 / 47 at Wattisham 16 May 1968. Pat Kiggell flew this aircraft for this show.
She took part in the "Freedom of York" flight & can be clearly seen in the following photo.
The aircraft was repainted for the 1969 season in the new RAF colours & given the "Linton GIN" logo on it's Tip Tanks.
Here's the 1969 Groundcrew in front of XR666 / 47. This shot was probably taken at the Gaydon show in September 1969
Standing - Left-to-Right:-
John Bainbridge - GIN LEAD ( Pilot Edwards )
Rob Marwood - GIN 2 ( Pilot Colesky)
Phil Wallace - GIN 3 ( Pilot Whitfield ),
Kneeling - Left-to-Right:-
Bradley ( ? )
Bill Ellis - GIN 4 ( Pilot Waddington )
& the pilots ( pictured at the same event as the groundcrew above )
f-l-t-r Joe Whitfield, Al Colesky, Sid Edwards, Dave Waddington
Finally here's a shot from an unknown date/location showing XR666 /47 leading the Linton GIN team
XR666 was used by Dave Waddington for a Post Office special flight, carrying the envelopes shown below.
Click here for more details of this flight